TCM Basics 101: Supermarket Herbs - Monk Fruit (Luo Han Guo)

TCM Nature: Cooling

TCM Taste: Sweet

TCM Meridian Affinity: Lungs, Large Intestine

Benefits:

·      Clears Heat

·       Moistens Lungs

·       Supports Yin

·       Alleviates cough

·       Aids longevity

·       Dissipates nodules

·       Moistens Intestines

Spirituality:

The name monk fruit is said to come from its use by the first Buddhist monks in the 13th century. Its Chinese name, Luo Han Gou, meaning monk’s fruit, originates from its similarity to the sunburnt, rounded belly of the first Arhat, named Luo Han. An Arhat is a person or monk who obtains enlightenment by following the teachings of another.

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