What are the effects and functions of Cassia Seed?

　　The efficacy and function of Cassia Seed

　　1. Antihypertensive: Water immersion and ethanol immersion have antihypertensive effects on anesthetized dogs, cats, and rabbits.

　　2. Antibacterial effect: Cassia alcohol extract has Grape cocci, diphtheriae, typhoid, paratyphoid, and Escherichia coli all have inhibitory effects, while water extracts are ineffective.

　　3. Antifungal: The water immersion agent is diluted in a test tube, 1:20 has inhibitory effect on Microsporum audunensis, and 1:10 has inhibitory effect on Phytophthora xanthus and Microsporum gypseum.

　　4. Anti-platelet aggregation: Cassia seed decoction or powder 6g/kg fed to rats for 8 weeks has an inhibitory effect on ADP-induced platelet aggregation in rats.

　　5. Reduce blood lipids: 6g of Cassia Seed Decoction or Cassia Seed Powder/feed to rats for 8 weeks. For experimental Hyperlipidemia Syndrome rats can reduce plasma cholesterol, triglycerides, and reduce the content of triglycerides in the liver.

　　6. Efficacy of medicinal materials: clearing away heat and improving eyesight, moistening intestines and laxative. Used for red and painful eyes, blurred vision and excessive tearing, headache and dizziness, blurred vision, large constipate Knot. Returns to the liver, kidney, and large intestine meridians. It has the effect of losing weight. Treat wind-heat red eyes, blue blindness, sparrow eyes, hypertension, hepatitis, cirrhosis, ascites, and habitual constipation.

　　7. Treat acute conjunctivitis: 15g each of cassia seed, chrysanthemum, cicada slough, and green rhizome seed. Decoction in water.

　　8. Treat acute keratitis: 15g Cassia seed, 9g Chrysanthemum, 9g Schizonepeta 9g, Coptis 6g, Akebia 12g. Decoction in water.

　　9. Treat habitual constipation: 18g Cassia seed and 18g Yuliren. Brew boiling water instead of tea.

　　10. Treat night blindness: 9g each of cassia seed and wolfberry seed, appropriate amount of pork liver. Decoct the liver and take the soup.

　　11. Treat birds: 2 ounces of Cassia seeds and 1 ounce of Kochia seeds. Pound the medicine into powder and mix it with porridge or drink.

　　12. Treat chronic constipation and stubborn constipation after stroke: Saute one liter of cassia seeds, grind into fine powder, and make a pill with water. Take it three times a day for one penny each time for three to five days. The stool will naturally become smooth and formed feces will be discharged without diarrhea. After that, continue to take a small amount every day to maintain regular bowel movements and promote the recovery of appetite. healthy。

　　13. Treat wind and heat Migraine : Cassia seed and wild chrysanthemum 9g each; Ligusticum chuanxiong, Vitex japonica and whole scorpion 6g each. Decoction in water.

　　How to consume cassia seeds

　　How to eat cassia seeds?

　　1. Cassia seed is a medicine. This product is slightly square or short cylindrical in shape, with both ends nearly parallel and slightly inclined, 3 to 7 mm long and 2 to 4 mm wide, greenish brown or dark brown, smooth and shiny, with a raised ridge on the dorsal and ventral surfaces, and a light yellow linear groove on both sides of the ridge; it is hard and not easily broken. A thin seed coat and two 3-shaped bent yellow cotyledons can be seen in the cross section. The smell is slight and the taste is slightly bitter. The ones with plump particles and green-brown color are better. Chemical components include emodin, rhubarb, emodin methyl ether, cassia, obtusin and its glycosides. , it has the following effects. Clear away heat and improve eyesight, moisturize intestines and relieve constipation. It is used for red and painful eyes, blurred vision and excessive tearing, headache and dizziness, blurred vision, and constipation. Returns to the liver, kidney, and large intestine meridians. It has the effect of losing weight. Treat wind-heat red eyes, blue blindness, sparrow eyes, hypertension, hepatitis, cirrhosis, ascites, and habitual constipation.

　　2. As ordinary food, there are some ways to eat it as follows.

　　Cassia seed porridge:

　　Ingredients: 15 grams of cassia seeds, 60 grams of japonica rice, a little rock sugar.

　　Usage: First put cassia seeds into the pot, fry until slightly fragrant, take it out and let it cool, add water to decoct the juice, remove the residue and add japonica rice to cook porridge. When the porridge is ready, add rock sugar and boil for a while or two. Take 1 dose per day with a meal, for 2 weeks.

