256 results about "Aril" patented technology

The invention discloses a seed multiplication and rapid cultivation method of a Paris polyphylla Smith that belongs to the paris of liliaceae, which is that: the seeds obtained during October and November are sent into the environment under temperature 5+/-1 DEG C, and taken out after one month; red arils of the seeds are rubbed off, then the seeds are washed and repeatedly sent into the environment under temperature 20-22 DEG C and 5+/-1 DEG C for twice; after the process, the seeds obtained are sowed. The invention forms imitation ecological environment by adopting artificial environment to imitate natural environment, so as to promote seed and embryo after-ripening, rescind epicotyl dormancy of Paris Polyphylla Smith and achieve the purpose of seed normal bourgeon; by adopting the method, the whole germination period only needs about 270 days, thus shortening the germination period of the Paris polyphylla Smith.

The invention discloses a health-care product for recuperating specific intrinsic constitution. The health-care product comprises the following raw materials in parts by weight: 1-8 parts of ginseng, 0.5-8 parts of cordyceps militaris, 1-9 parts of rhizoma polygonati and 1-8 parts of lilies; or 1-4 parts of longan aril, 1-5 parts of lotus seed, 1-2 parts of fingered citron, 1-2 parts of Chinese flowering quince, 1-6 parts of angelica dahurica, 1-6 parts of honeysuckle, 1-5 parts of red jujubes, 1-2 parts of mulberry leaves, 2-4 parts of Chinese yam, 2-6 parts of Chinese wolfberry, 1-4 parts of raspberry, 1-4 parts of euglenophyta, 1-2 parts of walnut kernels, 2-6 parts of horseradish tree leaves, 2-6 parts of snow lotus culture, 1-6 parts of male flowers of eucommia ulmoides, 1-8 parts of Peruvian ginseng powder, 1-4 parts of Acai, 1-4 parts of Noni puree, 1-4 parts of eucommia ulmoides seed oil, 1-2 parts of colla corii asini, 1-2 parts of hyacinth bean and 1-4 parts of Chia seed are added. According to the formation mechanism of the specific intrinsic constitution and the recuperating principle of symptoms, (artificially planted) ginseng capable of reinforcing vital energy and improving immunity, cordyceps militaris capable of complementing essence, qi and spirit of a human body, rhizoma polygonati capable of nourishing qi and yin, and the lilies capable of nourishing yin, clearing heat and promoting salivation are carefully selected from new food raw materials to be used as main raw materials, and the advantages of new resources are fully exerted.

The invention discloses a method for germinating paris polyphylla seeds, belonging to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicine planting. The method for germinating paris polyphylla seeds comprises the following steps: (1) washing and peeling off paris polyphylla seeds, namely, putting ripe paris polyphylla seeds subjected to after-ripening into water, scrubbing to remove aril, and air-drying for later use; (2) freezing at low temperature, namely, freezing the air-dried paris polyphylla seeds for 2-3 months at 0-5 DEG C; and (3) culturing on a culture dish at constant temperature and humidity, namely, putting a piece of filtering paper into the culture dish at the middle third of January of the next year, putting the paris polyphylla seeds on the filtering paper, covering the seeds with the filtering paper, and culturing to the last third of April to the first third of May at constant temperature of 15-30 DEG C and constant humidity of 60-80 percent. The method is simple, convenient and feasible, the cost is low, the germination stage of the paris polyphylla seeds is shortened to be 4 to 5 months from two years, the germination rate is increased to be 80-90 percent from 30-50 percent, and technical guarantee is provided for propagation and on-scale planting of paris polyphylla.

The invention discloses a method for continuously extracting torreya grandis flavone and essential oil from torreya grandis aril. The torreya grandis aril is taken as a raw material, and torreya grandis flavone and essential oil products are obtained through four steps of cleaning breaking, steam explosion treatment, subcritical water level extraction and separation purification. According to the method, a steam explosion pre-treatment technology and a subcritical water extraction technology are applied to the torreya grandis flavone and essential oil active ingredient research, continuous extraction of torreya grandis flavone and essential oil is realized, not only is the extraction ratio increased, but also the problems of long extraction time, residual solvents, environmental pollution and the like are solved, and the content of alpha-pinene in the essential oil product is quite high.

