Shenhuangdou

Shenhuangdou

(Ben Jing Feng Yuan)

Huihuidou (medicinal materials).

[source] it is the fruit of Cassia obtusifolia.

[plant morphology] Cassia obtusifolia

tree. The twigs are silky. They are double pinnate compound leaves, opposite; petioles and rachis without glands; leaflets 6-12 pairs, thin leathery, elliptic, oblong, 1.5-3.5 cm long, 1-1.5 cm wide, apex rounded or concave, glabrous above and hairy below. Umbels terminal, 4 cm long; bracts ovate lanceolate, persistent, 8 mm long; sepals 5, ovate, 5-8 mm long, 4-6 mm wide; petals 5, pink, long ovate, with short stalks, 2.5-3 cm long, 1-1.5 cm wide; stamens 10, 3, 7, 7, short; pistils 1, style incurved, stigma truncated. Pods cylindric, dark brown, with distinct nodes, 30-60 cm long. The flowering period is June (Guangzhou).

Most of them are planted in gardens. Distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other places.

[collection] in autumn, the fruits are picked and dried after ripening.

[medicinal material] the dried pods are cylindrical, up to 60 cm in length and 1.5-2 cm in diameter. Fruit stalk is visible at one end, about 1.4 cm long, with dark brown surface and obvious nodes, containing most seeds. The tender endocarp is oily and black, and the seed is not full and can not be peeled into a single seed. When mature, the endocarp is grayish green and the seeds are plump, which can be peeled into single grains. Each single grain is flat and cylindrical like chess, about 6~7 mm thick, about 12~18 mm in diameter, and two mask on top and bottom. There is an arc purple spot in the center, and the sound can be ringing. Seeds oblate ovoid, ca. 1 cm long, ca. 8 mm wide, surface reddish brown, glossy, hilum distinct. It's hard. No Qi, bitter taste. It is better to be full of heat and shake it soundly, and it is better to be quiet.

It is mainly produced in Yunnan and Guangdong.

[chemical constituents] the seed contains fixed oil, galactose and mannan. The flower contains Jujuboside, jujubitol acetate, jujubolide, palmitic acid, stearic acid, arachidic acid, eicosanoic acid, eicosanoic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, hexanol, γ - sitosterol and its α - glucoside.

[processing] peel off the shell, take the seeds and dry them in the sun.

"Gangmu Shiyi": "use the tube tile fire to bake, remove its black shell, and grind. "

[nature and taste] pharmacology: "warm in nature, sweet and bitter in taste. "

[functions and indications] 1. In Gangmu Shiyi, it says: "thin acne, detoxification. "

② "Chinese medicine shape and sex experience identification method": "rash and pox. "

[usage and dosage] take it at the end of the study.

[selection of prescriptions] ① if the acne is treated from above the chest and below the umbilicus, and there is no one in the middle, it is called two head acne. The Qi and blood can not run through the upper and lower parts, and the cold toxin may stagnate between the waist and umbilicus. If it is not treated urgently, it will turn pale after seven days. When you see the spot, you need 30 grains of Shengqi, Danggui, Chishao, Platycodon grandiflorum, Fangfeng, Jingjie, Houpu, Dipsacus, Baizhi, Shancha, Mutong, shenhuangdou. If you have acne in the middle of taking this medicine, it will be safe. (new book on vaccination)

② Cure pox will not hair when: God soybean shell roast dry, with beans, grind fine, water service. (Ling Mi Dan Yao Jian)

③ When pox is about to come out: use shenhuang beans, one for each year, peel off the shell and endodermis, bake half of the tiles, leave half raw, and mix with coriander soup. The more serious the poison is, the rarer the light one is, and only seven pills are given to those over ten years old. If you don't get acne, you can't get it if you take it with water. (the Baoji prescription in the collection of compendium)

Chinese PinYin : Shen Huang Dou