Harvest ripe fruits in autumn, dry them in the sun, sow seeds and remove impurities.
Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica: "Treat green blindness, red and white eyes, red and painful eyes, tears, and benefit from long-term service."
"Records of Famous Doctors": "Cure oral and lip bruises."
"Rihuazi Materia Medica": "Help liver qi and benefit essence water; Apply it at the end, reduce swelling and detoxify, treat temple headache, and stick it to the brain to stop nosebleed; Make a better pillow than black beans to cure the wind and improve your eyesight. "
Compendium of Materia Medica: "Treat five furuncle in children, wipe tinea furuncle."
Exploring the source of medical forest: Xie Xie Shui.
Hunan Medical Journal: "Improving eyesight and diuresis. Treat dizziness, beriberi, edema, lung abscess and chest pain. "
(1) is slightly rhombic or short cylindrical, and its two ends are inclined in parallel.
(2) The surface is green-brown or dark brown, smooth and shiny, with one end flat and the other end inclined. There are 65,438+0 protruding ridges on the dorsal ventral surface, and 65,438+0 obliquely symmetrical linear concave lines or light yellow stripes on both sides of the ridge line.
(3) Hard and thin seed coat, cotyledons 2, yellow, folded and overlapped into an "S" shape.
According to traditional experience, it is better to have full particles, dry bodies and no impurities.
Chinese medicine believes that cassia seed is sweet, bitter, salty and slightly cold; Liver and large intestine meridians entered. Has the effects of clearing away heat, improving eyesight, moistening intestines and relaxing bowels. It has good curative effect on red eyes, pain, photophobia, tears, headache, dizziness, blurred vision and constipation.
1. Cinnamon green tea beverage
5 grams of cassia seed and 5 grams of green tea.
Production: Stir-fry Semen Cassiae with low fire until the fragrance overflows, take it out and let it cool, then pour it into boiling water with green tea for drinking.
Functions: clearing away heat, calming the liver, lowering blood fat and lowering blood pressure, relaxing bowels, improving eyesight and benefiting eyes.
It is suggested that the aroma overflows when frying, and frying is not allowed; People with spleen and stomach weakness and deficiency of qi and blood should not take it.
2. Qi Ju cassia seed tea
Formula Lycium barbarum 10g, Chrysanthemum 3g, Cassia 20g.
Preparation: Fructus Lycii, Flos Chrysanthemi and Semen Cassiae are brewed with boiling water at the same time, and can be drunk after 15 minutes.
Functions: clearing liver and purging fire, nourishing yin and improving eyesight, lowering blood pressure and blood lipid.
3. Cassia seed honey drink
The formula is fried cassia seed 10 ~ 15g and honey 20 ~ 30g.
Production: Mash Semen Cassiae, add 300~400 ml of water, decoct for 65438 00 minutes, and pour honey to mix well.
Usage is twice in the morning and evening.
Function to moisten the intestines and relieve constipation. Can be used for treating prostatic hyperplasia and habitual constipation.
Diarrhea and hypotension should be used with caution.
Edible taboo
Non-clinical practitioners are not allowed to use drugs without authorization to avoid adverse consequences. Patients must take medicine under the guidance of a clinician.
Author/Xu Chuangeng
Source/WeChat WeChat official account "China Medical Science and Technology Publishing House"