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    Yin-Generating, Throat-Moistening & Dysentery-Binding Sovereign (清热生津 / 润肺止渴涩肠止泻收敛止血明目消烦 — 南洋甘泉第一红仙果 / 产后收敛与清肺热圣果)

    马六甲蒲桃 / 红蒲桃 / 水石榴 / 马六甲苹果 / 极品水蒲桃 — Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry (syn. Eugenia malaccensis)

    Pinyin: Mǎliùjiǎ Pútáo / Hóng Pútáo / Jípǐn Shuǐpútáo · Malay: Jambu Bol / Jambu Merah / Jambu Melaka / Pomerac · Family: Myrtaceae (桃金娘科)

    Botanical Illustration

    Energetics

    Cool to Cold (寒 / 甘寒 / 凉)

    Flavor

    Sweet, subacid, refreshing, crisp juicy (甘、酸、微涩、凉、清甜多汁)

    Meridians

    Lung (肺), Stomach (胃), Large Intestine (大肠), Liver (肝)

    Traditional Edict

    Malay Apple (Jambu Bol / Ma Liu Jia Pu Tao / Pomerac). Colossal bell-shaped ruby fruits with crisp snow-white flesh and magenta pompom flowers. Living spring for summer dehydration and dry cough; thick astringent bark contracts postpartum womb and clears lochia.

    Cautions & Contraindications

    • Avoid eating large quantities of unripened green sour fruits on an empty stomach. High culinary, dietary, and pediatric safety profile. Safe in pregnancy and lactation. Contraindicated in spastic constipation.

    Clinical Applications

    • Post-febrile acute dehydration, radiation-induced oral dry mouth (xerostomia), acute infectious gastroenteritis (Shigella, Salmonella), and postpartum uterine subinvolution with lochial weeping.

    Quality Markers

    Gallic Acid >= 1.20%, Cyanidin-3-glucoside >= 80 mg/100g in peel & Condensed Ellagitannins >= 10.0% in bark (HPLC MHM standard)

    Mechanism & Phytochemistry

    1. Structured cellular water (91%) and potassium restore intracellular volume and stimulate saliva. 2. Bark ellagitannins cross-link myometrial proteins for postpartum involution. 3. Enteric bactericidal action.

    Preparation & Dosage

    THE SOVEREIGN JAMBU BOL SUMMER-HEAT NECTAR: 2 to 3 fresh ripe fruits (200 g) crushed and expressed into fresh juice, mixed with calamansi lime and honey; drunk chilled for dehydration. Postpartum bark decoction: 20-30 g dried bark boiled in 600 mL water.

    Appended Prescriptions

    • 1. The Sovereign Convalescent Lung-Moistening Broth with Pyrus pyrifolia (Asian Pear) and Bai He. 2. Postpartum Uterine Recovery Triad with Parameria laevigata (Kayu Rapat).

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