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    Vascular-Protecting, Glycemic-Modulating & Anti-Headache Sovereign (清热平肝 / 降压生津止渴消食降糖开胸通脉止痛药 — 南洋民间降糖降压第一野果叶)

    南美假樱桃 / 苦利树 / 文定果 / 丽果 / 西印度樱桃 — Muntingia calabura L.

    Pinyin: Nánměi Jiǎyīngtáo / Kǔlìshù / Wéndìngguǒ · Malay: Ceri Kampung / Ceri Burung / Ceri Melayu · Family: Muntingiaceae (南美假樱桃科)

    Botanical Illustration

    Energetics

    Cool to Neutral (平 / 微凉)

    Flavor

    Sweet, slightly tart, bland, fragrant (甘、微酸、淡、清香)

    Meridians

    Liver (肝), Stomach (胃), Heart (心), Lung (肺)

    Traditional Edict

    Jamaican Cherry (Ceri Kampung / Nan Mei Jia Ying Tao). Roadside tree with sweet red berries. Village leaf tea (Teh Daun Ceri) calms Liver fire, lowers high blood pressure, extinguishes vascular migraines, and moderates diabetic blood sugar.

    Cautions & Contraindications

    • Forage leaves from clean trees away from traffic pollution. High clinical and dietary safety profile. Patients on antihypertensive drugs should monitor blood pressure to avoid additive hypotension.

    Clinical Applications

    • Stage 1 essential hypertension (eNOS vasodilation), vascular and tension headaches/migraines, Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (a-glucosidase inhibition and GLUT4 uptake), and myocardial ischemic protection.

    Quality Markers

    5,7-Dihydroxyflavone (Chrysin), 2',4'-Dihydroxychalcone & Quercetin >= 1.00% (HPLC MHM standard)

    Mechanism & Phytochemistry

    1. Chrysin and chalcones stimulate vascular endothelial eNOS phosphorylation, elevating cGMP to produce arterial vasodilation and lower blood pressure. 2. Inhibits intestinal a-glucosidase to blunt glucose surges. 3. Gastric PGE2 cytoprotection.

    Preparation & Dosage

    THE SOVEREIGN NANYANG CERI KAMPUNG ANTIHYPERTENSIVE TEA: 10 to 15 g dried leaves steeped covered in 500 mL boiling water for 10 min; taken twice daily for hypertension and headache. Fresh fruit consumption: 10-20 ripe berries daily for Vitamin C.

    Appended Prescriptions

    • 1. The Sovereign Village Antihypertensive Triad with Orthosiphon stamineus (Misai Kucing) and Chrysanthemum. 2. Glycemic Harmony Tea with Morus alba leaf (Sang Ye).

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