What are the health benefits and unique features of Cornelian cherry?

Cornelian cherry is a medicinal herb with multiple therapeutic effects, and it is one of the primary ingredients in the well-known traditional Chinese medicine formula Six-Ingredient Rehmannia Pill. The main active compounds in Cornelian cherry include cornuside and gallic acid. In traditional Chinese medicine theory, Cornelian cherry has the functions of nourishing the liver and kidneys, and astringent effects to stop excessive sweating. It is effective in treating symptoms such as lower back and knee soreness, dizziness, tinnitus, impotence, seminal emission, frequent urination and incontinence, uterine bleeding, excessive menstrual flow, and general weakness and fatigue. Furthermore, Cornelian cherry can also enhance the body's immune function and resistance, and has an auxiliary role in preventing colds and various other diseases.

Pharmacological effects of Cornelian cherry

1. Anti-pathogenic microorganism effect: Cornelian cherry decoction can inhibit the growth of Staphylococcus aureus in vitro, the sour liquid obtained from the fresh fruit pulp has an inhibitory effect on typhoid fever and dysentery bacilli, and the water immersion agent can inhibit Trichophyton viola in the test tube. Bacteria have varying degrees of inhibitory effects.

2. Effect on the immune system: Different doses of Cornelian cherry can significantly increase the serum IgG content of mice. And it shows obvious inhibitory effect on contact dermatitis caused by DNCB.

3. Effect on substance metabolism: Cornelian cherry has obvious effects on resisting adrenergic hyperglycemia and can increase liver glycogen. Ursolic acid isolated from Cornelian cherry ether extract can significantly reduce blood sugar and urine sugar.

4. Effect on the cardiovascular system: Animal experiments have proven that Cornelian cherry can increase the blood pressure of shocked animals, increase the amplitude of the heartbeat wave, and have anti-shock effects.

5. Effect on the blood system: Cornelian cherry can reduce the specific viscosity of whole blood in hyperglycemic rats. And can inhibit platelet aggregation.

6. In addition, Cornelian cherry also has certain diuretic, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, antioxidant, and anti-aging effects.

In addition to its medicinal properties, Cornelian cherry also has significant health benefits. It is rich in a variety of vitamins and minerals, such as vitamin C, vitamin E, calcium, iron, zinc, etc. These nutrients help strengthen the body, improve immunity, promote metabolism, etc. At the same time, Cornelian cherry can also regulate human endocrine, promote blood circulation, improve sleep quality, and plays an important role in preventing cardiovascular disease and delaying aging.

1. Replenishing the liver and kidneys: Eating Cornelian cherry in moderation can replenish the liver and kidneys and maintain the health of the liver and kidneys. For yang deficiency, yin deficiency, and kidney deficiency, Cornelian cherry can be used as a tonic. For example, enuresis in children, dizziness, tinnitus and deafness, soreness and weakness in waist and legs, old people sweating after waking up at night, early morning diarrhea, metrorrhagia in women, and spermatorrhea in men are all manifestations of weak essence. Eat more Cornelian cherries to make up for the leakage.

2. Enhance immunity: Cornelian cherry is rich in nutrients. Moderate consumption of Cornelian cherry can enhance immunity and improve resistance. Pharmacological studies have shown that Cornelian cherry can lower blood lipids, lower blood sugar, be a diuretic, lower blood pressure, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, enhance immune function, inhibit platelet aggregation, and improve blood flow status. It also has significant anti-fatigue, anti-hypoxia and memory-enhancing effects.

3. Nourish blood and moisturize dryness: Consuming an appropriate amount of Cornelian cherry can nourish blood and moisturize dryness, and improve symptoms such as dry skin and yellow hair.

4. Blood sugar health. Research has found that the main chemical component in Cornelian cherry is iridoid glycosides, which can inhibit B-cell death and therefore has great potential in the direction of blood sugar health. Moreover, the moronoside component contained in Cornelian cherry can reduce the glucose concentration in the serum, so it can inhibit the expression of five enzymes related to blood sugar concentration. As a healthy and natural substance with a clear mechanism of action and scientific research, Cornelian cherry has great potential to become a dark horse on the blood sugar health track in the future.

