Basic Introduction to Tianzhu Mountain Melon Seed
Tianzhu Mountain Melon Seed is a protected product of China's national geographical indication. It is produced in the area around Mount Tianzhu, Qianshan County, Anhui Province. It is a pure, natural green food with extremely high nutritional content. Its taste is smooth and moist, with a unique flavor that is both crispy and fragrant. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was an offering from ancient Wan. Today, it has become a major specialty of Mount Tianzhu, enjoying popularity far and wide.
Nutritional Value
According to “Compendium of Materia Medica,” eating roasted melon seeds can: “Remedy dry mouth due to deficiency, moisturize the heart and lungs, treat hemoptysis, hemorrhoids bleeding, dysentery, and wrinkled hands and face,” and make “dark complexions turn white” as a “miracle drug for diabetes.” Modern medicine has proven that melon seeds contain calcium, iron, zinc, selenium, and other trace elements essential to the human body. Eating melon seeds can dilate coronary arteries and increase coronary blood flow; they have a clear protective effect on acute myocardial ischemia; they have a strong inhibitory effect on the proliferation of trophoblast cells and the HIV virus; they have a certain therapeutic effect on diabetes; and they can improve the body's immune function. They have significant medicinal value. In addition, modern scientific testing has shown that they contain multiple amino acids and vitamins, making them highly nutritious.
Product Characteristics
Sensory Characteristics: The appearance is light brown or brownish-black, slightly convex on both sides, and the seeds are plump. After traditional processing, the taste is salty (sweet). When the shell is broken, the kernel is fresh, moist, and crispy, with a pure, salty (sweet) flavor. It features a thin shell, plump kernel, crisp texture, rich aroma, and good mouthfeel.
How to Enjoy
Formula Name: Melon Seed Decoction Ingredients: 2 liang of Melon Seed Frost, 2 liang of Coix Seed, 1.5 liang of Fritillary Bulb (heart removed), 1.5 liang of Asparagus Root (heart removed), 1.5 liang of Silver Coin Flower, 1.5 liang of Dwarf Lilyturf Root (heart removed), 1.5 liang of Lily Bulb, 3 fen of Licorice Knot, 1 liang of Mulberry White Bark (honey-fried), 1 liang of Platycodon.
Variations: If there is no improvement after a long time, add Bletilla and Gelatin, and remove Mulberry White Bark; in winter months, add Winter Flower and Purple Cymopterus; in summer months, add Fresh Rhubarb and Peony Root.
Source: “Thorough Medical Treatises of Ancient and Modern Times.”
Main Use: For lung abscess. Coughing thick sputum that is foul-smelling like pus, yellow and red mixed, sometimes coughing up white blood, dry and rough palms, dull skin, rapid pulse.
Usage and Dosage: Decoct and take orally.