Introduction to soapnut
Deciduous trees. Soapnut , also known as soapnut tree, is one of China's endemic species of the genus Sapindales in the family of Thunbergiaceae, dioecious, female tree knot soapnut ability. It should be scabbard-shaped, slightly curved, 100 to 400 mm long, about 40 mm wide, 10 to 15 mm thick, the ovary bar-shaped, ovules most. The pods are elongated, flattened, reddish brown or purple-black, glossy, and covered with a white waxy frost. Body light, hard, cut surface wood yellow-white, pith lax, brown, odorless, taste faint. Habitat: light-loving and slightly shade-resistant, preferring warm and humid climate and fertile soil, also cold and drought-resistant, the soil requirements are not strict. Soapberry fruit is a natural raw material for medicine and food, health products, cosmetics and detergents; Soapberry seeds can eliminate the accumulation of food appetizing, and contains a species of gum (guar gum) is an important strategic raw materials; Soapberry thorns (soap needles) containing flavonoids glycosides, phenols, amino acids, has a high economic value.
Soapberry flavor attributed to the meridian
There is a small poison. Attributed to the large intestine meridian, lung meridian. Warm, salty and pungent in nature.
The medicinal properties of Soapwort
Long and flat, or slightly curved. Reddish brown or purplish red, covered with gray-white frost, where the seeds are raised. When rubbed off, it is glossy, slightly pointed at both ends, tapering and curved at the base, with a short fruiting pedicel or fruiting pedicel scars, and distinct longitudinal ribs on both sides. It is light yellow when dissected and contains most of the seeds. The seeds are flat and oval, with a yellowish-brown and smooth outer skin, light and hard, with a pungent odor.
Functions and effects of Soapberry
It is a gushing and vomiting medicine. It opens the orifices and expels phlegm, moistens the bowels, disperses knots and reduces swelling. Mostly used in the treatment of granuloma, acne, blood softening and dispersal of knots. If not taken in excess, the side effects are minimal.
The clinical application of soapberry
Soapberry has a strong phlegm expelling effect, can be used alone this product roasted and powdered, with jujube boiled in soup. There is also the effect of removing dampness and poison, killing insects. According to pharmacological studies have expectorant, antibacterial effect. Clinical research or pills into the powder to take, now will be used externally to treat the role of soapberry in the corner. In addition, the soap pods boiled cream coated sores (not ulcerated), the efficacy of swelling.
The pharmacological study of saponin
In recent years, there is a new understanding of saponin, now pharmacological studies show that saponin has antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antiviral and other effects. Pharmacological experiments show that saponin can increase respiratory secretion to produce expectorant effect; still stimulate the gastrointestinal mucosa to produce diarrhea, corrosion of the gastric mucosa to produce absorption of toxicity; on some gram-negative enteropathogenic bacteria and some skin fungi have inhibitory effect.
The chemical composition of saponin
Containing a variety of saponins, saponins B-G, and also contains non-saponin, palmitic acid, yellow pigment wood, twenty-nine carbonane, glutenol, betulinic acid, betulinol, cork ketone and other components.
Contraindications to the use of saponaria
Contraindicated in pregnant women, weak and bleeding tendency (such as hemoptysis, vomiting blood patients).
Soapberry related remedies
Treatment of urinary and faecal impassability: burn soapberry, finely ground. Porridge drink 9 grams, immediately pass.
Treatment of eating fish fishbone: to soap pods end a little blowing in the nose, making sneezing, fishbone out.
Treatment of coughing against the gas, when the saliva turbid, but sitting can not sleep: 240 grams of soap horn (scrape off the skin, with crispy roasted) the end of the honey pills sycamore large, to date paste and soup to serve three pills, the day and night a service.
Treatment of pediatric poisonous gas attack parotid red swelling: soap horn (core) 60 grams, Tennant (raw) 6 grams, glutinous rice for the end. On the fine powder, ginger juice coated.
Treatment of fecal poison carbuncle: Soap horn (more than a foot long) a, pounded, French vinegar boiled rotten, research into the paste.