The invention discloses a traditional Chinese medicine healthcare preparation capable of strengthening kidney and nourishing stomach, dredging meridians and activating collaterals and delaying senility and a preparation method thereof. The traditional Chinese medicine healthcare preparation comprises 1-5 parts of ginseng, 1-3 parts of American ginseng, 2-8 parts of Fructus lycii, 3-8 parts of longan aril, 5-10 parts of Rhizoma polygonati, 10-15 parts of Radix polygonati officinalis, 5-10 parts of bark of Eucommia, 1-5 parts of grain wine and 1-5 parts of protoplasmic medicine liquid. The preparation method includes: utilizing traditional Chinese medicine ingredients culture active protoplasmic medicine liquid; extracting, fermenting for several times, and culturing various active bacteria; adding ginseng, American ginseng, Fructus lycii, longan aril, Rhizoma polygonati, Radix polygonati officinalis, the bark of Eucommia for refining. The traditional Chinese medicine healthcare preparation has three major functions of strengthening kidney and nourishing stomach, dredging meridians and activating collaterals and delaying senility, can be industrially produced on a large scale and is a necessity for modern sub-health.

The invention provides a youth-keeping food containing traditional Chinese medicine, and a preparation method thereof, which belongs to the field of food. The youth-keeping food containing traditional Chinese medicine is prepared from the following raw materials: 6 to 8 portions of rhizoma polygonati, 2 to 4 portions of medlar, 2 to 4 portions of pearl barley, 0.5 to 2.5 portions of dahurian angelica, 0.5 to 2.5 portions of longan aril, 2 to 5 portions of Chinese dates, 0.5 to 2.5 portions of lotus seeds and 0.5 to 2.5 portions of water-soluble collagen powder. The method for preparing the youth-keeping food containing traditional Chinese medicine comprises the following steps that: rhizoma polygonati, barbary wolfberry fruit, pearl barley, longan aril, Chinese dates, lotus seeds and dahurian angelica are taken pro rata, decocted twice and filtered; two liquid medicines are merged, kept still for 12 to 48 hours, precipitated and centrifuged; supernatant is taken, concentrated, added with the water-soluble collagen powder and made into extractum; and the extractum is added with an equal amount of lactose and dextrin as well as an appropriate amount of sucrose and essence, dried, granulated and made into the food at a temperature of between 50 and 60 DEG C by use of 95 percent ethanol and water.

The invention discloses a health-care product for conditioning Qi deficiency constitution. The health-care product comprises the following raw materials in parts by weight: 0.1-5 parts of Saussurea involucrata culture, 1-10 parts of ginseng, 1-10 parts of sealwort, and 1-10 parts of liquorice, and further comprises the following raw materials in parts by weight: 1-8 parts of mulberry, 1-8 parts of sea-buckthorn, 1-7 parts of gorgon fruits, 1-6 parts of fructus amomi, 1-8 parts of poria cocos, 1-8 parts of fructus alpiniae oxyphyllae, 1-6 parts of lotus leaves, 1-6 parts of lotus seeds, 1-8 parts of pawpaw, 1-8 parts of cinnamon, 1-8 parts of the fruit of Chinese wolfberry, 1-6 parts of the root of kudzu vine, 1-6 parts of raspberry, 1-5 parts of eucommia ulmoides male flower, 1-6 parts of ginkgo, 1-8 parts of longan aril, 1-5 parts of myristica fragrans, and 1-5 parts of orange peel. On the basis of the traditional Chinese medicine rules of invigorating spleen-stomach, replenishing qi and tonifying spleen and kidney, the heart, the liver, the spleen, the lung and the kidney are complementary with each other by conditioning in all directions; medicinal and edible homologous food materials are compatible; therefore, the health-care product is green, healthy, safe and free from any side effect; by means of scientific and reasonable matching, the effect of single raw material is enhanced; the Qi deficiency constitution can be effectively conditioned; and in addition, if being eaten for a long time, the health-care product has the effects of prolonging lives.

The invention is concerned with the Chinese traditional medicine combination for staying anile of skin that combinates by active constitutent and the acceptable supplementary meterials medically. The active constitutent prepares by the materials with weight ratio: ass-skin glue is 5 to 10 shares, astraolylis lancea formalyrata is 3 to 6 shares, tuckahoe is 3 to 6 shares, longan aril is 5 to 10 shares, and amomum fruit is 2 to 5 shares. The invention is with better effect with native caducity and photoaging, which can stay native caducity and photoaging; the invention can improve the substrate hyaluronic acid in order to increase the humidity of the skin; the invention is without side effect.

