Onion seed
(Ben Jing)
[synonym] Congzi (rihuazi materia medica).
[source] the seeds of Allium fistulosum, a lily plant. The plant morphology is shown in the "scallion white" section.
[collection] in summer and autumn, the ripe fruits are collected, dried in the sun, and the seeds are rubbed to remove impurities.
[medicinal materials] the dried seeds are triangular ovate, slightly concave on one side and protruding on the other side, with 1-2 ridges on the protruding surface. It is 2.5-3 mm long and 1.5-2 mm wide. The surface is black and smooth, with two small protuberances at the lower end, one is hilum and the other is micropyle. There are white seeds, rich in oil. It is very smelly and tastes like green onion. It is better to be full, black and free of impurities.
All over the country. Shandong has the largest output.
[flavor] pungent, warm.
① Ben Jing: "Xin, Wen. "
② "Pinhuijingyao": "pungent, warm, non-toxic. "
[function indications] warming kidney and improving eyesight. Treatment of impotence, dizziness.
① Ben Jing: "master the eye, fill in the deficiency. "
② "Detoxification of Veratrum" in the collection of notes to the classic of Materia Medica. "
③ "Records of traditional Chinese medicine": "treatment of kidney deficiency, impotence, dizziness. "
[prescription selection] 1. To treat dark eyes, fill the deficiency: take half a liter of onion as the end, take one spoonful of water for each degree, boil one liter and a half, filter the dross, and cook porridge with minced rice. Two pound onion seeds and honey balls as big as Wuzi. After eating, drink juice, take one or twenty pills, two or three days. (heart mirror of food medicine)
② Treatment: Honey one or two, onion heart seven, with boil, dripping into beads, spread silk paste. (primordial materia medica)
Chinese PinYin : Cong Shi
Onion seed
Leaves of Dryopteris orientalis. Dong Fang Wu Mao Jue Ye