Hemp seed, the first medicine for moistening dryness, is a typical representative of Chinese patent medicine Maren Pill, which is often used in daily life or clinic. Hemp seed is the dried and mature fruit of hemp in Moraceae. It is cultivated in most parts of China, mainly in Northeast China and North China. Generally, fruits are harvested when they are ripe in autumn, and impurities are removed and dried. No special treatment is needed, just break the seeds when using.
Hemp seed is sweet, flat, and has no obvious cold and heat. Return to spleen meridian, stomach meridian and large intestine meridian. The main function is as mentioned above: moistening intestines and relaxing bowels.
Its main function is relatively simple, but the effect is very good. Almost all senile constipation can be treated by hemp seed first.
Hemp seed is sweet, moist and juicy. On the one hand, it can relieve constipation, on the other hand, it can nourish and tonify deficiency. Therefore, hemp seed is suitable for the elderly, postpartum asthenia, chronic asthenia or partial fever, body fluid injury patients. When these people have constipation, hemp seed alone can show good curative effect. "Elbow Queen" clearly recorded relevant cases. Mashing and grinding Fructus Cannabis, eating with rice porridge, moistening intestines and relaxing bowels, and regulating spleen and stomach functions.
According to Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica, Fructus Cannabis means: "Tonifying the middle and invigorating qi, and taking fat for a long time."
Even so, hemp seed is not a nourishing drug, so it is not suitable for overdose and there is a risk of poisoning. The main symptoms are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, numbness and weakness of limbs, and even irritability and coma. The dosage should be strictly controlled according to the condition.