What is soap thorn

Soap thorn is the dried spines of the legume soap pods, which can be harvested throughout the year and dried, or sliced and dried while fresh. Soapberry main thorns and 1 to 2 times branched spines. The main thorns are 3-15cm long or longer, 0.3-1cm in diameter; the branched thorns are 1-6cm long, with sharp tips. The surface is purple-brown or brown. Light, hard, not easy to break. The slices are 0.1 to 0.3cm thick, often with a sharp, thin spine.

Soap thorns use

The characteristic of the thorns is to poke some of the growths of the bag, as if some carbuncle on the body, directly to the elimination of the swelling. Soapwort thorns have the effect of reducing swelling, used to prevent carbuncles, "medical knowledge of the first collection" is recorded in the "carbuncle evil", in the prevention of carbuncles in the formula, it is also on a large proportion. However, it should be noted here, carbuncles have been ulcerated is not suitable for use, "the herb dredge" swelling will be accompanied by blood work, on the fetus will not be favorable. Soapwort thorns also have the effect of killing insects, many traditional Chinese medicines are also so, killing insects to stop itching, decoction of water for external use can relieve itching, its application is mainly in the scabies leprosy leprosy this piece.

In the "Herbal Tu Jing" there are methods of external application to prevent scabies, that is, before applying, boil tender prickly needles with rice vinegar, use the concentrated soup to use, this method can be appropriate reference. I read some books, it is also recorded that the use of soapberry thorns to prevent hemorrhoids caused by the anal side of the itching pain, urinary drenching closed, etc., these are to be reasonably formulated in order to have the effect of the use of medication, please follow the doctor's instructions, in order to play a better efficacy of the medicinal effect. In the past, people have been to the soapberry tree, whether it is soapberry seeds, or soapberry thorns, they are indispensable to the existence of the medical aspects of the health escort. The power of the soapberry tree to reduce swelling is very effective in preventing canker sores, and it is also commonly used in our organization to prevent certain canker sore-type conditions of the mammary glands, as well as externally, to solve problems on the skin.

Precautions for the use of soapberry

The biggest side effect of soapberry is that it contains a large number of saponins, which enter the stomach and intestines, will produce toxicity, affecting people's central nervous system, which will allow people to have spasms and paralysis and respiratory distress and other symptoms, and in severe cases, it will also be life-threatening. Usually use soapberry, that is, it can not be used with cholagogue, will not let the toxicity will be aggravated, in addition to the dosage of soapberry can not be too large, usually decoction soup to take the dosage can not be more than six grams, if it is processed into pills, it can be used with honey and pills, when taking the soup with jujube to serve, so that the toxicity of its role in alleviating the role of certain.

Saponaria can not be taken with vinegar, or it will make the toxicity of the soapberry aggravate, harm human health. People taking soapberry poisoning, do not panic, you can first wash the stomach with water, you can also use the drug diarrhea to urge the body to discharge the toxins in the body, if the symptoms of poisoning is serious, you need to transfuse blood and oxygen, you need to be sent to the hospital in a timely manner.