Effects and functions of morning glory seeds

(1) Effects of morning glory seeds

The main functions are diarrhea, lowering qi, and killing insects. Cure edema and dyspnea. Phlegm, athlete's foot, worm accumulation, food stagnation, and constipation.

"Bielu": "It mainly lowers qi, treats edema of feet, removes wind and poison, and facilitates urination."

"Treatise on the Properties of Medicine": "Cures qi blocks due to phlegm, and promotes urination." Defecation, removal of water and qi, and miscarriage. "Rihuazi Materia Medica": "Take pain in the lower back, cold pus, and stagnation of qi."

Li Gao: "Removing qi and dividing dampness and heat, and shaping the three burners."

"Compendium": "Expelling phlegm and eliminating fluids, clearing the large intestine, secreting wind and secretions, and killing insects."

" "Jiangsu Phytomedicine": "Suitable for acute arthritis."

"Xinjiang Chinese Herbal Medicine Manual": "It has diarrhea, diuresis, and insecticide. It can treat constipation, indigestion, nephritis and edema, and pharyngitis in children."

Draining water and reducing swelling: This product is bitter, pungent and cold, and enters the kidney meridian and travels through the waterway. It can not only purge water, but also act as a diuretic, so that water and moisture can be eliminated from the stool. Although its ability to drive water is slightly slower than that of Kansui, Euphorbia, and Daphne, it is still a strong product. It is suitable for those who stop drinking water to accumulate healthy energy without weakening.

Large and laxative: Use this product sparingly to clear the stool and remove stasis. Li Gao said that if the morning glory is too little, it will lead to bowel movement, and if it is too much, it will lead to water. "Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "Morning grass is good at releasing dampness and heat, can relieve water problems, and can cause red stools." Therefore, it is often used for gastrointestinal damp-heat stagnation and constipation: the symptoms are dry stool, short red urine, flushed face and hot body, or abdominal distension, dry mouth and thirst, red tongue with yellow and greasy coating, or dryness, and slippery and rapid pulse. Morning glory seeds can be used to clear away heat and relieve constipation.

Insecticide and insecticide: This product can drive away insect accumulation in the intestines and eliminate the parasites through its purgative effect. It has good curative effect on a variety of intestinal worm diseases. Commonly used for abdominal carbuncle due to worm infestation: It is characterized by abdominal carbuncle around the umbilicus, sometimes light and sometimes heavy, sometimes slow and sometimes acute. In more severe cases, the patient does not want to eat, has a yellow face and thin muscles, and itches in the nostrils. Depending on the type of insect, there are different symptoms. Cow seeds are effective against a variety of intestinal worms, especially pinworms.

(2) Pharmacological effects of morning glory

Drhargic effects.

The chemical properties of galenin are similar to those of jalapin. Has a strong purgative effect. Petunia glycosides decompose into urinol when encountering bile and intestinal juice in the intestine, stimulating the intestines, promoting peristalsis, and causing diarrhea. According to animal experiments, there is no difference in the purgative effects between black and white Chou.

Diuretic.

The principle of diuresis is related to the enhancement of kidney activity, which increases urine output. Taking large amounts is irritating to the kidneys, causing kidney congestion and causing hematuria.

Effects on the nervous system.

Taking a large amount can cause damage to the nervous system, especially the hypoglossal nerve. Therefore, the movement of the tongue will be paralyzed, resulting in speech disorders, and in severe cases, coma.

Pesticide.

In vitro tests have a certain killing effect on roundworms and tapeworms.

Traditional application

Signs of edema and ascites.

Morning Glory Seed is bitter and cold, and has anti-diarrheal properties. It can both cause diarrhea and diuresis.

It can eliminate water and dampness from the stool, and is suitable for edema, ascites and other syndromes. Although its water-repelling power is milder than that of Kansui, Euphorbia, etc., it is a high-level water-repelling product. It is suitable for those with stagnant water and dampness and no weakening of righteousness. Can be used alone or mixed into a compound. Use "Qian Jin Yao Fang" alone to treat edema, and take morning glory seeds alone for convenience. The compound is often combined with qi-promoting herbs such as costus and magnolia officinalis to improve the efficacy. For example, "Puji Benshi Prescription" treats swollen and full limbs, combined with Magnolia officinalis; "Zheng's Children's Prescription" treats edema in children, combined with green bark or woody scent; "Confucianism Shiqin" Yu Gong Powder, treats swelling and fullness after stopping drinking, combined with Magnolia officinalis; Cumin, or add woody aroma.

Syndrome of cough and asthma due to phlegm retention.

This product can purge lung qi and expel phlegm. It is used to treat stagnation of lung qi, phlegm retention, cough and asthma, and edema of the face. For example, Niuhuang Duoming Powder from "Bao Ying Ji" can treat pulmonary distension and asthma in children. Fullness, high chest and shortness of breath... phlegm and saliva are blocked. Take black Chou, Baichou, rhubarb and betel nut as final medicine.

Constipation due to food accumulation.

This product has purgative, laxative and laxative effects. Used to treat gastrointestinal damp-heat stagnation, constipation and abdominal distension. For example, "Compendium of Materia Medica" treats wind, secretion, heat and astringency in the large intestine, and takes morning glory seeds mixed with peach kernels as pills.

Abdominal pain caused by worm infestation.

This product can remove accumulated insects and kill them, and can expel the insect bodies through its purgative effect. For the treatment of roundworms, tapeworms and abdominal pain due to worm accumulation, it can be used together with betel nut and Shijunzi. Grind into powder and take it to enhance the effect of removing worms and killing insects.

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