Effects and edible methods of Livistona seeds

The seeds of the palmyra palm are very effective in treating liver qi stagnation. They have a good auxiliary therapeutic effect on esophageal cancer and gastric cancer and other tumors with blood stasis. In addition, it can treat traumatic bleeding, and has a good therapeutic effect on women's metrorrhagia and abdominal lumps. At the same time, it also has good therapeutic effects, for example, it can be made into pork soup.

The efficacy and function of palm seeds

1. Used for cancer tumor toxin accumulation, detoxification and anti-cancer

Lung cancer: 30g each of Ligusticum chuanxiong seeds and Scutellaria barbata, decocted in water twice and taken one dose per day. Continuing to take the medicine can make the symptoms disappear, and chest X-ray examination shows that the lesions are gradually shrinking.

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma: 30g each of Livistona seeds, Houttuynia cordata, Scutellaria barbata, 15g of Snakehead aconite, 4.5g each of Raw Arisaema and Raw Pinellia. Decoction in water twice and take one dose per day. It can relieve clinical symptoms, reduce pain, and shrink tumors, achieving significant short-term therapeutic effects.

Esophageal cancer: stew 30 grams each of palm seeds and tangerine peel with 60 grams of lean pork. Continuing to take the medicine can relieve symptoms, shrink tumors, and make swallowing easier.

Choriocarcinoma: 60g each of Livistona seeds, August fried, Chuanpo stone, and Scutellaria barbata, decocted in water twice and taken for 10 days as a course of treatment. Rest for 3 days before taking the second course of treatment. It can stop vaginal bleeding, restore the uterus to normal, and turn urine pregnancy test from positive to negative.

Brain tumor: Boil 30 grams of palm seeds in water for 1-2 hours and take one dose per day. Also use equal parts of old ginger and realgar. Take old ginger and dig a hole in it, leaving about half a centimeter thick around the ginger, put realgar into the hole, then seal the hole with the dug out ginger powder, place it on old tiles and slowly dry it with charcoal fire, bake it for about 7 to 8 hours until it is golden, crisp but not burnt, and breaks into powder when pinched, and spread an appropriate amount on the relevant local acupuncture points.

Leukemia: 15 grams each of Livistona seeds and Camptotheca acuminata roots, 9 grams each of Verbena, Phellodendron chinense roots and Hedyotis diffusa, decocted in water three times and taken in divided doses. Continue taking the medicine until symptoms are completely relieved. It is suitable for acute lymphocytic leukemia and acute myeloid leukemia.

2. Inhibition of protein kinase C

The alcohol extract of Livistona seeds has a significant inhibitory effect on the activity of protein kinase C, and the effect increases with the increase of dose. The inhibition rates of 40μm/ml and 100μg/ml are 56.2% and 66.6%, respectively. It is known that protein kinase C inhibitors have an inhibitory effect on cell proliferation, so the anti-cancer activity of Livistona seeds may be related to this.

How to eat palm seeds

1. Pork Soup with Hedyotis Dichroa and Palmetto Seeds

Ingredients: 40g Hedyotis diffusa, 80g Livistona seeds, 2 candied dates, 250g pork, and a pinch of salt.

Preparation method: Wash the Hedyotis diffusa, Livistona seeds, candied dates and fresh pork separately with clean water and set aside. Then put the above materials into a clay pot, add appropriate amount of water and boil over high heat, then continue to boil over medium heat for about 2 hours, and finally add a little salt. However, it is important to note that people with weak bodies should not eat too much.

2. Palmetto Seed Drink

Recipe: 50g of palm seeds, 6 jujubes, 20g of sugar

Efficacy: Replenishes Qi and blood, eliminates cancer tumors. The therapeutic effect of consumption on patients with esophageal cancer.

Preparation: Wash and remove the cores of palm seeds and jujubes, then put them into a clay pot, add appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 25 minutes, filter out the residue, then add sugar to the juice and stir well.