5. Cardiovascular health. Cornelian cherry has antioxidant, blood-lipid-lowering, and blood-pressure-lowering effects. Moderate consumption of Cornelian cherry can prevent cardiovascular disease. Cornelian cherry contains the active ingredient strychnoside, which is beneficial for heart health problems caused by exercise. And a domestic research team conducted experiments on rats to confirm the benefits of this ingredient in heart health. This also means that Cornelian cherry has potential for heart health in the future.

Cornelian cherry consumption methods and processing and utilization

Cornelian cherry has a sour taste and looks like a very beautiful red fruit. It has no obvious medicinal taste. Cornelian cherry can not only be eaten directly, but can also be used to make various delicacies. For example, Cornelian cherry can be soaked in water with red dates, wolfberry and other ingredients to drink, which has the effect of nourishing blood and beautifying the skin; Cornelian cherry can be cooked with japonica rice Porridge can nourish the liver and kidneys, replenish qi and blood; you can also stew Cornelian cherry with meat to enhance the nourishing effect.

From the perspective of the global market, South Korea is a country with relatively rich Cornelian cherry product development. They have developed Cornelian cherry into jelly, drinks, powders, pills, etc. This is something that companies planning to develop Cornelian cherry can learn from.

1. Raw food method: Wash the fresh Cornelian cherry fruits and eat them directly. Since Cornelian cherry tastes sour and astringent, you can generally add an appropriate amount of honey, sugar, etc. to enhance the taste.

2. Dry eating method: After drying or sun-drying the Cornelian cherry fruit, you can eat it directly, or add other nuts and dried fruits to make Cornelian cherry preserves.

3. Tea making method: Add Cornelian cherry fruit to boiling water and brew it into tea. It can be drunk alone or in combination with other herbs. It has the functions of strengthening the spleen, appetizing, activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis.

4. Soak in wine: Soak Cornelian cherry with white wine for a period of time and then drink it. It has the effects of relaxing muscles and activating blood circulation, dispelling cold and relieving pain.

5. Stew method: Put the Cornelian cherry fruit and other ingredients into a stew pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and stew for 1-2 hours. You can add an appropriate amount of seasonings, such as salt, soy sauce, etc., which have a nourishing effect.

6. Cornus porridge: Ingredients: 15 grams of cornus, 60 grams of japonica rice, appropriate amount of sugar. Method: Wash the cornus meat first, remove the core, put it into a clay pot with the japonica rice and cook the porridge. When the porridge is almost cooked, add sugar and cook briefly. Eat once in the morning and once in the evening. Efficacy: Tonifying the liver and kidneys, astringent essence and astringent sweat.

7.Cornelian cherry muscle-strengthening and bone-strengthening soup: Ingredients: 30 grams of Cornelian cherry, Rehmannia glutinosa, yam, Poria, etc., and 250-500 grams of beef bone marrow. Method: Soak in cold water for half an hour, wrap it with gauze, put it in a pot and add water to boil, then add beef bone marrow and wrap it for an hour. Efficacy: ease menstruation, strengthen bone marrow, nourish liver and kidney, strengthen muscles and bones.

8. In addition, Cornelian cherry can also be processed into beverages, Cornelian cherry cake, puree, yogurt, jelly, drinks, ice cream/ice cream, biscuits, chocolate and even various dietary supplements.

Based on the current products in the terminal market, the form of Cornelian cherry’s terminal products is similar to that of many medicinal and food homologous substances, mainly dried fruits, which are often bought by consumers to be soaked in water for drinking. In addition, there are very few other types of products. Currently, there are 2 different forms of Cornelian cherry products, which come from local companies in Foping County, Shaanxi. One is Cornelian cherry plant sparkling drink; the other is Cornelian cherry donkey hide gelatin cake (women's version) and Cornelian cherry deer gelatin paste (men's version) combining Cornelian cherry and donkey hide gelatin.

In addition, some brands have launched Cistanche and Cornus officinalis ointment, which is aimed at men's conditioning. The consumer scenarios include high work pressure, lack of energy, sore waists, etc. It is worth mentioning that the formula of this product comes from the Cistanche deserticola powder in the ancient prescription "Taiping Shenghui Prescription".

