Chinese medicine believes that Semen Platycladi has a good effect of nourishing the heart, calming the nerves, moistening the intestines and relaxing the bowels. Judging from its efficacy, the health care value of Semen Platycladi is also relatively high.
1. Application of Semen Platycladi in nourishing the heart and calming the nerves.
Platycladus orientalis itself is a harmless greening plant, so its seed kernel is not toxic, and Chinese medicine believes that the seed kernel of Platycladus orientalis is not astringent, cold and dry, suitable for all ages and can be used normally.
The leaves of Platycladus orientalis are sweet in taste, good at removing troubles and nourishing, and are especially suitable for all kinds of palpitations, anxiety, insomnia, dreaminess and forgetfulness caused by heart-blood deficiency and heart-kidney dystrophy.
For example, when people feel uneasy because of insufficient blood supply to the heart due to physical weakness and stress, and have difficulty sleeping at night, they can use Platycladus orientalis with Radix Astragali, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Poria, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Semen Ziziphi Spinosae and other medicinal materials, which will help people nourish their hearts, generate blood and help them sleep.
However, if the heart and kidney in the body are dystrophy, which leads to dreaminess at night, forgetfulness during the day and trance, you can also use Platycladus orientalis leaf seeds with Ophiopogon japonicus, Lycium barbarum, Cornus officinalis, Dioscorea opposita, raspberry, etc., which can nourish the heart and strengthen the kidney and help sleep.
2, Baiziren can also relax the bowels.
The seed kernel of the plant itself contains a lot of oil, and the seed kernel of Platycladus orientalis is rich in fatty oil, which is quite effective for moistening intestines and relaxing bowels.
At the same time, Semen Platycladi is sweet and nourishing, which has a good relieving effect on constipation and intestinal obstruction caused by some common physical and blood deficiency and body fluid deficiency in middle-aged and elderly people.
In life, you can directly cook porridge with some arborvitae kernels, walnuts, pine nuts and japonica rice. It can not only play a nourishing role, but also achieve the effect of removing dryness and relaxing bowels.
Platycladus orientalis leaf is a kind of health food, and there is no strict requirement on its dosage. Generally, it is about 15g.