[Variety Source]
This product is the mature seed of the Caryophyllaceae annual or perennial herbaceous plant Brassica miltiorrhiza. It is produced throughout the country, mainly in Jiangsu, Hebei, Shandong, and Northeast China. In summer, when the fruits are ripe and the peel has not yet cracked, the plants are harvested, sun-dried, the seeds are laid, impurities are removed, and the fruit is dried and used raw or stir-fried.
[Property]
bitter, neutral. act on liver and stomach channels.
[Efficacy]
Promotes blood circulation and regulates menstruation, promotes lactation, eliminates carbuncle, diuresis and relieves stranguria.
[Indications]
- It is used for blood stasis amenorrhea, dysmenorrheal and other diseases. This product is good at unblocking blood vessels, moves without stopping, and has the effect of invigorating the blood to unblock collaterals. It is often used with Chinese Angelica, Sichuan Lovage Rhizome, Carthamus Same as.
- It is used for postpartum lactation and acute mastitis. This product acts on the blood aspect, returns to the liver and stomach meridians, can circulate blood vessels, regulate lactation, and treat postpartum agalactia. It can be used with Pangolin Scales to enhance the ability of lactation; if postpartum qi and blood are deficient, the milk If it is rare, it should be paired with Astragalus Root, Chinese Angelica or Chinese Angelica, Pig's Trotter. tonifying qi blood to increase milk secretion. To treat acute mastitis, this product is bitter and can invigorate blood to resolve carbuncle. It is often used with Trichosanthis Fruit and Dandelion.
- Used for heat stranguria, blood stranguria, urolithic stranguria and other diseases. This product has a diuretic and anti-depressant effect and is often used with Pyrrosia Leaf, Lilac Pink Herb and other mutual reinforcements.
- In recent years, this product is also commonly used to treat prostatitis, and can be used with Carthamus, Patrinia and the like.
[Documentation]
- Bielu: "Relieve epistaxis, Yongju malignant sores, impotent breasts, difficult delivery to women."
- Yaoxing Lun I >: "Cure wind and poison, open blood vessels."
- Bencao Gangmu: "Facilitate urination." "Cowherb Seed can remove blood, it is the medicine of Yangming Chongren, commonly known as "Pangolin" Scales, the king does not stay, the woman obeys the words "the breasts will flow", which shows that her sexual behavior is not stable."
[Usage and Dosage]
6~10 grams. Decoct and take.
[Precaution]
Pregnant women should use with caution.
[Modern Pharmacology]
This product contains a variety of saponins, including Cowherb Seed saponins, which are hydrolyzed to obtain Cowherb Seed secondary saponins, which are further decomposed to obtain dianthus saponins, and contain Cowherb Seed flavonoid glycosides, as well as biogenic glycosides and coumarin compounds. It has inhibitory effects on Ehrlich abdominal retention of water tumor and human lung cancer.
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