胖大海

 

Class and Class No. 3E(11)
Name Chow Chin Hong
Year: 2017-2018

 

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Chinese name: 胖大海
Family Name (科名): 梧桐科 Sterculiaceae
Scientific name (學名): Sterculia lychnophora
Common name (俗名): lychnophora膨大海安南子、大海子、大洞果

 

習性:

多為栽培或生於山谷、山坡濕潤肥沃的叢林中。

Growth habit:

Mostly cultivated or born in the valley, moist and fertile hillside jungle.

葉:

落葉喬木。橢圓狀披針形的單葉互生,葉片革質,長1020cm,寬612cm,全緣或前端3淺裂。

Leaf:

Deciduous tree. Oval-shaped lanceolate alternate leaves, leaf leathery, length 10 ~ 20cm, width 6 ~ 12cm, entire or anterior 3-lobed.

花:

圓錐花序頂生或腋生,花雜性同株;花萼鍾狀,深裂。

Flower:

Panicles terminal or axillary, flower hybrid with the same strain; bell-shaped bell, deep cleft.

果:

船形的骨朵果15個,著生於果梗,長可達24cm。種子橢圓形至倒卵形,深褐色,種皮脆而薄,浸水後膨大成海綿狀,內涵豐富的粘液質。

Fruit:

The shape of the boat-shaped fruit 1 to 5, was born in fruit stems, up to 24cm long. Seeds oval to obovate, dark brown, seed coat crisp and thin, after soaking into a sponge-like, rich in mucus quality.

性味功能

氣微,味淡,嚼之有黏性。

Properties

Tasteless,sticky

主治

聲音嘶啞、咽部乾燥、紅腫疼痛等症。

Treats

Hoarse voice, throat dry, swelling and pain embolism.

知多一點點:

先用溫水洗淨,再加白糖少量泡成茶,能改善粘膜炎

More to learn:

White sugar with leaves for making tea. Medicinal use for Mucosal inflammation

 

Previous Scientific Research (if any):

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Useful Link:

Topics Hyperlinks
General information on lychnophora https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%83%96%E5%A4%A7%E6%B5%B7
Medical use of lychnophora https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E8%83%96%E5%A4%A7%E6%B5%B7%E8%8C%B6

 

Questions:

 

(Beginner) Guidelines:

Answer can be directly harvested from the information given.

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Q1. Dried lychnophora flowers can be used for making tea. What are the medicinal values of lychnophora tea?

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(Elementary) Guidelines:

Answer can be obtained from the information given and the external links.

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Q2. Explain briefly how lychnophora useful?

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(Advanced) Guidelines:

Question requires higher order thinking. More information should be found from external links or reference before answering the questions.

Q3. Write down 5 uses of lychnophora.

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