Processing: clean impurities, raw use.
Sexual taste: sweet and cold.
Meridian tropism: entering the large intestine, small intestine and bladder meridian.
Functions: promoting diuresis, moistening intestine and promoting lactation.
Indications: constipation, gonorrhea, edema, breast milk failure, breast swelling and pain.
Clinical application: Malva seed is sweet, light, cold and moist, and it is a product of smoothing and inducing resuscitation. It can not only promote defecation, but also reduce lactation and reduce swelling. Its function of promoting lactation is similar to that of Akebia stem and Akebia stem.
1, used to treat gonorrhea, edema, etc. The former is often combined with Plantago Seed and Lygodium japonicum, while the latter is combined with Poria.
2. For constipation, it can be combined with peach kernel and Prunus mume kernel, and has the functions of relaxing bowels, moistening dryness, smoothing intestines and softening hardness.
3. It is used for the symptoms of mammary obstruction, breast pain, etc. It is often combined with Pangolin, Semen Vaccariae, Radix Astragali, trotters, etc., and has the function of promoting blood circulation and promoting lactation.
Caution: people with spleen deficiency and intestinal slippery should avoid taking it, and pregnant women should take it with caution.
Dosage: 6 ~15g, or into pill powder.
Examples of prescriptions: 1, for treating blood stranguria and asthenia and hematuria. Qian Jin Fang: Malva seed 100g, water 300g, juice, three times a day.
2, cure dystocia, if you don't get it. Materia Medica for Dietotherapy: 200g of sunflower seeds, smashed, boiled with 400 ml of water, 100g, deslagging and taken immediately.
3. Treat blister sores on the face. Tao Hongjing said: Malva seed, Platycladus orientalis seed, Poria cocos and melon petals are 30g each, which is the end. Take wine after eating 1g, three times a day.