Spina

Gleditsiae

(British) Chinese

Honeylocust

Spine

Alias: Tian Ding, Soap Needle, Gleditsia sinensis.

Source: Gleditsia, a leguminous plant.

sinensis

The thorn of Lam.

Plant morphology: deciduous trees, spiny cylinders, often branched. Pinnate compound leaves are clustered with 6 ~16 leaflets, ovate to oblong, 3 ~ 8 cm long and1~ 2 wide.

Cm, pointed at the apex, wedge-shaped at the base, with fine teeth at the edge. Racemes are axillary and terminal, with mixed flowers; Calyx 4-lobed; Petals 4, pale yellow; Stamens 6 ~ 8; Ovary hairy along suture. The pod is flat and long, with a length of12 ~ 35 cm and a width of 2 ~ 4 cm, purple-brown, sometimes covered with white wax powder. Flowering in May and fruiting in 10.

Born by roadside, ditch and house. Location: Henan, Jiangsu, Hubei and Guangxi.

Picking: thorns can be cut off with a knife or sliced and dried all year round.

Description: The intact spines are often branched, sometimes subdivided into branchlets, with sharp spines, oblate base, total length of about 10cm or longer, and base diameter of 0.8 ~1.2cm.. The surface is purple-brown or reddish-brown. Light weight, hard texture, yellow-white cut wood, loose pulp, brown, odorless and light taste.

Chemical composition: Gleditsiasaponin B-G (Gleditsiasaponin)

B-G), palmitic acid (palmitic

Acid), stearic acid, oleic acid, substerol, sitosterol, nonacosane, etc.

Sexual taste: warm in nature and pungent in taste.

Indications: detumescence, detoxification, pus discharge and insecticidal. Used for the initial onset of carbuncle or purulent non-ulceration; External treatment of scabies and leprosy.

Traditional Chinese medicine can be used in treating acne, sty, promoting blood circulation and softening hard mass.

If taken in excess, the side effects are minimal.

I wish you health and happiness.