(Compendium of Materia Medica)

Different names are suddenly wild and silent, Ali is deforestation, Persian Gleditsia sinensis (Miscellanies of Youyang), Alebo (Materia Medica), and blue crab mountain lentil (Pharmacology of Chinese Medicine).

The source is the fruit of Leguminosae.

Weenie tree is also called: Horn Tree and Huang Huai Flower Tree in plant morphology.

Trees, up to15m, the whole plant is hairless. The bark is gray and smooth. Double pinnate compound leaves, opposite; Petiole and leaf axis have no glandular points; 4 ~ 8 pairs of leaflets, ovoid to ovoid, 6 ~ 15 cm long and 3.5 ~ 5 cm wide, tapering at the apex, short at the base, entire, slightly hairy on both sides. Flowers axillary, racemes scattered, hanging; Sepals 5, oblong, thin, long 1 ~ 1.5 cm; Corolla butterfly-shaped, petals 5, bright yellow, about 4 cm in diameter, petals oval, almost equal in size; Stamens 10, unequal in length, incompletely developed, filament curved, medicinal oval; Pistil 1, ovary almost sessile, style inflexed, column terminal, truncated. The pod is cylindrical, dark brown and 30 ~ 60 cm long. The seeds are flat, reddish-brown, bright, with septa in the middle. Flowers bloom in June.

It is cultivated all over southern China.

Harvest and dry the fruits when they are ripe in September.

The dried pods of medicinal materials are cylindrical, with a length of 30-60 cm and a diameter of1.5-2 cm, with a sharp tip and sometimes an essential fruit stalk at the base. The surface is dark brown, smooth and shiny, and the seams on the abdomen and back are obvious. The peel is thin, hard and woody. There are many transverse septa on the inner surface, and every other one has 1 seed, and there is a long dark stalk on the abdominal seam. The seeds are oblate, about 8 mm long, 6 mm wide and 4 mm thick, reddish brown, smooth and firm, with yellowish inside, horny endosperm, curved embryo, sweet and slightly sour taste and special smell. It is best to be dry, intact, without handles and shaking.

Chemical composition The pulp contains unsaturated wax, aloe-emodin and glucoside containing hydroxymethylanthraquinone. The seed contains about 27% gum, and its composition is 24% galactose and 76% mannose. Bark contains 10% condensed tannin, which is composed of 3,4-dihydroxyflavane, and leaves also contain this kind of tannin. The bark still contains wax and resin, and albosin is separated. Heartwood contains albumin, aloe-emodin and rhein.

Pharmacological action Fruit or pulp has laxative effect (containing anthraquinone glycoside), but a large amount can cause nausea, flatulence and abdominal pain; The anti-malaria effect is not constant; Peel and bark have no antimalarial effect. Injecting 10 ~ 20ml/kg water-alcohol extract (1ml is equivalent to 1g crude drug) into the abdominal cavity of mice can cause poisoning: inhibition, gait instability, dyspnea, and recovery after 24 hours. It has exciting effect on isolated guinea pig small intestine and rabbit duodenum. 0. 1 ml has inhibitory effect on isolated rabbit heart, but it can be recovered. Intraperitoneal injection of 10 ml/kg in mice can prolong the sleep time caused by barbital and show sedative effect.

The pulp and seeds are antibacterial and can inhibit the growth of Staphylococcus aureus, diphtheria bacillus, typhoid bacillus, paratyphoid bacillus and Escherichia coli. The water extract of pulp is not as good as the dealcoholized extract. The effect of seed extract is very poor.

Materia Medica: "Bitter, cold and nontoxic."

Indications: (1) Tonifying pilose antler: "Hot air between the heart and diaphragm, yellow heart, bone steaming cold and heat, killing three insects."

② "Herbal Medicine of Haiyao": "Treating heat and resolving phlegm, killing insects and dredging collaterals. Treat malnutrition in infants. If you use it first, you can use the yellow one. "

Clinical application of epigastric pain

Sausage nuts are made into decoction, and each 10 ml contains about 1 2 (10 two systems) of fresh fruit, which is 1 times. Three times a day, 7 days in a row as a course of treatment. 56 cases of epigastric pain (including gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, acute and chronic gastritis, gastrointestinal neurosis, etc. ) have a good analgesic effect, constipation, hyperacidity, loss of appetite and other symptoms have also been significantly improved. According to reports, this product is an analgesic laxative, but long-term decoction (usually more than 8 hours) has no laxative effect, but it has astringent effect. This product is slightly toxic, and excessive dosage can cause vomiting. Therefore, immature fruits are generally better.

Remind you: Brahman Gleditsia sinensis, Chinese herbal medicine, comes from the Internet. Please follow the doctor's advice before use.