Lohanguo Siraitia Fruit

Primarily produced in Yongfu county near Guilin in China's Guangxi province.

Oval, elliptical or spherical shape. Externally brown, yellowish-brown or greenish brown, with dark color spots and yellow soft hairs, some have 6~11 longitudinal lines. Apex has remnants of style. Base has scars of fruit stem. Light, brittle texture, easily broken. Flesh (mesocarp) is sponge-like, pale brown. Seed is flat spherical, numerous, pale red to brownish-red, center of both sides is slightly indented. All sides have a radial grooved pattern, edge has grooves. faint odor, sweet taste.

Superior medicinal material is classified by widest perimeter, extra-large fruit (perimeter more than 18cm), large fruit (17.4~18cm), medium fruit (16.5~17.4cm), small fruit (14.1~15.5cm), the higher the class the better the quality.

Sweet, cool

Clears heat, moistens the lung, promotes throat, opens voice, moistens intestines, frees stools. Apply to cough due to lung heat, throat pain and aphonia, constipation due to intestine dryness.