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    Spleen-Tonifying, Pediatric Malnutrition-Transforming & Astringent Sovereign (健脾开胃 / 温中和胃消食导滞治小儿疳积止泻杀虫生肌 — 岭南七夕乞巧节第一名果 / 凤眼果焖鸡养生药膳君果)

    苹婆 / 凤眼果 / 七姐果 / 九层皮 / 富贵子 / 频婆 — Sterculia nobilis Sm. (syn. Sterculia monosperma Vent.)

    Pinyin: Píngpó / Fèngyǎnguǒ / Qījiěguǒ · Malay: Kelumpang Burung / Kelumpang Pingpo / Buah Pingpo / Buah Mata Phoenix · Family: Malvaceae (锦葵科 / 梧桐科)

    Botanical Illustration

    Energetics

    Warm to Neutral (温 / 甘温)

    Flavor

    Sweet, rich, nutty, chestnut-like, delicate (大甘、温、微香、无毒)

    Meridians

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

    Traditional Edict

    Pingpo / Phoenix Eye Nut (Kelumpang Burung / Feng Yan Guo). Scarlet pods dehiscing to reveal jet-black seeds like phoenix eyes. Crown of Lingnan Qixi food therapy (Feng Yan Guo Men Ji): tonifies Spleen, cures pediatric malnutrition (Gan Ji), stops chronic diarrhea.

    Cautions & Contraindications

    • Always boil/roast nuts before peeling away the black outer shell and brown middle skin (Jiucengpi) to expose the golden edible nut. High culinary, pediatric, and pregnancy safety profile.

    Clinical Applications

    • Pediatric nutritional malnutrition and functional dyspepsia (elevating digestive enzyme secretion via resistant starch and zinc), chronic atrophic gastritis, post-illness convalescence, and colitis.

    Quality Markers

    Resistant Starch >= 45.0%-55.0%, Prebiotic Polysaccharides >= 12.0% & Zinc >= 3.5 mg/100g (HPLC ChP standard)

    Mechanism & Phytochemistry

    1. Resistant starch is fermented into colonic butyrate, repairing enterocyte tight junctions. 2. Bioavailable zinc stimulates salivary gustin and appetite. 3. Seed coat tannins paralyze roundworms.

    Preparation & Dosage

    THE FAMOUS LINGNAN PHOENIX EYE FRUIT BRAISED CHICKEN (Feng Yan Guo Men Ji): 250 g boiled and peeled golden Pingpo nuts simmered with free-range chicken, ginger, and soy sauce in claypot for 20 min. Pediatric Gan Ji porridge: 50 g peeled nuts mashed in rice congee.

    Appended Prescriptions

    • 1. The Sovereign Pediatric Spleen-Tonifying & Weight-Gain Triad with Dioscorea opposita (Shan Yao). 2. Chronic Stomach-Cold Stew with pig's stomach (Zhu Du) and white pepper.

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