1, cassia seed, scientific name of traditional Chinese medicine. It is the dried and mature seed of Cassia cassia or Cassia cassia, a leguminous plant, which is famous for its eyesight. Harvest ripe fruits in autumn, dry them in the sun, sow seeds and remove impurities.
2, cassia seed tastes bitter, sweet, salty, slightly cold, and enters the liver, kidney and large intestine; Moistening intestines and relaxing bowels, reducing blood fat and improving eyesight, and treating constipation, hyperlipidemia and hypertension. Clearing liver, improving eyesight, promoting diuresis, relaxing bowels, stopping diarrhea, lowering blood pressure and blood lipid.
3. Cassia seed is panicum miliaceum, upright and stout, with a height of 1-2m. Cassia has yellow flowers, slender pods and quadrangular prisms; Cassia has smaller plants and shorter pods.
Extended data:
1, born on hillside, roadside and wilderness, likes hot and humid climate. Suitable for growing in sandy loam, humus soil or soil with medium fertilizer content.
2. Lowering blood fat and blood pressure Its functions of lowering blood fat and blood pressure are suitable for patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as hyperlipidemia, obesity, hypertension, coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis.
3. Preventing computer radiation Drinking cassia seed tea regularly can protect the optic nerve, especially for white-collar workers and office workers who often sit in front of computers, which can protect their eyesight and prevent radiation.
4. Softening blood vessels For patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis, it can soften blood vessels and reduce the incidence of myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction.
5, clearing the intestines and relaxing bowels For people who are often constipated, they can make defecation smooth and not thin, and there is no discomfort such as abdominal pain. Chronic constipation patients often take it without harm.
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