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    Summer-Heat Clearing, Saliva-Engendering & Dysentery-Arresting Monarch (清热解暑 / 生津止渴宣肺止咳利湿止泻清肠止痢降血压 — 岭南五花茶与南洋消暑第一红仙花)

    鸡蛋花 / 缅栀子 / 红鸡蛋花 / 蛋黄花 / 大季花 / 印度素馨 — Plumeria rubra L. var. acutifolia (Bailey) Woodson

    Pinyin: Jīdànhuā / Miǎnzhīzǐ / Hóng Jīdànhuā · Malay: Bunga Kemboja Merah / Kemboja Merah / Bunga Cempaka Kubur · Family: Apocynaceae (夹竹桃科)

    Botanical Illustration

    Energetics

    Cool to Cold (凉 / 甘凉)

    Flavor

    Sweet, slightly bitter, intensely floral-aromatic (甘、微苦、芳香清芬、平凉)

    Meridians

    Lung (肺), Spleen (脾), Stomach (胃), Large Intestine (大肠)

    Traditional Edict

    Red Frangipani (Bunga Kemboja Merah / Ji Dan Hua). Showy crimson-pink flowers with acute leaves. Chief monarch flower in Lingnan Five-Flower Cooling Teas (Wu Hua Cha): clears summer-heatstroke, generates saliva, calms dry cough, halts dysentery.

    Cautions & Contraindications

    • Fresh milky tree latex (Getah Kemboja) from stems contains irritants (DO NOT INGEST RAW LATEX; keep away from eyes). Dried blossoms are non-toxic and safe. Contraindicated in cold watery diarrhea.

    Clinical Applications

    • Summer-heatstroke dehydration, acute tracheobronchitis with dry hacking cough, acute bacillary dysentery (Shigella enteritis), chronic pharyngitis, and essential hypertension.

    Quality Markers

    Plumieride (鸡蛋花苷) >= 1.00%-1.50%, Fulvoplumierin & Volatile Oils (Geraniol, Linalool) (HPLC Chinese Pharmacopoeia)

    Mechanism & Phytochemistry

    1. Plumieride inhibits tracheal voltage-gated calcium channels, producing bronchodilation and cough relief. 2. Fulvoplumierin causes bactericidal lysis against Shigella and Vibrio. 3. Flavonoid eNOS vasodilation lowers blood pressure.

    Preparation & Dosage

    THE SOVEREIGN LINGNAN FIVE-FLOWER SUMMER COOLING TEA (Wu Hua Cha): 10 to 15 g dried flowers boiled with Chrysanthemum, Jin Yin Hua, Mu Mian Hua, and Ge Hua in 1.5 L water for 20 min. Bronchial cough decoction: 15 g with Luo Han Guo. Decoct: 5-15 g.

    Appended Prescriptions

    • 1. Classical Lingnan Five-Flower Summer-Heat Tea (Guangdong Wu Hua Cha) with Lonicera and Bombax. 2. Pharyngeal Hoarseness Soothing Tea with Oroxylum indicum (Mu Hu Die).

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