The use of torreya seeds as medicine was first recorded in the "Shen Nong's Materia Medica". The book records that torreya seeds are used as medicine to control evil qi in the abdomen and expel insects. In the "Dietotherapeutic Materia Medica", it is said that torreya seeds should be taken as medicine. People can eat it, eliminate accumulated accumulation, help the muscles and bones, perform health and defense, improve eyesight and lighten the body. And "Compendium of Materia Medica" also mentions that torreya has the effect of "moistening the lungs", and taking it can moisturize the lungs and calm the body. Coughing and wheezing?

Most doctors today believe that torreya seeds have two main medicinal effects. First, when used as medicine, torreya seeds can moisten the lungs and relieve cough and asthma; secondly, when used as medicine, torreya seeds can expel worm accumulation in the abdomen and clear the intestines and stomach.

1. The role of torreya seeds in moistening the lungs and relieving coughs.

The taste of torreya seeds is very sweet and moist, and it has a certain moisturizing effect on heat and dryness evils in the body. Moreover, Torreya seeds are good at moving through the lung meridian, so they have a very good effect on alleviating dryness and heat in the lungs.

For example, in summer and autumn, the temperature is relatively high and the external environment is relatively dry. The heat and dryness in nature can easily invade the lungs through breathing. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the lungs are delicate organs and are very sensitive to external heat and dryness. Once there are dry and hot evils in the lungs, it will soon cause people to have dry cough and phlegm.

Faced with such diseases of lung heat and dryness, the ancients would often pick some ripe torreya seeds, fry them in a pot until the aroma overflows, and eat them, which can effectively relieve dry cough and asthma. .

If it is used in combination with medicine, the effect of using Torreya seeds with Adenophora adenophora, Ophiopogon japonicus, Frost Mulberry leaves, Fritillaria fritillaris and other medicinal materials will be more effective in moistening the lungs, relieving cough, resolving phlegm and relieving asthma. good.

2. The role of torreya in repelling insects and eliminating accumulation.

Torreya itself is an edible fruit, so it is non-toxic. Moreover, the texture of torreya is sweet and moist, and has the effect of moisturizing and clearing away heat. It has a certain effect on the accumulation of food and heat in the intestines. The purgative effect.

If you have dry and hard stools caused by accumulation of excess heat in the intestines, you can also eat some torreya seeds to moisten the intestines and eliminate the accumulation.

In addition, torreya also has a particularly important effect of "repelling insects". In ancient times, torreya was a commonly used anthelmintic medicinal material. It had a very good effect on repelling and killing various intestinal parasites such as roundworms and tapeworms.

In addition, torreya seeds themselves are non-toxic and taste good. Therefore, in the past, when children had intestinal stagnation and parasites in their intestines, they would often eat fried torreya seeds to relieve the symptoms. Or it can be combined with medicinal materials such as Junzi, ebony plum, pumpkin seeds, etc., which will be more helpful in driving away and killing intestinal parasites.

When Torreya is used as medicine, it is often used directly raw. It has very good effects on moistening the lungs, relieving coughs, killing insects and eliminating accumulation. As for our daily health care, fried torreya seeds are more suitable in terms of medicinal efficacy and taste. However, eating too many torreya seeds can cause slippery intestines, so for most people, eating about 10 a day is enough.