Can the fruit of the Magnolia tree enhance male sexual performance?
My first encounter with the Magnolia tree was in the writings of Mr. Lu Xun. "The Polygonum vine and the Magnolia vine intertwine, and the Magnolia has fruit that looks like a lotus chamber..." When I read this sentence in my Chinese textbook, I was stunned for a while. What does this Magnolia, which has lotus-like fruit growing on the ground, actually look like?
The question that flashed in my mind was eventually forgotten until today, when the name Magnolia suddenly resurfaced in my memory. I realized that I and Magnolia have a long-standing connection. To talk about this long-standing connection, I have to mention the small mountain town in northern Fujian where I lived for many years during my student days. Every summer, street vendors would sell a cold drink called "grass jelly" by the roadside in the town. It was shiny and sticky, packed in large wooden barrels, scooped into a bowl with a small ladle, and topped with a spoonful of honey or some sugar. It tasted really good, cool and smooth, and it would quickly slide down your throat, refreshing and quenching thirst. At that time, adults would say that grass jelly was made from a kind of herb found in the small mountain town, little did they know that this mysterious herb that had piqued my curiosity in my childhood was actually the Magnolia. So, Magnolia is not unfamiliar to me, it's just that we have "met but never really known each other".
Can the fruit of the Magnolia tree enhance male sexual performance?
Not only in northern Fujian, many villages and small towns in the southern part of China also have this kind of grass jelly. In some places, it is known by an even more appealing name - Magnolia tofu, or "ice jelly". When the weather turns hot in summer, people would pick oval-shaped Magnolia fruits that resemble lotus seed pods, cut them open, and find tiny seeds inside that look a bit like kiwi fruit. The Magnolia seeds are then soaked in cool well water and wrapped in a clean piece of gauze, which is then rubbed in a basin filled with well water. As it is rubbed, the water slowly becomes sticky, and then the basin is tightly covered and left for several hours until it solidifies into jelly, becoming Magnolia tofu.
Stirring up our nostalgic feelings, Magnolia, which belongs to the Moraceae family in plant taxonomy, can be used medicinally in its roots, stems, leaves, and fruits. It has the effects of dispelling wind and dampness, promoting blood circulation, reducing swelling and detoxification, nourishing the kidneys, and promoting lactation. The most familiar Magnolia fruit contains proteins, carbohydrates, various vitamins, and minerals. It is neutral in nature and sour in taste. It has the effects of enhancing sexual performance, stopping bleeding, and promoting lactation. It can be used to treat disorders such as nocturnal emission, impotence, chronic diarrhea, and lactation disorders. "Compendium of Materia Medica" states: "(Magnolia fruit) is particularly effective in enhancing sexual performance. It can enhance sexual performance, reduce swelling, detoxify, and promote lactation. It is used to treat chronic diarrhea and hemorrhoids."
Can the fruit of the Magnolia tree enhance male sexual performance?
Stewed pig's trotters with Magnolia fruit is a popular folk remedy in China for treating insufficient lactation in postpartum women. The ingredients are 4 Magnolia fruits and 1 pig's front trotter. Clean the pig's trotter and blanch it in boiling water for a while, then remove and clean it. Clean the Magnolia fruits. Add an appropriate amount of water to the pot, boil the pig's trotter, and then simmer it over low heat until cooked. Add cooking wine, salt, spring onion, and ginger to season, then add the Magnolia fruits and cook until the pig's trotter is tender. Add monosodium glutamate and serve.
Magnolia fruit syrup is a traditional food therapy used in folk medicine to treat chyluria, and it also has certain therapeutic effects on conditions such as insufficient lactation, nocturnal emission, chronic diarrhea, and cloudy urine. To make it, wash 5 Magnolia fruits and slice them, then put them in a sand pot with an appropriate amount of boiling water, and add honey or sugar and simmer until ready.
Just like Magnolia tofu, which belongs to grassroots culture, Magnolia also has several other grassroots yet vivid nicknames. Because the fruit is rich in pectin and can be used to make jelly, it is also called "jelly fruit" or "jelly seed". In addition, it is also called "ghost steamed bun" or "wooden steamed bun". Compared to these colloquial names, the nickname "Bili" is a bit more elegant, so it usually appears in classical poetry. Qu Yuan once wrote in "Li Sao": "Embracing the wood roots to form a knot, stringing Bilili's fallen stamens", using Bili to express his noble sentiment. Later, he wrote an even more romantic poem called "Mountain Ghost": "If there are people in the mountains, wearing Bilili and carrying female grapevines. Both shy and charming, I admire her beautiful figure". Thinking back to those years, there was such a beautiful and graceful lady, riding a fragrant carriage to meet her lover, wearing clothes made of Bili, with grapevines as accessories, her skirt fluttering like a fairy, truly captivating.
