Areca catechu, Chinese medicine name. It is the dry and mature seed of areca catechu, a palm plant. Harvest mature fruits from late spring to early autumn, boil them in water, dry them, remove the peel, take out the seeds and dry them. The dried and mature seeds of plants with medicinal parts

. Taste

bitter, pungent and warm. Meridian tropism

stomach tropism and large intestine tropism. Efficacy

killing insects, resolving food stagnation, promoting qi circulation, benefiting water and stopping malaria. Indications

for tapeworm disease, ascariasis, fasciolosis, abdominal pain due to insect accumulation, diarrhea due to stagnation, acute diarrhea, edema beriberi and malaria. Taboo < P > loose stool due to spleen deficiency, and it is forbidden for those with qi deficiency and subsidence; Pregnant women should use it with caution.