It is often used raw to nourish the liver and improve eyesight, and is often used stir-fried to nourish the kidneys, strengthen essence and reduce urination. For those with kidney deficiency and low back pain, it can be used with Cuscuta japonica, Eucommia ulmoides, Dipsacus bark, etc. to enhance the effect of replenishing the liver and kidneys, strengthening the waist and relieving pain. For those with insufficient liver and kidneys, dizziness, blurred vision, and blurred vision, it can be taken alone as a powder; it can also be combined with Ziweizi, Qinghuizi, etc.; for those with blurred vision, it should be used in the same way as Acorus calamus and Noctiluca japonica. To clear eyesight and remove shadows.

Tribulus terrestris (Tribulus terrestris, Tribulus terrestris) is mainly produced in Shaanxi, Shanxi and other places. It has strong adaptability and likes a warm, ventilated and well-lit environment. Harvested in late autumn and early winter, dried, used raw or stir-fried in salt water. The dried stems, leaves and fruit pod fragments are good feed for livestock.

Extended information

Flat-stemmed Astragalus seeds (Astragalus membranaceus) are flat and kidney-shaped, 2 to 2.5 mm long, 1.5 to 2 mm wide, and about 1 mm thick. The surface is brown or green-brown, smooth and slightly shiny. There is a round hilum in the depression on the ventral surface. The texture is relatively hard, and it does not feel hard when you shake your teeth and chew it. It has a beany smell. The taste is bland.

The seeds of upright Astragalus membranaceus (Tribulus terrestris) are slightly fan-kidney-shaped, with a gray or sharp brown surface and a light-colored navel on the slightly concave side. The seed coat is thin, and after removing the seed coat, two cotyledons can be seen, which are thick, yellow-white. The gas is slightly aromatic and the taste is sweet.

Baidu Encyclopedia - Tribulus terrestris

Baidu Encyclopedia - Tribulus terrestris