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    Spleen-Awakening, Stomach-Harmonizing & Gastric Cytoprotective Sovereign (健脾开胃 / 生津止渴消食化积利咽消肿止咳 — 婆罗洲达雅克第一酸茄果 / 传统消食开胃圣果)

    毛茄 / 恶魔茄 / 刺毛茄 / 爪哇野茄 / 大叶野茄 — Solanum ferox L. (syn. Solanum lasiocarpum Dunal, Solanum stramoniifolium)

    Pinyin: Máoqié / Èmóqié / Cìmáoqié · Malay: Terung Asam / Terung Bulu / Terung Dayak / Terung Iban · Family: Solanaceae (茄科)

    Botanical Illustration

    Energetics

    Cool to Neutral (平 / 微凉)

    Flavor

    Sour, sweet, slightly bitter (酸、甘、微苦、清酸生津)

    Meridians

    Spleen (脾), Stomach (胃), Lung (肺)

    Traditional Edict

    Hairy Eggplant (Terung Asam / Terung Bulu / Mao Qie). Dense golden stellate hairs and sour golden-orange round fruit. Dayak cultural icon (Sup Terung Asam): awakens sluggish Spleen, dissolves meat stagnation, stimulates gastric pepsin, soothes dry throats.

    Cautions & Contraindications

    • Always scrape off fuzzy outer golden stellate hairs before cooking (surface hairs irritate throat). High culinary, dietary, and pediatric safety profile. Moderate intake in active peptic ulcers.

    Clinical Applications

    • Functional dyspepsia with meat stagnation and anorexia, hypochlorhydria, acute pharyngitis with dry throat, gestational nausea, and diabetic thirst.

    Quality Markers

    Chlorogenic Acid >= 0.80%, Caffeic Acid, Quercetin-3-O-rutinoside & Vitamin C >= 60.0 mg/100g (HPLC MHM standard)

    Mechanism & Phytochemistry

    1. High organic citric/malic acids and chlorogenic acid stimulate salivary and gastric parietal cell HCl/pepsin secretions. 2. Flavonoids stimulate gastric mucosal PGE2 mucus synthesis. 3. Vitamin C antioxidant defense.

    Preparation & Dosage

    THE FAMOUS DAYAK SUP TERUNG ASAM (Sup Ikan Terung Asam Sarawak): Scrape off outer golden hairs with knife; slice 1 to 2 fresh Terung Asam fruits (150 g) into chunks, simmer in fish broth with shallots, lemongrass, and ginger for 20 min. Decoct: 15-30 g dried fruit.

    Appended Prescriptions

    • 1. Traditional Dayak Convalescent Digestive Fish Soup with Channa striata (Ikan Haruan) and Terung Asam. 2. Spleen-Awakening Fruit Tisane with Zingiber officinale (Halia Bara).

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