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drug nameHemp Fruit
aliasHemp Seed、Hemp Seed
categoryCathartic
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[Variety Source]

This product is the mature seed of cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.), an annual herbaceous plant of the Moraceae family. It is cultivated throughout the country. Harvest when the fruits are ripe in autumn. Dry. Use raw, break into pieces when used.

[Property]

sweet, neutral. act on spleen and large intestinal channels.

[Efficacy]

moistening intestines to relieve constipation.

[Indications]

Used for constipation of intestinal dryness. This product is sweet and smooth, with a moist and fatty texture. It can moisten intestines to relieve constipation, and it also has the effect of nourishing and replenishing deficiency. It is suitable for the elderly, pregnant women and those who are frail and suffer from constipation syndrome of intestinal dryness and insufficient body fluid and blood. It is usually used together with other moistening intestines to relieve constipation, or in combination with medicinals such as Rhubarb Rhizoma and Magnolia Bark to enhance the laxative effect, such as Hemp Seed Pill.

[Documentation]

  1. Benjing: "tonifying middle and replenishing qi, taking it for a long time will make you fat and healthy."
  2. Yaopin Huayi: "Hemp Seed, it can moisturize the intestines and strengthen the body." Moisturizing can remove dryness, and can treat constipation in large intestines. It can be used by those who have dry blood in the elderly, have irregular qi and blood after childbirth, have original qi that has not recovered after illness, or are weak and unable to function."

[Usage and Dosage]

Decoct and take 10~15g, break into pieces and fry.

[Modern Pharmacology]

This product mainly contains fatty oil. It has the effect of lubricating the intestines. At the same time, it produces fatty acids when encountering alkaline decoction in the intestines, which stimulates the intestinal wall and enhances peristalsis. It has obvious antihypertensive effects on anesthetized cats and normal rats.

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