The invention discloses longan and cinnamon wine and a preparation method thereof. The longan and cinnamon wine is prepared from the following raw materials: 1-10 parts of longan aril, 1-10 parts of cinnamon, 1-10 parts of Chinese-dates, 1-10 parts of ginseng, 1-10 parts of dried ginger, 1-10 parts of dried tangerine or orange peel, 1-10 parts of stir-baked rhizoma polygonati, 1-10 parts of lycium barbarum, 1-10 parts of liquorice and 500-1000 parts of distilled liquor. The provided longan and cinnamon wine has the effects of tonifying heart and spleen, warming channel and expelling cold, nourishing blood and promoting coronary circulation and nourishing yin and soothing the nerves and can effectively improve functions of the heart and spleen, lighten the joint pain and improve dysmenorrheal of women.

The invention is concerned with the tea that is good for brain and memory, consists of fried sicklesenna seed, chamomile, raw date kernel, fleece-flower root, fructus schizandrae, dwarf lilyturf root, medlar, longan aril, prepared rhizome of rehmannia, black mulberry and tea, the compounding is: fried sicklesenna seed is 15% - 20%,, chamomile is 5% - 15%,, raw date kernel is 5% - 15%, fleece-flower root is 5% - 15%, fructus schizandrae is 5% - 15%, dwarf lilyturf root is 10% - 15%, medlar is 15% - 25%, longan aril is 10% - 15%, prepared rhizome of rehmannia is 5% - 10%, black mulberry is 10% - 30%, and tea5% - 10%. It is: mixing, cleaning, crushing, drying, puts into the mpm-wove fabrics bag, puts into the aluminum foil outer bag, hot pressing the opening and sealing.

The invention mainly relates to pathogenic microorganism preventing antiviral tea beverage granules capable of boosting immunity. The granules are characterized by comprising raw materials in parts by weight as follows: 10-30 parts of radix angelicae extract, 10-30 parts of honeysuckle extract, 10-30 parts of fructus lycii, 10-30 parts of mint extract, 10-30 parts of longan aril extract, 10-30 parts of radix asparagi extract, 300-400 parts of dextrin, 10-30 parts of ophiopogon root extract, 10-20 parts of cinnamon extract, 10-20 parts of ginger extract, 300-400 parts of starch, 10-20 parts of white granulated sugar, 10-100 parts of green tea extract and 10-30 parts of cordate houttuynia. According to the invention, based on traditional Chinese medicine theory, materials are choosen and formula is strict. In the formula, radix angelicae relieves swelling and pain, honeysuckle is anti-inflammatory, fructus lycii adjusts blood lipid and blood sugar, cordate houttuynia prevents viruses, cinnamon activates blood to promote menstruation, ginger induces sweat and dispels exogenous evils, and dextrin can improve permeability of slurry. The formula can integrally improve physical condition, boosts immunity and prevents pathogenic microorganisms and viruses.

A disclosed body-strengthening spirit-nourishing traditional Chinese medicine composition comprises the following raw material components: salvia miltiorrhiza, radix codonopsis, raw radix astragali, Chinese angelica, dried orange peel, wolfberry, Chinese magnoliavine, spine date seeds, fresh rehmanniae radix, coptis, radix scutellariae, radix paeoniae alba, lilium brownii, dipsacus asperoides, raw licorice, fructus aurantii, Chinese yam, poria cocos, ligusticum wallichii, a Chinese herbal medicine called suorou , polygala tenuifolia, morinda officinalis, Gynostemma pentaphyllum, semen cuscutae, polygonatum rhizome, fried atractylodes, longan aril and dried glauber's salt. The body-strengthening spirit-nourishing traditional Chinese medicine composition is developed based on traditional Chinese medicine health-care health-preserving theory, is easy to absorb by human body, has no toxic and side effects, and has the efficacy of strengthening body and nourishing spirit, and the active components of the composition is capable of tonifying deficiency and nourishing blood.

The invention discloses fruit rice dumplings. The fruit rice dumplings are made by adopting the following components in parts by weight: 400-600 parts of sticky rice, 150-250 parts of mung bean, 40-60 parts of litchi fruit, 40-60 parts of longan aril, 40-60 parts of red dates, 40-60 parts of chestnuts, 25-35 parts of green plum, 25-35 parts of pineapple, 25-35 parts of wax gourd strips, 15-25 parts of shelled red melon seeds, 15-25 parts of semen juglandis, 15-25 parts of raisin, 15-25 parts of red wires, and 120-180 parts of white granulated sugar. The making method is simple, the made fruit rice dumplings are smooth and delicious in taste and rich in nutrition, the variety of the rice dumplings is enriched, the additional values of the fruits are increased, and thus good economic benefit and social benefit are obtained.

