Nicknames: Chinese toon pod, Chinese toon pod, Phoenix eye seed, Chinese toon tree convex, Chinese toon seed, Chinese toon seed, Spring bell seed
Harvesting and processing: Harvesting from August to September when the fruit is ripe, removing the stem, and drying in the sun.
Medicinal parts: Fruit
Origin: National
Subject: Sapindaceae
Original plant: Ailanthus altissima
Plant condition: deciduous trees
It can reach a height of up to 20m. The bark is smooth with straight shallow cracks, and the tender branches are reddish brown, covered with sparse soft hairs.
Odd feather compound leaves alternate, measuring 45-90cm in length; Leaves 13-25, foul smelling after rubbing, ovate lanceolate, 7-12cm long, 2-4.5cm wide, apex gradually pointed, base obliquely truncated, entire margin, usually 1-2 pairs of coarse serrations at the base, and 1 gland on the dorsal surface of the tooth tip.
Apiform inflorescence; Floral diversity, white with green; Male flowers have 10 stamens; The ovary has 5 carpels and the stigma is 5 lobed.
The samara is elongated and elliptical, measuring 3-5cm in length. The flowering period is from April to May, and the fruit ripening period is from August to September.
Characteristics of Phoenix Eyed Grass Medicinal Materials: The dried winged fruit is rectangular, flat, slightly curled at both ends, measuring 3.5-4 centimeters in length and 1-1.2 centimeters in width. It is yellow brown in color, with a slight luster, and has fine veins and a membranous texture on the surface. There is a horizontal convex pattern in the middle, and the central protrusion is flattened into a spherical shape. It contains one seed, and a few winged fruits have residual fruit stalks. The seed is flattened and round in shape, with a yellow brown seed coat and two thick yellow green oil rich cotyledons inside. The taste is bitter, especially the seeds.
Phoenix eye herbal properties:
[Preparation]
1. Purification: Remove impurities and cut into pieces.
2. Roasting: Stir fry: Take the medicinal herbs of Phoenix Eye Grass, put them in a pot, stir fry until black, and grind them into powder.
【 Taste 】 Bitter taste; Astringent; Sexual coolness
【 Indications 】 Clearing heat and dampness; Stop dysentery; Stop bleeding. Main dysentery; White turbidity; Take it down; Rectal bleeding; Urine blood; Collapse leakage
[Usage and Dosage] Oral administration: decoction, 3-9g; Or at the end of the research. For external use: appropriate amount, decoct and wash with water.
【 Appendix 】 Chunjia San "Shengji Zonglu": Used to treat intestinal wind and diarrhea. White discharge powder "Liaoning Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicine Handbook": White discharge, urethritis.
【 Discussions from Various Schools 】
1. "Jiayou Bencao": Blood in stool.
2. "Compilation of Medicinal Materials": Treat intestinal wind, rectal bleeding, urinary bleeding, and bone spurs.
3. Shandong Traditional Chinese Medicine: It is a hemostatic drug. Treat women's blood death.
4. "Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine": It has the same function as Chunbaipi (Quebai pi) and is commonly used for hemostasis.
5. Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines in Northeast China: Treatment of Ejaculation and Impotence; Stir fry and grind to treat rectal bleeding.
6. "Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines in Northeast China": Treatment of Hematochezia, Hematuria, and Blood Collapse.
7. "Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines in Shanghai": Used to treat dysentery, rectal bleeding, and vaginal discharge. "
[Attachment]
① Treating intestinal wind and diarrhea: Toon pods, used for half a life, half burned and stored, crushed into powder, taken for one yuan per dose, mixed with warm rice and drink at any time. (From the "General Record of St. Ji", Chunjia San)
② Treatment for vaginal discharge and urethritis: Two liang of phoenix eye grass, stir fried yellow flour, two yuan per dose, served with plain water. (Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines in Liaoning)
Washing hair and improving eyesight: Phoenix eye grass, boil ash and water to wash hair, adding Chun skin ash is especially good. (Hygiene Easy Recipe)“