Famous Guilin Specialty - Luo Hanguo
Fructus Momordica, called Luohanguo in Chinese, is primarily grown in southern China's Guangxi Province, with the majority coming from the mountains of Guilin. In China, traditional Chinese doctors have used Luohanguo as an expectorant, to fight heat stroke, acute or chronic throat inflammation, aphonia, and chronic cough for centuries.
The sweet compounds from Luohanguo are about 250 times sweeter than cane sugar and are extremely low in calories, so that it is a good natural sweetener for patients who suffer from diseases that forbid ingesting sugar, such as diabetes, adiposity, high blood pressure, and cardiopathy.
It has been reported that the residents who live near Yongfu and Lingui Counties (of Guilin), are recognized as having an unusually high number of residents living to age 100 years or more. Some people attribute this to the consumption of Luohanguo.
The dried fruit may be bought in almost all the Guilin markets. The outer surface of the dried fruit is round and smooth, dusty yellow-brown or dusty green-brown. It is covered with fine, soft hair. The fruit is covered by hard but thin skin. The entire fruit, including the seeds, has a nice sweet flavor. Luohanguo is best steeped in tea.
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