The invention provides a traditional Chinese medicine composition for treating cardiac neurosis. The traditional Chinese medicine composition comprises the following components in parts by weight:18-22 parts of Astragalus root, 12-18 parts of radix codonopsitis, 9-15 parts of Atractylis ovata, 9-18 parts of poria with hostwood, 5-7 parts of polygala root, 7-11 parts of semen zizyphi spinosae, 7-11 parts of longan aril, 7-11 parts of Angelica sinensis, 5-7 parts of baked licorice root, and 12-18 parts of Chinese date. Compared with the prior art, the traditional Chinese medicine composition is directed towards internal pathogenic factors of cardiac neurosis, treats the disease by differentiating symptom, is quick in curative effect, low in cost, and prominent in effect, has no toxic or side effect, and treats the root cause and symptoms.

The invention discloses a postpartum recuperation post-natal care soup based on mixed fermentation of rice wine and a preparation method thereof. The post-natal care soup comprises the following raw materials: glutinous rice, black rice, millet, red yeast, hawthorn, red date, Chinese yam, wolfberry, Poria cocos, and longan aril. The product is the mixing rice wine produced by sweet sake koji, yellow rice wine yeast, and red yeast rice through combined fermentation, and is prepared by decocting with the nourishing food materials. The post-natal care soup keeps the nutrition components of polysaccharide, amino acid, a mineral matter and a plurality of vitamins in the mixing fermented rice wine, simultaneously and fully extract the drug effect components which have functions of warming and activating blood, and removing lochia in the nourishing food materials, has functions of invigorating spleen and nourishing skin, reducing three-highs, and eliminating postpartum depression, and enhances the puerpera body and mind conditioning efficacy after postpartum, food safety is high, the process is simple and fast, and the method is suitable for production by household or miniature workshops.

The invention relates to an apple sweet potato pie and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of food. The apple sweet potato pie is prepared from the following ingredients in parts by weight:200-300 parts of low-gluten flour, 50-80 parts of corn starch, 100-150 parts of butter, 20-30 parts of sugar, 1-3 parts of salt, 150-300 parts of milk, 20-30 parts of custard powder, 50-80 parts of baked sweet potatoe,5-10 parts of cinnamon powder, 5-15 parts of dried , black currant, 15-20 parts of longan aril, 5-8 parts of boxthorn and 4-8 parts of dried mulberry, as well as 2-3 eggs, 2-3 apples and 1-2 lemons. According to the invention, the conventional preparation method of the apple sweet potato pie is improved, more nutrient-rich dried fruit, medicine and the like are added into the apple sweet potato pie, so as to enable the apple sweet potato pie to be more reasonable in the nutritional collocation, richer in taste, and more suitable for Chinese people.

The invention provides a food composition for tumor patients. The food composition consists of poria cocos, colla corii asini, dark plum, galangal, radix angelicae, peach kernel, liquorice, barbary wolfberry fruit, glossy privet fruit, lily, rhizoma polygonati, radix polygonati officinalis, Chinese yam, colla corii asini, longan aril, semen armeniacae amarae, Chinese date, hawthorn, clove, dandelion, sea cucumber, bean pulp and nutrient supplement selenium, wherein each component contains a plurality of anticancer factors with different functions; several components further have the effects of reducing blood pressure, blood sugar and blood fat. Except for the conventional nutrients and the plurality of anticancer factors of protein, fatty acid, polysaccharide, dietary fiber, mineral substance and vitamin, the food composition further contains a plurality of components with such pharmacologic actions as qi supplement, blood replenishment, stomach invigoration, spleen protection, spleen and stomach warming, cold dispelling, damp clearing, diuresis promotion, cough relieving, sputum reduction, adverse-rising energy calming, vomiting prevention, heat clearing and poison removal. The food composition for the tumor patients can exert the synergic effect of the anticancer factors in all the components to the greatest degree through the reasonable composition so as to help the tumor patients to prevent and resist cancers, and can comprehensively satisfy the dietary therapy demands and recovery conditioning of the tumor patients. All the selected components are edible materials without toxic or side effects on human bodies, and can be eaten for a long time.

