Shijunzi

Alias: Bingganzi, Wulingzi, Junziren.

Nature and flavor: sweet, warm.

Meridian return: Returns to the spleen and stomach meridians.

Medicinal parts: the dry and mature fruits of the plant.

Morphological characteristics: This product is oval or oval in shape, with 5 longitudinal edges, occasionally 4 to 9 edges, 2.5 to 4cm long, and about 2cm in diameter. The surface is dark brown to purple-black, smooth and slightly shiny. The top is narrow and pointed, the base is blunt and round, and there are obvious round fruit stem marks. It is hard in texture, mostly in the shape of a five-pointed star in cross-section, with thicker shells at the corners and a quasi-circular cavity in the middle. The seeds are oblong or spindle-shaped, about 2cm long and 1cm in diameter; the surface is brown or dark brown with many longitudinal wrinkles; the seed coat is thin and easy to peel off; the cotyledons are 2. Yellowish white, oily, with cracks in the cross section. The smell is slightly fragrant and the taste is slightly sweet. Usage and dosage of Junzi

Usage: 9 to 12g of Junzi, crushed into decoction; 6 to 9g of Junzi kernel, mixed into pills or used alone, 1 to 2 times divided. Children take 1 to 1.5 capsules per year, stir-fry and chew, the total daily dose should not exceed 20 capsules.

Processing: 1. Make a gentleman: remove impurities. Mash when used.

2. Make a gentleman benevolent: Take the pure character to make a gentleman and remove the outer shell.

3. Stir-fry Shijunziren: Take Shijunziren and stir-fry according to the clear stir-frying method (the stir-frying method without adding auxiliary ingredients is called stir-frying method.) Stir-fry until fragrant. Efficacy of making a gentleman

Efficacy: killing insects and eliminating accumulation.

Indications: used for ascariasis, pinworms, abdominal pain due to worm infestation, and malnutrition in children. Contraindications for making a gentleman

Taking it in large amounts can cause hiccups, dizziness, vomiting, diarrhea and other reactions. If taken with hot tea, it can also cause hiccups and diarrhea, so avoid drinking strong tea when taking it. Additional prescriptions to make a gentleman

1. Treat five kinds of malnutrition in children, such as disharmony between the spleen and stomach, distension of the heart and belly, frequent recurrence of scabies and pain, inability to eat and drink, and gradual emaciation: Magnolia officinalis (peeled, roasted in ginger juice) , 1 point each of tangerine peel (remove the white skin) and Chuanxiong rhizome, and one or two junziren (soak, remove the black skin). The top is fine powder. The honey pills are as big as soap seeds. One pill for those over three years old, half a pill for those under three years old, mixed with old rice. ("Heji Bureau Prescription" Shijunzi Pills)

2. Spleen malnutrition in children: Divide aloe vera and Shijunzi into equal parts. Take one or two qian per meter of drink. ("Easy Hygiene Prescriptions")

3. Pain caused by tooth decay: Make Junzi decoction and rinse frequently. ("Ji Jian Fang") Related discussions by Shi Junzi

1. "Kaibao Materia Medica": "Five malnutrition in children, white and turbid urine, kills insects and treats diarrhea".

2. "Compendium of Materia Medica": It is an important medicine for various diseases in children because it can restrain deficiency heat and stop diarrhea and dysentery. Common doctors say that they kill all the insects and can't digest food, which is despicable slang.