1. Alias
Guazao, Zhizao, Jigou, Jizhuli, Shumi, Jizhuguo, Mumi, Miqulu, Huanyangteng.
2. Plant morphology
Deciduous trees. Up to 10 meters high. The bark is dark gray, with many deep longitudinal cracks, and the small branches are reddish brown. Single leaves alternate, leaves are ovate or broadly ovate, petioles have rust colored fine hairs. The inflorescence is axillary or terminal, with a total peduncle length of 6 centimeters. The flowers are mixed and pale yellow green in color; Sepals 5, nearly ovate triangular, petals 5, inverted, apex flat, slightly concave, rolled up on both sides; Male flowers have 5 stamens, thin filaments, and degenerated ovaries; There are 5 stamens and 1 pistil in bisexual flowers. The ovary is located in the flower disk, with 3 chambers and 1 ovule per chamber. The style is 3-lobed. The fruit is nearly circular or broadly elliptical in shape, with a diameter of 6-8 millimeters, gray brown, 3 chambers, and each containing 1 seed. The inflorescence axis becomes thick when the fruit matures, with a diameter of 3-5 millimeters and a reddish brown color. The seeds are flattened, with a diameter of 3-5 millimeters, a thickness of 1-1.5 millimeters, and a reddish brown color. Glossy, slightly raised on the back, flat on the belly. The flowering period is from May to June, and the fruiting period is in October.
3. Origin distribution
Born by the edge of a ditch, roadside, or valley. Distributed in North China, East China, Southwest China and other regions of China.
4. Harvesting and processing
When the fruit is ripe from October to November, pick the fruit with fleshy inflorescence axis, dry it in the sun, and remove the seeds.
5. Characteristics of medicinal herbs
Flat circular, slightly raised on the back, relatively flat on the abdomen, with a diameter of 3-5 millimeters and a thickness of about 2 millimeters. The surface is reddish brown to reddish brown, smooth and glossy, with an elliptical dotted hilum at the base, a slightly convex commissure at the top, and a longitudinal and raised ridge on the ventral surface. The seed coat is hard, about 1 millimeter thick, and the endosperm is milky white and oily. It is surrounded by two thick cotyledons, which are light yellow to grass green in color and also oily. The qi is weak, and the taste is bitter and astringent.
6. Sexual Taste Returning to the Classics
Flat in nature, sweet in taste. Returning to the Stomach Meridian.
7. Effect and Function
Relieve thirst, eliminate annoyance, clear dampness and heat, and relieve alcohol and toxins. Diuretic and gonococcal drugs classified under the category of diuretics and diuretics.
8. Clinical application
Take 4.5-9 grams of decoction orally; Or soaked in alcohol. Used to treat symptoms such as restlessness, thirst, nausea, and constipation.
9. Pharmacological research
Inhibit the central nervous system; step-down; Anti lipid peroxidation; Enhance overall physical fitness. Pharmacological experiments have shown that it has a significant diuretic effect on rabbits without any side effects.
10. Chemical composition
It mainly contains components such as rye grass alkaloid, β - carboline, paeoniflorin C, paeoniflorin D, paeoniflorin G, paeoniflorin G ', paeoniflorin H, sophocarpine, paeoniflorin A, paeoniflorin C, glucose, and calcium malate.
11. Usage taboos
People with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold should avoid using it.
12. Compatibility prescription
① Treatment for drunkenness: 30g of Fructus Aurantii, decoct in water and take orally. Or 12 grams of dried Fructus Aurantii (crushed), 9 grams of Pueraria lobata, decoct and take with water. (Anhui Chinese Herbal Medicine)
② To treat symptoms such as heatstroke, restlessness, thirst, dizziness, and oliguria: 30g of Hovenia dulcis and 30g of bamboo leaves each. Boil it in water. (Huashan Medicinal Journal)
③ Treatment for rheumatic paralysis: 150g of Fructus Aurantii and 15g of Wisteria bark. Soak 1000 milliliters of wine, take 15-30 milliliters each morning and evening. (Guizhou Herbal Medicine)
④ Treatment of rheumatism and numbness: 120g of Hovenia dulcis Thunb, 500g of Baijiu, soak for 3-5 days, and take 1 small glass each time. Twice a day. (Anhui Chinese Herbal Medicine)
⑤ To treat fever, restlessness, and poor urination: 9 grams each of Fructus Aurantii and Anemarrhena, 24 grams of Lonicera japonica, and 3 grams of Lampherb. Boil it in water. (Qingdao Herbal Medicine Handbook)
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