The invention relates to a magnolia sirindhorniae seed germination and seedling cultivation method and belongs to the technical field of plant breeding. The method comprises the steps of oil slick removal, wherein seeds are cleaned with an alkaline solution after arils are removed, so that oil slicks outside are removed; seed soaking, wherein based on the variable-temperature seed soaking method, the seeds with the oil slicks removed are soaked in water which is 45-60 DEG C for 2-8 min, and then indoor-temperature seed soaking is conducted for 26-46 h after the temperature of water is lowered to indoor temperature; disinfection and dormancy breaking, wherein the seeds are disinfected with a disinfectant and then soaked in gibberellin for 36-60 h; germination accelerating, wherein the seeds are treated under light for 14-18 h and in dark for 6-10 h alternately in an environment with a relative humidity of 80-95% till the seeds are revealed; sowing, wherein the revealed seeds are sown in a fertilized matrix and cultivated to germinate. By the adoption of the method, the germination rate of the magnolia sirindhorniae seeds can be increased to over 50% from around 20%.

The invention discloses a heart and spleen-nourishing colla corii asini composition and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of health care food. The heart and spleen-nourishing colla corii asini composition is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 5 to 10 parts of lily bulb, 5 to 10 parts of poria cocos, 5 to 10 parts of lotus seeds, 17 to 22 parts of roasted malts, 28 to 32 parts of wheat, 5 to 10 parts of oysters, 9 to 12 parts of jasmine flowers, 9 to 12 parts of spina date seeds, 9 to 12 parts of fructus lycii, 5 to 15 parts of red dates, 5 to 15 parts of longan aril, 10 to 20 parts of black sesames, 10 to 20 parts of walnuts, 10 to 70 parts of colla corii asini and 10 to 70 parts of yellow wine. The heart and spleen-nourishing colla corii asini composition has a relatively good treatment effect on dysphoria, agrypnia, thin sloppy stool, dizziness, sallow complexion, inappetence, palpitation, hidrosis, irregular menstruation and soreness and weakness of waist and knees which are caused by insufficiency of heart and spleen, takes a quick response and does not have side effects.

The invention relates to the field of traditional Chinese medicines, and discloses a traditional-Chinese-medicine composition with the effects of nourishing vitality, consolidating body resistance, tonifying the kidney and strengthening yang and a preparation method thereof. The traditional-Chinese-medicine composition is prepared by combination of seal penis, yangyuancao (a medicinal herb with the effect of strengthening yang), cordyceps militaris, eucommia ulmoides male flower, lucid ganoderma, gecko, donkey penis, donkey milk, donkey placenta, cornua cervi pantotrichum, barbary wolfberry fruit, concha ostreae, maca, epimedium herb, radix ginseng, sea buckthorn fruit, dog penis, morinda officinalis root, Chinese yam tuber, rhizoma polygonati, okra root, leaf, flower or seed, cynomorium songaricum herb, longan aril, fructus amomi, poria cocos, Chinese date fruit, lotus seed, raspberry fruit, sword bean seed, chestnut kernal, clove flower, Chinese chive seed, sesame, cowpea seed, honey, cortex cinnamomi, gorgon fruit and pericarpium citri reticulatae. By reasonable compatibility of all traditional Chinese medicines, the traditional-Chinese-medicine composition disclosed by the invention has the functions of strengthening yang and tonifying the kidney, consolidating essence and stopping ejaculation, benefiting essence and tonifying qi, soothing liver and regulating qi, harmonizing the heart and the spleen, strengthening muscles and bones, dredging meridians and collaterals, activating blood and removing stasis, and dispelling wind and eliminating dampness; by clinical treatment for impotence and premature ejaculation of males, the effect is fast, the curative effect is good, and dependence and relapse are not caused; the traditional-Chinese-medicine composition has no toxic and side effects, lowers cost, is easily accepted by patients, and is suitable for all stages of the course of the impotence and premature ejaculation.

The invention discloses a making method of bitter gourd juice, comprising the steps of separating bitter gourd pulp, aril and bitter gourd seeds; adding water to the bitter gourd pulp and aril, stirring with a stirring unit, adding pectinase before standing, and suction filtering by vacuum to obtain filter residue and filtrate; adding water and yeast to the filter residue for fermentation, and filtering to obtain fermented liquid; drying and crushing the bitter gourd seeds, soaking with lemon juice, and filtering with gauze to obtain bitter gourd seed lemon juice; mixing the filtrate, the fermented liquid and the bitter gourd seed lemon juice, adding rock candy for fermenting, filtering with hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane, and sterilizing instantaneously at high temperature to obtain the bitter gourd juice; the making method is simple and easy to perform; by making the bitter gourd juice at low temperature, it is possible to reduce loss of nutrients in the bitter gourd during making and maximally retain the nutrients in the bitter gourd; by fermenting with the yeast, it is possible to decompose macromolecules into small molecules, it is easy for a human body to absorb and utilize, and the aril and seeds of the bitter gourd are made effectively use.

