About porcupine date

Porcupine date is a rare "stone" that found in the stomach of a porcupine. Porcupine is a mammalian that live in forests. It has a coat of sharp spines that defend them from predators. It is herbivore. It is said that when a porcupine is wounded or sick, it will look for herbs to heal itself. As the healing progress, stone may form in the stomach. As the body system, genetic build up, and the environment where the porcupine get herbs for healing are different from each other, hence the outlook, the smoothness, the size, the quality, and the colours of the porcupine dates that formed are different. may has The porcupine date that stay longer in the body of the porcupine

bigger size, much more medicament properties, and hence better quality. However, not all porcupines produce porcupine date in their bodies, and if it does one porcupine only can form one porcupine date each. This is why porcupine dates are of precious price. There are 3 types of porcupine dates, namely, 1. "Blooded",

2. stronger hence it smooth surface porcupine 3. surface when colour. good quality

"Powdery", this type of porcupine date is found in much porcupine. It is of the best quality among all types and is the most expensive type of porcupine dates. It has and it is much more harder when compared to other types of dates. "Grassy", this type of porcupine date has more coarser compared to the other two types. It is of greenish brown Although it is among the cheapest porcupine date it is of as well.

The differences depend on the regions where the porcupines are found. Nowadays, the "blooded" is not common. The "powdery" and the "grassy" types are as good. In tradition, porcupine date had been used as medicine by hill tribes in the Southern China and South-East Asia. Olden Chinese medical text had recorded the uses of porcupine date. It is used as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, natural antibody, immunization booster, and body-detox. Today, the porcupine date is well-known in Chinese society in South-East Asia. It is widely used by the Chinese Malaysian as an alternative medicine in the treatment of cancer, dengue fever, meningitis, herpes, throat infection, pneumonia and others. Dosage: Children Adult : : 0.1-0.2 g 0.3-0.4 g

Take one to three times a day, depend on individual health conditions. Administration: Dissolve the powder in the mouth directly, or dissolve it in a table spoon with water. It is best taken with an empty stomach.