This product is a rare and commonly used traditional Chinese medicine, and the original name is documented in the book "Shu Ben Cao", and the original name is Xu Sui Zi.

Alias: Xu Sui Zi

Source: Dried mature seeds of Euphorbia lathyris L., a biennial herbaceous plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. Mostly cultivated.

Origin: Mainly produced in Yu County, Henan, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, in addition to Hebei, Sichuan, Liaoning, Jilin and other places.

Trait identification: the seeds are oval or oval, about 6mm long and 5mm in diameter. One end is thick and round, the other is thinner, and there is a pimple-like substance (mons), which has usually fallen off, leaving a small white dot and is obliquely cut. The surface is grayish-brown with reticulated wrinkles and a groove-like ridge on one side. The seed coat is thin, hard and brittle, broken, and the kernel is oval, yellowish-white, shiny, and has two cotyledons. It is very oily, and it can flow out transparent oil when pressed by hand, and the taste is pungent and toxic. It is considered to be of better quality to have full grains and no impurities.

Main ingredients: quercetin, recimarin, fatty oil (accounting for 40~46%), gum, etc.

Pharmacological effects: diuresis and diarrhea, the effect is no worse than Da Ji or Gan Sui, but the toxicity is also greater, so the experience of the predecessors said: "Xu Sui Zi causes diarrhea the fastest, but is poisonous and harmful, so do not take too much", poisoning can appear violent vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, mania, high body temperature, sweating and other symptoms. This herb should not be taken in large quantities or for a long time, and should not be taken by those who are weak.

Processing: Peel off the seed coat to extract the kernel, squeeze out the oil and take the frost.

Taste: pungent and warm, toxic.

Meridian: into the liver, kidney, and large intestine meridian.

Function: Diarrhea and swelling, breaking blood stagnation and passing menstruation.

Indications: edema, amenorrhea with ascites, blood stasis and clots.

Note: The seeds contain 40~46% fatty oil and 0.6% horse chestnut pavilion, and the fatty oil contains euphorbia milk fat.

Clinical application:

Mainly used for the treatment of liver cirrhosis ascites and advanced schistosomiasis, which is a case of edema, good physique, and poor bowel and bowel movements, white kernels can be taken, pounded into a puree, packed into capsules, 6g each time, taken on an empty stomach in the morning, increased saliva secretion, dizziness, nausea, diarrhea can be seen within three hours after taking it, and recovery after three hours. Those with mild disease can be effective after taking it once. Generally, it is necessary to take the medicine once every 5 days, a total of 2~3 times. Traditionally, it is believed that alkaline salts and indigestible foods should be avoided when taking this herb.

    Another usage is to take the herb in cream form, you can take the seed to remove the shell, and grind and then discard the oil, and then grind into a cream form, called "Qian Jin Shuang", each time take 0.3~0.45g.

Dosage: 1.5~4.5g each time, more as honey pill or powder. Cream can be used with 0.3~4.5g.

Prescription examples

· 0.45g of gold cream, take with boiling water on an empty stomach, once a day, for two consecutive days.

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