The germination accelerating method for Chinese torreya seed includes collecting mature Chinese torreya seed, eliminating aril, spreading in shade place while maintaining humidity for at most one week, germination accelerating in wet sand layer inside nursery land, covering with short arched plastic shed and high plastic shed, and conventional management. The present invention has one time raised Chinese torreya seed germination ratio, low cost and capacity of cultivating great amount of Chinese torreya stock seedlings.

The invention discloses a composition with a health function. The composition is characterized in that the composition is a medicament prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 5-75 parts of maca, 1-45 parts of cordyceps militaris, 1-45 parts of wolfberry fruits and 5-75 parts of longan aril. The composition is prepared by combining maca, cordyceps militaris, the wolfberry fruits and the longan aril; maca, cordyceps militaris, the wolfberry fruits and the longan aril are leached with ethanol to be prepared into a medicament, and the medicament has the excellent immunity enhancing and anti-fatigue functions no matter how much the dosage is; and wine prepared from the composition has a simple manufacturing process, and the product is natural, green, nutritional and healthy, and has the good health function.

A health-care wine and its production are disclosed. The wine consists of longan aril 140-160 proportion, mulberry fruit 20-30 proportion, chrysanthemum flower 20-30 proportion, barbary wolfberry fruit 30-50 proportion and 60 degree kaoliang spirit 2500 proportion. The process is carried out by preparing raw materials, crushing into 50-mesh coarse meal, adding into spirit, sealing, soaking at high-temperature for 7 days while agitating, filtering, pressing dregs, blending with filtrate, laying aside, re-filtering, collecting filtrate, adjusting alcohol to 38degree, flavoring, packing into bottles, heating in 75degree water bath and sterilizing for 15mins. It has tranquilizing, kidney-nourishing and body-strengthening functions.

The invention discloses health wine capable of tonifying Qi. The wine is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 5-6 parts of astragalus membranaceus, 6-7 parts of angelicae sinensis, 4-5 parts of poria cocos, 5-6 parts of cynanchum otophyllum, 6-7 parts of rhizoma atractylodis macrocephalae, 4-5 parts of radix rehmanniae preparata, 5-6 parts of codonopsis pilosula, 4-5 parts of ligusticum chuanxiong, 3-4 parts of glycyrrhiza uralensis, 2-3 parts of cinnamomum cassia, 7-10 parts of longan aril, 6-8 parts of schisandra chinensis, and 200-300 parts of Baijiu. The preparation method is as follows: grinding the raw materials into fine powder according to the weight ratio, placing the powder into a white gauze bag, and then placing the bag into a clean container; adding 200-300 parts of Baijiu into the container for soaking and sealing the opening of the container; opening the container 5 days later in spring or summer and 7 days later in autumn or winter, removing the bag, filtering the slag and bottling for later use. The health wine has the efficacies of replenishing blood, tonifying Qi, warming yang and expelling cold, is suitable for treating symptoms such as lacking in strength due to deficiency of vital energy, and no appetite, which are caused by insufficiency of the spleen, and has a good effect on treating symptoms, such as lacking in strength due to reduced appetite, and dizziness and palpitation, which are caused by deficiency of qi and blood.

An apparatus for separating the arils from a fruit such as a pomegranate. The apparatus comprising a perforated grid for fixing over a receptacle, and a dome for covering the fruit and a corresponding method for removing seeds from a fruit comprising:

• (a) opening the fruit into at least two pieces;
• (b) placing the opened fruit opening side down onto a perforated grid and placing a dome over the piece of fruit;
• (c) placing the grid over a receptacle;
• (d) tapping the dome to separate and dislodge the arils from the fruit so that they fall through the openings into the receptacle.

The present invention relates to a new use of lignan-type compounds or an extract of nutmeg or aril of nutmeg comprising the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a composition for skin whitening comprising a lignan-type compound or an extract of nutmeg or aril of nutmeg comprising the same. Because the lignan compound represented by Chemical Formulas 1 to 3 or the extract of nutmeg or aril of nutmeg has superior skin whitening activity by inhibiting melanin production and tyrosinase activity, it can be used for the preparation of a cosmetic composition, food composition or pharmaceutical composition for skin whitening.