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Thursday, July 02, 2009

絞股藍


絞股藍,又名五葉蔘、七葉膽,日本稱之甘蔓茶,屬葫蘆科多年生蔓草植物,長於山間陰濕的地方,分布於大陸雲南省,日本的九州及北海道亦有生長。味甘、無毒,皂甘的化學結構與人參類似,有“南方人蔘”之譽,在日本被譽為“福音草”。明朝《農政全書》記載七葉膽為救飢食物,《全國中草藥匯編》記載七葉膽是一種極佳之「食藥同源」的天然保健食品。声称具有降血脂、降血糖、抑制腫瘤細胞繁殖、抗胃潰瘍、消除疲勞和鎮靜等作用。