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    Lung-Moistening, Saliva-Engendering & Bowel-Hydrating Sovereign (清热润肺 / 止咳生津止渴健脾消食解暑消渴润肠通便 — 台湾与南洋第一解暑润肺红仙果 / 糖尿病生津润燥圣果)

    洋蒲桃 / 莲雾 / 爪哇蒲桃 / 琏雾 / 紫蒲桃 / 爪哇苹果 — Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. & L.M.Perry (syn. Eugenia javanica)

    Pinyin: Yángpútáo / Liánwù / Zhǎowā Pútáo · Malay: Jambu Semarang / Jambu Air Mawar / Jambu Madu Red Ruby · Family: Myrtaceae (桃金娘科)

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    Energetics

    Cool (平 / 微凉)

    Flavor

    Sweet, subacid, refreshing, crisp juicy, slightly spongy (甘、微酸、淡、涩、性平偏凉)

    Meridians

    Lung (肺), Stomach (胃), Spleen (脾), Kidney (肾)

    Traditional Edict

    Wax Apple / Java Apple (Jambu Semarang / Lian Wu / Jambu Madu). Glossy bell-shaped ruby fruits with hollow spongy centers. Taiwan & Nanyang summer nectar: extinguishes dry heat coughs, quenches diabetic thirst (Xiao Ke), hydrates sluggish dry bowels.

    Cautions & Contraindications

    • Consume firm crisp fruits with glossy skin. High culinary, dietary, and pediatric safety profile. Safe in pregnancy and lactation. Moderate intake in severe cold watery diarrhea without heat signs.

    Clinical Applications

    • Dry hacking tracheobronchial cough with parched throat, summer heat dehydration, Type 2 Diabetes dry mouth (polydipsia), pediatric summer-heat restlessness, and dry atonic constipation.

    Quality Markers

    Vescalagin, Castalagin (Ellagitannins) >= 1.50%, Cyanidin-3-glucoside, Moisture >= 92.5% & Vitamin C >= 25.0 mg/100g (HPLC standard)

    Mechanism & Phytochemistry

    1. High structured cellular water (92.5%) and potassium restore mucosal hydration. 2. Vescalagin and castalagin downregulate a-glucosidase to flatten blood glucose. 3. Soluble pectins soften dry stools.

    Preparation & Dosage

    THE SOVEREIGN LIAN WU LUNG-MOISTENING FRUIT TISANE: Slice 3 to 4 fresh crisp Wax Apples (250 g), simmer with Asian Pear and rock sugar in 600 mL water for 15 min; consumed warm for dry cough. Fresh fruit: 2 to 4 fruits eaten fresh daily for diabetic thirst.

    Appended Prescriptions

    • 1. The Sovereign Summer Heatstroke & Diabetic Thirst Duo with fresh Calamansi lime. 2. Lung-Moistening Dry Cough Broth with Pyrus pyrifolia (Asian Pear) and Lily bulb.

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