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Cassia seed
Cassia seed, also called cassia cassia, horseshoe cassia, obtuse cassia, false mung bean, mainly produced in Anhui, Guangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Guangdong and other places, is an annual semi-shrub-like herb. It is famous for its work. Chinese medicine believes that cassia seed is sweet, bitter, salty, slightly cold in nature, and returns to the liver and large intestine meridian. It has the effects of clearing the liver and improving eyesight, moistening the intestines and laxative. It is used for red eyes and pain, shame and tears, dark eyes, and headache. Dizziness, constipation.
■ Mingmu
Cassia seeds look like beans and can produce many seeds in one pod. Its leaves open during the day and close at night, and they close tightly when closed. Like human eyes, they open in the morning and close at night. "Jue" has the meaning of opening and dredging. Jue is the meaning of breaking through the darkness and seeing the light again.
Cassia seeds can clear the liver and improve eyesight. It is often used with liver and kidney medicines such as Ligustrum lucidum, Lycium barbarum and Born to treat cataracts. In addition, red eyes, swelling, pain, shame and tears, etc., are caused by the disturbance of liver and fire, or wind and heat. Cassia seed is also suitable for . It is often compatible with chrysanthemum. It can clear the liver and gallbladder, and can also evacuate. Wind-heat requires medicine for the treatment of red eyes, swelling and pain.
■ Laxative
Many people suffer from constipation. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that constipation can be divided into different types due to different causes and pathogenesis, and constipation due to large intestine heat is one of them.
Heat secrets are common in people with healthy bodies and unhealthy eating habits, such as drinking alcohol and eating spicy and hot foods, which can accumulate gastrointestinal heat over time; some people suffer from fever and part of the heat evil remains in the intestines. To. Heat accumulation in the gastrointestinal tract will consume body fluids over time, making the intestines dry and moisturizing, and the feces are dry and difficult to discharge, forming "heat secrets." The symptoms of
include difficulty in passing stool, full abdomen, stools that are spherical or like sheep's feces, red face, hot body, dry mouth, bad breath, sore mouth and tongue, short red urine, red tongue, yellow or dry coating. At this time, is soaked in water with cassia seeds to drink, which can play a good bowel and laxative effect.
■ Cassia seed has a strong effect of reducing liver fire. can treat dizziness and headache caused by liver fire or hyperactivity of liver yang. spring liver fires are also prone to acne. At this time, you can use cassia seed to soak in water. Soak honeysuckle or dandelion in water to drink, so that the effect of clearing away heat and detoxification, reducing fire and acne will be better.
Modern medical research also shows that Cassia seed can help lower blood pressure and blood lipids. There are more and more people suffering from hypertension and hyperlipidemia, which has become a common disease in today's society. Some of these people have liver-yang hyperactivity, so you can use cassia seed to soak in water to drink. You can also add chrysanthemum and lotus leaves when soaking in water. Drinking tea every day can help lower blood pressure and lower blood lipids.
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Cassia seed pillows
are popular in recent years. Cassia seed has the function of clearing the liver and improving the purpose of improving the liver. It has become one of the main filling materials and is welcomed by everyone. Does it really work? What I need to tell you is that seed medicinal materials like Cassia Seed have many properties that "qi gathers inside and are not easy to disperse", that is, their medicinal effects are mostly hidden in the seeds and can last for a long time, so they are used as a medicine pillow. Lasting, it has a certain soothing effect on insomnia who are disturbed by anger. Z1z
Some people experience dizziness, headaches and other discomfort symptoms after using the Cassia seed pillow. One of the reasons is that the height or hardness of the pillow is not suitable. There is another reason, the physique is not the same, everyone's physique is different, some physiques are cold, some physiques are hot, Cassia seed is cold, and people with cold constitutions are not suitable.
So, if you want to choose a medicine pillow, you need to choose a pillow that suits you according to your physical fitness. Generally speaking, Mosaic medicine is light and agile, and it is more suitable for medicine pillow than seed medicine. Those with a hot body can choose chrysanthemum and honeysuckle which have the effects of clearing away heat and detoxification as the pillow; and those with a cold body can choose the wormwood with the effect of warming meridians and dispelling cold as the pillow.
In addition,When using this kind of medicine pillow, you should keep it dry. You can get it in the sun every month and replace the pillow core every quarter. If you find mold, you need to replace it at any time.
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Precautions for cassia seeds
cassia seeds are cold in nature, patients with spleen and stomach deficiency, insufficient qi, and low blood pressure are contraindicated. Cassia seeds can be slippery due to cold, and pregnant women are also contraindicated. When
really needs to be used for laxatives, it is best to choose cassia seeds after being fried for brewing to reduce the coldness.
Cassia seed cannot be taken for a long time because it contains a large amount of anthraquinones. If is taken for a long time, it will cause melanosis of the colon.
When taking Cassia seed, pay attention to whether there will be adverse reactions. If you experience abdominal distension, diarrhea, and nausea, you should stop taking it immediately and seek medical treatment if necessary.
Recommendation: Cassia seed green tea
Material: Cassia seed, green tea 5g each.
method: will fry the cassia seeds with a small fire until the aroma overflows, and then take it out and let cool. Put the fried cassia seeds and green tea in a cup, add boiling water, soak for 3 to 5 minutes, and then drink it. Continue to drink with water until the taste is weak.
Efficacy: clears the liver and improves eyesight, moistens the intestines and relaxes bowel movements.
Cassia seed has the effects of clearing the liver, improving eyesight, moisturizing the intestines and laxative. Green tea is mildly cold in nature. It has the effects of clearing the heart, refreshing, digesting phlegm, removing greasiness and weight loss, detoxifying and sobering, promoting body fluid and quenching thirst.
It should be noted that this tea is not suitable for people with cold nature and weak physique.
