Nickname: Stone Honey, Polycrystalline Rock Sugar
Harvesting and processing: The liquid juice from sugarcane stems is made into white sugar and then fried to form ice like crystals
Medicinal parts: Refining the liquid juice from the stem
Origin: Various regions in southern China
Family: Poaceae
Original plant: sugarcane
Plant condition: Perennial herb
The stem is about 3m high, 2-5cm thick, green or brownish red, and has white filamentous hairs below the inflorescence.
The leaf sheath is longer than the internodes, hairless, only hairy at the sheath opening; Leaf tongue membranous, truncated, approximately 2mm in length; The leaves are flat and hairless on both sides, with white and thick main veins, measuring 40-80cm in length and approximately 20mm in width.
The inflorescence is large, up to 60cm long, with white filamentous hairs on the main axis; The internode length of the cob is 7-12mm, with sparse cilia growing on the edges; Stemless spikelet lanceolate, 4.5-5mm long, with filamentous hairs 2-3 times longer than the spikelet on the basal plate; The upper part of the glume is membranous, with small hairs on the edges. The tip of the first glume is slightly blunt, with 2 ridges and 4 veins. The second glume is boat shaped, with 3 veins and a sharp tip; The first lemma is oblong lanceolate, with one vein and a pointed tip. The second lemma narrows into a linear shape, about 3mm long, and the second lemma is lanceolate, about 2mm long. Spindles with and without stems are similar; Spikelet stalk length 3-4mm, hairless, slightly swollen tip
Characteristics of rock sugar medicinal herbs: Polycrystalline rock sugar, also known as old rock sugar, earth rock sugar, block rock sugar, etc. It is an irregular crystalline rock sugar produced using traditional techniques. According to different production processes, it can be divided into hanging line method for rock sugar (finished products are divided into ice columns and ice edges, which may contain impurities such as cotton thread and paper) and pot crystallization method (all rock sugar crystallizes along the crystallization pot, resulting in relatively pure finished products). According to different colors, it is divided into white rock sugar, yellow rock sugar, and amber rock sugar (gray). This type of rock sugar has the medicinal effect of rock sugar as described in traditional Chinese medicine.
Single crystal rock sugar [non pharmaceutical]
A regular transparent crystal shape. It is a new type of rock sugar produced in the 1960s. Its production process is: graded. There has been a claim that single crystal rock sugar does not have traditional Chinese medicine medicinal effects, but whether single crystal rock sugar has traditional Chinese medicine medicinal effects still needs to be confirmed by the medical community. In addition, there is not much difference in the chemical composition between single crystal rock sugar and polycrystalline rock sugar.
The medicinal properties of rock sugar:
【 Original text of this scripture 】 It has a sweet and peaceful taste, and can control the evil qi in the heart and abdomen. It can cause various seizures and rashes, stabilize the five hidden organs, and alleviate various deficiencies. It can nourish qi and nourish the middle, relieve pain and detoxify, and eliminate various diseases. It can also be combined with hundreds of medicines. Long term use can strengthen the mind, lighten the body, and prevent hunger and aging.
【 Origin 】 Produced in Sichuan, Zhejiang and other places, it is the solidified block of white sand sugar.
[Taste] Sweet in taste, cold in nature, non-toxic.
【 Indications 】 Shi Mi is used to nourish the spleen, moisten the heart and lungs, relieve alcohol and toxins, treat the heat film in the eyes, dry and hot cough, bloating and heat in the heart and abdomen, and dry and thirsty mouth.
【 Tang Ben 】 The protagonist's heart and stomach are hot and swollen, and their mouth is dry and thirsty.
[Meng Han] Treat heat in the eyes, improve vision, and make pills containing jujube meat and giant vine powder to moisten lung qi and promote the production of saliva in the five organs. Nourish the stomach and middle body.
[Dosage] It is commonly used as food and has no specific dosage when used as medicine.
[Taboo] None.
Wu Keqian said that the red sugar is called red sand sugar, the white sugar is called white sand sugar, and the solidified sugar is called rock sugar. Rock sugar is the best for medicinal use and is commonly used in ointment pills. Shizhen said that cane sugar is sweet and cold, which can relieve excessive heat. When used to be sweet and warm, it can eliminate excessive heat. When boiled and refined into sugar, it is sweet and warm, and helps with dampness and heat. As the saying goes, accumulated temperature can turn into heat. White sugar cream is mainly used to moisturize the heart and lungs, dissolve phlegm in the middle, relieve drunkenness and promote diuresis. Its main function is to nourish the heart and abdomen, moisturize the heart, lungs, intestines, and intestines, relieve alcohol and toxins, and it is also a medicine for harmonizing blood and removing accumulation. Also, white sugar cream is mainly used to moisturize the heart and lungs, dissolve phlegm in the middle, relieve drunkenness and promote diuresis. Its main function is to moisturize and nourish the heart and abdomen. Red sand sugar is also used to moisturize the heart, lungs, intestines, and intestines, relieve drunkenness and toxins, and is a medicine for harmonizing blood and removing accumulation.
【 Taste 】 Sweet; flat
[Gui Jing] Spleen; Lung meridian
【 Indications 】 Strengthening the spleen and stomach; Moisturize the lungs and relieve cough. Deficiency of spleen and stomach qi; Pulmonary dryness and cough; Or blood in phlegm
[Usage and Dosage] Oral administration: Add to soup, 10-15g; Or inclusion; Or use pills or ointments.
【 Discussions from Various Schools 】 "The Classic Meets the Original": As the saying goes, sugar has a damp and hot nature, and eating too much can make one feel nauseous. If you see someone suffering from oral chancre recently, chew on rock sugar until it heals, then take the chancre to grind away dampness and heat. Coughing violently again, vomiting blood suddenly stopped. I boiled rock sugar and bird's nest vegetables together and took them to nourish the lungs and stomach, without stopping the problem. Only when there is phlegm dampness in the stomach, it makes people feel nauseous, due to its sweet and greasy nature.
Note: Shennong Bencao Jing - Stone Honey, also known as Ancient Method Rock Sugar or Polycrystalline Rock Sugar. There is also a phenomenon called natural weathering of bee nests in the wild, where the honey inside the hive becomes hard and turns into stone honey.