What is the function of peach gum?

Peach gum is a light yellow transparent solid natural resin, and its composition is roughly the same as Arabic gum. This taste is sweet, bitter, flat and non-toxic, and it is mainly used to treat stranguria, bloody stranguria and dysentery. Peach gum has enough water solubility and proper viscosity, and can be supplied in both solid and solution forms. Peach gum can be used to prepare water-soluble adhesives, as well as thickeners and emulsifiers.

chemical composition

The main components of gum are galactose, rhamnose and α -glucuronic acid.

Textual research of ancient books

From the farewell record of famous doctors. Outline: "When the peach is flourishing, cut off the bark with a knife. If the glue overflows for a long time, collect it and soak it in mulberry ash soup to dry." "Ben Feng Jingyuan": Peach trees are glued, which is the most permeable to liquid and can cure blood and stone stranguria. Acne is black and sunken, which is used by Bi Sheng Cream.

Efficacy indication

Sexual taste orientation:

Tang herbal medicine: sweet and bitter in taste, flat in nature and non-toxic. Into the large intestine and bladder meridian.

peach gum

Treat stranguria, bloody stranguria and dysentery.

(1) Bielu: "The main guarantee is not to be hungry, but to be able to withstand the cold."

(2) Tang Materia Medica: "The main body is drenched with stones, the blood is broken, and the evil is embarrassing."

③ Outline: "Promoting blood circulation and benefiting qi, treating diarrhea and relieving pain."

Oral administration and dosage: decoction, 0.5 ~ 1 two, or pill or powder.