Formula ingredients: Cistanche deserticola, Cornelian cherry, dendrobium officinale, raspberry, Eucommia ulmoides leaves, yam, poria, adzuki bean, polygonatum, wolfberry, licorice

Compared with many medicinal and food homologous substances, the product development of Cornelian cherry has just begun, and there is huge room for exploration in terms of product dosage form, category, formula, form, etc.

Cornelian cherry common compatibility and precautions

1. Cornelian Cherry and Oyster Shell: Cornelian cherry nourishes the liver and kidneys, astringes and stops sweating and seminal emission. Oyster shell calms the spirit, pacifies the liver and latent yang, astringes and consolidates, softens hardness and disperses masses, neutralizes acidity and relieves pain. Cornelian cherry is sour, astringent and mildly warm, primarily used to astringe essence and stop sweating and seminal emission. Oyster shell is salty, able to soften hardness, clear heat due to its cold nature, and consolidate yin due to its heavy quality and astringent property. The two herbs used together enhance the ability to astringe and consolidate, nourish yin and stop sweating, and rescue debility and stop emission. It is suitable for treating spontaneous sweating, night sweats, male seminal emission and female leucorrhea.
2. Cornelian Cherry, Rehmannia, and Anemarrhena: Cornelian cherry is sour and astringent, able to astringe and stop sweating, and tonify deficiency and stop emission. Rehmannia is sweet and cold, able to clear heat and nourish blood and yin. Anemarrhena is sweet, cold and moistening, able to nourish yin and clear heat. The three herbs used together can clear yin-deficiency heat, nourish yin and stop sweating.
3. Cornelian Cherry, Cuscuta, Angelica, and Musk: Cornelian cherry and Cuscuta tonify the kidneys and invigorate yang. Angelica nourishes the blood and yin. Musk promotes the flow of qi and blood. The herbs used together have the function of invigorating yang, tonifying the kidneys, and treating impotence and seminal emission.
4. Cornelian Cherry and White Peony: Cornelian cherry enters the lower burner, able to tonify the liver and kidneys, stabilize the chong and ren vessels, and stop uterine bleeding and leucorrhea. Cornelian cherry is also sour and astringent, able to astringe and stop sweating, and tonify deficiency. White peony is sweet and astringent, able to tonify blood, nourish yin, and stop sweating. The two herbs used together can tonify the liver and kidneys, stop uterine bleeding and leucorrhea, as well as tonify deficiency and stop sweating.
5. Cornelian Cherry, Astragalus, and Schisandra: Cornelian cherry is thin in qi but thick in taste, sour and astringent, able to astringe and stop sweating, and tonify deficiency. Astragalus tonifies the lung qi, strengthens the defensive qi, and stops sweating. Schisandra can both tonify qi and fluids, and astringe and consolidate. The three herbs used together can tonify qi, stop deficiency, and stop sweating. It is suitable for treating yang deficiency with spontaneous sweating.
6. Cornelian Cherry and Cuscuta: Cornelian cherry warms and tonifies the liver and kidneys, able to nourish yin and essence, and also assist yang, with the function of consolidation and storage. Cuscuta is pungent and warm, enters the kidney channel, tonifies the kidneys and assists yang, and consolidates essence and stops urination. The two herbs used together enhance the function of tonifying the kidneys and essence, and consolidating essence and stopping urination. It is suitable for treating yang deficiency caused by liver and kidney deficiency, such as impotence, seminal emission, urinary incontinence, dizziness and tinnitus.

Precautions for eating Cornelian cherries

1. Pregnant women should use with caution: Cornelian cherries have the effect of promoting blood circulation and may have adverse effects on the fetus. Pregnant women should use with caution.

2. Avoid spicy food during medication: Cornelian cherries are somewhat irritating. At the same time, spicy food may also irritate the gastrointestinal tract and increase the irritation of the drug to the gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, spicy food should be avoided as much as possible during medication.

3. Use with caution for people with cold stomach: Cornelian cherries are warm foods. For people with cold constitution or cold stomach symptoms, excessive consumption may cause gastrointestinal discomfort and should be used with caution.

4. Use with caution for patients with intestinal inflammation: Cornelian cherries are irritating. For patients with intestinal inflammation, such as ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, etc., it may aggravate the condition and should be used with caution or avoided.

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