1. Aliases
Pilil and Parula.2. Plant morphology
Deciduous trees. The branches are gray with longitudinal stripes, and the young leaves and petiole base of the small branches often have rust colored hairs. Leaves spiral and clustered at the top of branches; Petiole hairless, often with 2 glands in the upper middle part, without stipules; Leaves papery, apex blunt or short pointed, base gradually narrow or blunt rounded, entire or microwave shaped, both sides hairless, sparsely white nodules, glossy, 5-8 pairs of lateral veins, dense dorsal network veins, small nodules. Spike inflorescences are axillary, often integrated into a corymb shape, densely covered with reddish brown filamentous hairs. The upper part is a male flower, and the base is a bisexual flower; Flowers 5 in number, light yellow, sessile; Calyx tube cup-shaped, 5-lobed, lobes triangular, covered with hairs; Petal deficiency; 10 stamens, born outside the hairy disk; The flower disc is 10 lobed and covered with reddish brown beards, only appearing on bisexual flowers; Ovary inferior, 1-loculed; The style is rod-shaped, with a thick and robust lower part, sparsely covered with hairy hairs, and a slender and slightly curved upper part. False drupe ovoid, densely covered with rust colored fuzzy hairs, with obvious 5 edges; 1 seed, without endosperm. The flowering period is from March to April, and the fruiting period is from May to July.
3. Origin distribution
Wild in sunny slopes and sparse forests at an altitude of 540-1350 meters. Distributed in Yunnan.
4. Harvesting and processing
Harvest the winter fruits when they are ripe, remove impurities, and dry them in the sun.
5. Characteristics of medicinal herbs
Oval or oval shaped, 2-3.8 centimeters long, with a diameter of 1.5-3 centimeters. The surface is brownish brown, covered with reddish brown fur, relatively fine and dense, with 5 ridges and smooth or irregular wrinkles between the ridges. Hard texture. The flesh is dark brown or light greenish yellow, and the core is light brownish yellow. 1 seed, with a brownish yellow seed coat and yellow white kernel, oily. Mild qi, astringent and bitter taste.
6. Nature, taste, and meridian tropism
Mild in nature, sweet and astringent in taste. There is no meridian.
7. Effect and function
Clear heat and detoxify, astringe and nourish blood, and harmonize various medicines. A heat clearing and detoxifying medicine belonging to the subcategory of heat clearing drugs.
8. Clinical applications
Dosage 3-9 grams, add more pills. Used to treat various fevers, dysentery, jaundice, liver and gallbladder diseases, and postoperative weakness.
9. Pharmacological research
Experimental results have shown that alcohol extracts can increase the secretion of bile in dogs, and the total homologous content in bile also significantly increases; Injecting the ethanol extract of Fructus Chebuliae into dogs can increase bile secretion and significantly increase the total solid content in the bile.
10. Chemical composition
Ethanol extract contains β - sitosterol, gallic acid, ellagic acid, ethyl gallate, chebulic acid, and carbohydrates. Another strong steroidal saponin component was isolated.
11. Taboos for use
External cough, acute enteritis, and early dysentery should not be used.
12. Compatibility prescription
① Blood heat, synergistic heat: 200 grams each of Terminalia chebula, Melia azedarach, or Polygonatum chebula, and Gardenia jasminoides, made into boiled powder. 3-5 grams each time, 1-3 times a day, decoct in water. (Xie Ri Tang in the Subsequent Medical Dictionary)
② Treatment of anal prolapse: Take an appropriate amount of hairy lotus seeds, boil them in water, let them cool down, and then wash the anus externally. (The Book of Worshiping the Earth and Relying on Medicine)
③ Treatment of chronic diarrhea: Take an appropriate amount of Fructus Chebuliae, stir fry until yellow, grind into fine powder, and rinse with hot water. (The Garden of Medicines)
④ Treatment of hemorrhoid swelling and pain: Take an appropriate amount of hairy lotus seeds, grind them into powder, and use cold boiled water to make a compress and apply it to the affected area. (The Garden of Medicines)
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