Grosvenor Momordica seed
LATIN NAME: Siraitia grosvenorii
COMMON NAME: Luo Han Guo
The luo han guo is the sweet monk-fruit of the southern hills, and the dried fruit has sweetened the tea of the old practice for centuries. The vigorous, herbaceous, perennial climber carries the broadly heart-shaped leaves and the small, pale-green, bell-shaped flowers through the warm season, to be followed by the round, green-brown fruits that dry to the fine, sweet brown. The dried fruits carry the intensely sweet glycosides of the old practice, and the climber is a fine, curious presence of the warm garden and the study border. It is a climber of the open, sunny to partly shaded, deep, moist ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The luo han guo is a sweet, curious subject of the plant science, and the intensely sweet fruits keep showing up in the work on the natural sweeteners. The mogrosides of the dried fruits, which carry the fine, clean sweetness of the monk-fruit, have been studied at length, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the natural sweeteners, the zero-calorie glycosides and the members of the gourd family. The heart-shaped leaves and the vigorous, herbaceous habit have also made it a fine study plant, and the luo han guo is a regular subject of the work on the sweet fruits of the warm world.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The luo han guo is a fine, curious climber of the warm garden and the study border. The dried fruits have sweetened the tea of the old practice for centuries, and the same clean, intense sweetness is now pressed into the natural sweetener powders of the modern pantry, one of the fine gifts of the southern hills. The vigorous climber covers the warm wall and the trellis with the broad, heart-shaped leaves, and it is one of the fine choices for the warm garden, the study collection and the interesting border. It has been written about in the culinary and the botanical papers for the sweet fruits and the long record of use, and it is a fine, curious climber of the open, sunny to partly shaded, deep, moist garden.
The luo han guo is one of the sweet fruits of the southern hills, and the dried fruits sweeten the tea of the old practice. The same clean sweetness is now pressed into the natural sweetener powders.
To grow the luo han guo from seed, sow the small, flat seeds a centimetre down in a pot of damp, free-draining soil, keep the pot in a warm, bright spot and water gently, then set the young plants out after the last frosts. The seedlings are up within a few weeks and climb steadily. With the sun or the light shade, the warmth and the deep, moist ground, the sweet fruits will come in their own good time.
Latin name:Siraitia grosvenorii
According to chinese pharmacology. It is sweet.acidic and cool. It can relieve heat and cool blood,engender liquid and check coughing induce laxation.invigorate the skin,lubricate the lung and eliminate phlegm so that it can be used to prolong life,freshen the complexion,treat heat phlegm,coughing,throast-swelling constipation and depression.According to the modern medicinal researches.It contains rich glucoside