Sweet melon seeds

Sweet melon seeds

(Kaibao materia medica)

[synonym] sweet melon seed (BIE Lu), melon kernel and melon petal (Ben Jing Feng Yuan).

[source] it is the seed of Cucurbitaceae melon. For plant morphology, please refer to "melon".

[collection] the seeds of melon were collected in summer and autumn and dried in the sun.

[medicinal material] the dried seeds are ovoid, flat, 6-7 mm long, 3-4 mm wide and 1 mm thick. Apex slightly pointed, with an inconspicuous hilum, base obtuse. The surface is yellow white or light brown red, smooth and slightly glossy. Under the enlarged microscope, fine longitudinal lines can be seen on the surface. The seed coat is hard and brittle, with a white membranous endosperm, which is wrapped outside two cotyledons. The cotyledons are white and rich in oil. There is no breath, and the taste is light. It is better to be yellow white and full grain.

Mainly produced in Shandong, Hebei, Shaanxi, Henan, Jiangsu and other places.

[chemical composition] it contains about 27% of fatty oil, including linoleic acid, oleic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid and myristic acid glyceride, lecithin and cholesterol. It also contains about 5.78% globulin and glutenin, galactan, glucose, gum, resin, etc.

[pharmacological action] the water, ethanol or ether extracts and seed oil of the whole seed and peeled seed all had repellent effect on cats. In vitro test, Ascaris lumbricoides and Taenia solium can be killed in 10 minutes to 1.5 hours at the concentration of 1:10, but the ethanol and ether extracts of peeled seeds have very weak effect on Taenia solium, and can not be killed in 1.5 to 3 hours. At the same time, the water extract of the whole seed was tested on cats in vivo. At the dose of 1-4 g / kg body weight, the effect of killing Ascaris lumbricoides and Taenia solium was achieved. The extract and fatty oil of sweet melon seeds were not found to be toxic to cats when the dosage was up to 8 G. The extracts of this plant are fungicidal.

[nature and taste] Compendium: "sweet, cold. "

Functions and indications: dispersing stasis, removing blood stasis, clearing lung and moistening intestines. Treatment of abdominal agglomeration, intestinal carbuncle, cough and thirst.

① Bielu: "it is the most important medicine for obstruction of intestine, stomach and spleen. "

② Materia medica notes: "stop menstruation too much, for the end of oil, water transfer service. "

③ Compendium: "clearing lung and moistening intestines, relieving thirst in harmony. "

④ "Traditional Chinese medicine annals": "fall flutter blood stasis, intestinal carbuncle, cough and thirst. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 3-5 yuan; or into pills, powder.

[prescription selection] ① for intestinal carbuncle, abdominal swelling and pain, urination like drenching, or difficult stool, purulent: sweet melon seeds, Angelica (fried) one or two, snake skin one. Grind coarse powder, take four money each time, water one and a half, fry one, take before eating, benefit next evil thing is wonderful. (Sheng Hui Fang)

② Treatment of halitosis: sweet melon seeds as powder, honey and, daily hollow wash end, including a pill such as jujube seed, also apply teeth. (Qian Jin Fang)

③ Treatment of lumbocrural pain: sweet melon seeds three Liang, wine soak for ten days, for the end. Three dollars for each serving, three days for hollow wine. (Shouyu shenfang)

[discussion by famous experts] 1. Tang Ben Cao: "bielu says, Gan Gua Zi "Materia Medica" that wax gourd, but with the pedicle, not Yunzi. Ren, this Changyong soup used, layman or not with wax gourd. "

② "Ben Jing Feng Yuan" says: "melon kernel is specialized in opening phlegm and promoting qi. Bielu is an important medicine for treating abdominal agglomerations and breaking abscess and blood. Qianjin has Weijing Decoction for treating lung carbuncle and peony Dahuang Decoction for treating intestinal carbuncle. However, if it is yellow and sweet, it will not hurt the stomach. If it is green and bitter, it can not be used as medicine. "

Chinese PinYin : Tian Gua Zi