　　Efficacy: clearing the liver, improving eyesight, and laxative. Used for cataracts.

　　Summer food. One dose per day, 5 to 7 days as a course of treatment. Suitable for high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia and habitual constipation. Contraindications: People with diarrhea or diarrhea should not take this product.

　　Lotus leaf slimming tea:

　　Ingredients: 3g lotus leaves, 6g cassia seeds, 3g rhubarb, 3g polygonum multiflorum, 3g lentils, 3g toi toi flowers.

　　Usage: Boil water to brew tea.

　　Efficacy: It can lose weight and reduce fat, smooth and moisten the intestines. Suitable for obesity, constipation, etc.

　　Bupleurum Cassia Seed Medicinal Porridge:

　　Ingredients: 15g Bupleurum, 20g Cassia, 15g chrysanthemum, 15g rock sugar, 100g rice.

　　Usage: Boil Bupleurum, Cassia Seed and Chrysanthemum in water, remove residue and extract juice, cook porridge with rice, add rock sugar while hot until melted. One dose per day, divided into 2 times.

　　Efficacy: Menopausal syndrome is a type of liver stagnation that transforms into fire. Common symptoms include insomnia accompanied by irritable temperament, lack of appetite, thirst and thirst, red eyes and bitter mouth, yellow and red urine, and constipation.

　　Hawthorn Cassia Seed Tea:

　　Ingredients: 15 grams of hawthorn, 15 grams of lotus leaves, and 10 grams of cassia seeds.

　　Usage: Decoct in water and drink its juice.

　　Efficacy: Used for diabetes.

　　Cassia seed and eggplant stew:

　　Ingredients: 10 grams of cassia seeds, two eggplants, appropriate amounts of salt, soy sauce, cooking oil, and MSG.

　　Preparation: Add an appropriate amount of water to the cassia seeds, decoct and extract the juice for later use, stir-fry the eggplants with oil, add the concoction and appropriate seasonings, stew until cooked, and eat. Function: It has the effect of clearing away heat and laxative, and is suitable for constipation due to excessive heat, which is characterized by dry stool, short red urine, red face and hot body, as well as abdominal distension, stomach ache , dry mouth Bad breath patients with other symptoms.

　　Cassia seed side effects

　　The following are the side effects of cassia seeds.

　　First of all, Cassia seed is suitable for the following symptoms and people.

　　1. Cassia seeds can be paired with other herbal teas and have good detoxification and greasy effects. It can achieve the following effects: clearing away heat and calming the liver, lowering lipids and blood pressure, moistening the intestines and laxative, improving eyesight. Modern "TV people" and "computer people" can easily cause Eye People who are tired may wish to drink often, but it is best to drink less at night.

　　Reminder: As long as the aroma comes out when frying, do not fry until it becomes burnt.

　　2. Cassia Seed Herbal Tea: Fry 15 grams of single-flavored Cassia Seeds or crushed Cassia Seeds, make tea and drink directly until the tea is colorless. elderly Drinking cassia seed tea not only helps smooth bowel movements, but also has health-care functions such as improving eyesight, lowering blood pressure, and regulating lipids. For the elderly with yin deficiency and low blood, you can add 9 grams of wolfberry, 5 grams each of white chrysanthemum and raw rehmannia, and take it together; if the elderly have qi deficiency, you should add 3 grams of raw sun-dried ginseng and take it together.

　　Efficacy: clearing the liver and purging fire, nourishing yin and improving eyesight, lowering blood pressure and lipids.

　　3. Cassia seed herbal tea and honey drink: 10 to 15 grams of fried cassia seeds and 20 to 30 grams of honey. Mash cassia seeds, add 300 to 400 ml of water and boil for 10 minutes. Pour in honey and mix well. Take it twice in the morning and evening. It has the effect of moistening the intestines and laxative, and can treat patients with prostatic hyperplasia and habitual constipation. 　Also suitable for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and habitual constipation.

　　However, if nothing is sunny, it is best to take less of it, because it is a three-part poison. Pregnant women should not take it. People with weak spleen and stomach and insufficient qi and blood should not take it. Please keep it in a cool and dry place indoors and prevent children from taking it by themselves.

　　If you want to use cassia seeds, you should first consider whether it is suitable, and don't let its effects be counterproductive.