Description
鸡蛋花/蛋黄花（16 oz/包）
鸡蛋花又叫蛋黄花、缅栀子、大季花等，主要分布在我国广东、广西、云南、福建等省区，之所以被称为鸡蛋花，是因花的中心似蛋黄，而花朵周围似蛋白。鸡蛋花性平和偏涼而味甘，入肺、大肠经，有祛暑湿、清热滞的功效且清淡芳香，是著名的五花茶中的五花之一，鸡蛋花是当前适宜的药膳佳品。
主治：清热利湿，解暑。主感冒发热，肺热咳嗽，湿热黄疸，泄泻痢疾，尿路结石，预防中暑。
清熱解毒：鸡蛋花从中医的角度来看属于寒凉性植物，所以在入药时有清热解毒、润肺利尿的作用，具有很好的养生功效。
抵抗真菌：鸡蛋花的花瓣中含有丰富的鸡蛋花素，此物质具有抵抗真菌的作用，能有效抵抗革兰氏菌和结核杆菌，对患有肺炎或着肺结核的患者来说，是一种很好的辅助药材，能抑制疾病的发展。
祛湿降火：鸡蛋花能祛湿降火，养肺润喉，利尿通便，美容养颜，是一种老少皆宜的花卉，十分健康養生，本身价值极高。
鸡蛋花陈皮饮---用料：鸡蛋花3克，陈皮2克，生姜2片。将鸡蛋花、陈皮、生姜一同放入砂锅，加清水1000毫升，大火煮沸3分钟，即可饮用。
鸡蛋花的药方：治痢疾，夏季腹泻：鸡蛋花干品四至八钱，水煎服。
注意禁忌: 凡暑湿兼寒，寒湿泻泄，肺寒咳嗽，皆宜慎用。
Frangipani/ Ji Dan Hua(16 oz/Bag)
Frangipani flower is an ingredient in Five Flowers Tea.
五花茶 (Wu Hua Herbal Tea) used for reducing sore throat, congestion, and eye strain.
The flowers can also be made into teas after being sun-dried, which is normally called the frangipani tea; and the tea has the effects of curing fever, wiping out diarrhea, cleaning the lungs, and detoxification. (kepu.net.cn)
Frangipani flower tea is brewed with or without tea is believed beneficial effect cool, cool and good for digestion. Frangipani flower tea so is best eaten regularly for someone who wants to be healthy naturally.
Fresh frangipani flowers are cooked as vegetables provide a complementary savory flavor, giving therapeutic effects and health benefits. http://traditional-medicare.blogspot.com/2011/08/frangipani-plumerin-rubra.html
From the manufacturer:
The taste is sweet, slightly bitter, and cool in nature. It enters the Lung and Large Intestine meridians. Indications: It clears heat and dampness [edema, slow digestion]. Mainly used for cold and fever, lung heat cough, damp-heat jaundice [inflammatory], diarrhea and dysentery, urinary tract stones, prevention of heatstroke.
Dosage: Oral administration: decoction, 5-10g.
External use: appropriate amount, pound and apply.
Cautions:
It should be used with caution in all cases of heat and dampness, cold dampness and diarrhea, lung cold, and cough.
Recipe for Frangipani tea: It cures dysentery, summer diarrhea: Simmer 4-8 dried frangipani flowers decocted in water.
