1. Aliases
Tian Nai, soap needle, soap pod thorn, Tian Ding Ming, soap horn needle.
2. Plant morphology
tree. Up to 15 meters tall, the thorns are thick and cone-shaped, often branching. The pinnate compound leaves are clustered, with 6-14 leaflets. They are long ovate, elliptical to ovate lanceolate, 3-9 cm long and 1-3 cm wide, with fine teeth at the edges. Racemes axillary, flowers mixed, sepals 4, petals 4, yellow white, stamens 6-8, ovary hairy along sutures. The pods are flat, elongated, and scabbard like, purple brown when ripe, sometimes covered with white wax powder. The flowering period is from March to May, and the fruiting period is from September to October.
3. Origin distribution
Born in the sunny areas of mountain forests, valleys, roadsides, ditches, and village houses, it is widely cultivated. Distributed throughout the north and south of China.
4. Harvesting and processing
Harvested year-round, directly dried, or dried while fresh sliced.
5. Characteristics of medicinal herbs
Medicinal products include main thorns and thorns with 1-2 branches. The main spike is 3-15 centimeters long or longer, with a diameter of 0.3-1 centimeters; The branching thorns are 1-6 centimeters long, with sharp tips. The surface is purple brown or brownish brown. Lightweight, hard and not easily broken. Slices are 0.1 to 0.3 centimeters thick, often with sharp spikes; The wood is yellow white, the pulp is loose, and it is light reddish brown; Crunchy and easily broken. Odorless, with a light taste.
6. Nature, taste, and meridian tropism
Warm in nature and spicy in taste. Guigan Meridian and Stomach Meridian.
7. Effect and function
Reduce swelling, detoxify, expel pus, and kill insects. Belonging to insecticides and antipruritic drugs.
8. Clinical applications
Dosage of 3-9 grams, decoct in water, apply an appropriate amount externally, steam with vinegar and apply juice to the affected area. To treat the initial onset of carbuncle or non ulceration of pus; External treatment for scabies and leprosy. Carbuncle, swelling, and toxin are often used together with pangolins in cases where pus has not yet formed. At the beginning of carbuncle, traditional Chinese medicines such as honeysuckle, licorice, frankincense, myrrh, etc. are often added to clear heat and detoxify, promote blood circulation and reduce swelling; If the body is weak and the pus becomes difficult to rupture, it should be treated with Huangqi and Angelica to detoxify and expel pus, promoting its rupture. Or simply cook and eat with the old hen. Another treatment for postpartum milk stasis is to mix with Chaihu, Baizhi, Lulu, and Wangbuliuxing to promote lactation and reduce swelling. Adding rice vinegar to thicken the juice can be applied externally to treat stubborn ringworm.
9. Pharmacological research
The decoction has an inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis using the plate punching method; The inhibitory rate of water immersion on sarcoma-180 is 32.8%.
10. Chemical composition
Contains flavonoids, phenols, amino acids, quercetin, fisetin, lignin, colorless anthocyanins, palmitic acid, and other ingredients.
11. Taboos for use
It is not suitable to take any carbuncle that has already collapsed, and pregnant women should also avoid it.
12. Compatibility prescription
① Treatment for breast abscess: 15 grams of soapberry thorn (semi roasted with raw) and 9 grams of clam powder. Refine the upper medicine. Take 3 grams per serving and adjust the wine accordingly. (Renzhai Zhizhi Fang)
② Postpartum milk retention after treatment: Soap horn thorns and vine thorns each have their own burning properties, and are divided into powder. Take 6 grams of each warm wine. (Pocket Formula)
③ Treatment of retained placenta: Soap horn thorns burn to the end. Take 3 grams per serving and mix with warm wine. (The Compendium cites the Supplement to the Good Prescriptions of Xiong Women)
④ Treatment for insufficient milk: 6 grams each of soapberry thorn and Wangbuliuxing, 15 grams of astragalus, and 2 pig trotters. Boil until the meat is tender, remove the medicine residue, eat the meat and drink soup. (Anhui Chinese Herbal Medicine)
⑤ Treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: 360 grams of soap thorns and soap horn branches. Fry the soup until it turns yellow wine, take it three times a day, and finish it in two days. (Anti Cancer Materia Medica)
The content of the article is for clinical reference only. Non professionals in traditional Chinese medicine are not allowed to try medication.