Wampee core

Wampee core

(materia medica seeks the original)

[synonym] wampee.

[source] it is the seed of Rutaceae plant wampee. See "wampee" for plant morphology.

[collection] collected in summer and autumn, fresh or dried.

[medicinal materials] the dried seeds are flat oval, 11-14 mm long, 8-9 mm wide and 3-4 mm thick; the apex is slightly pointed and slightly curved to one side, the base is blunt, 1 / 3 of the base is brown, and the upper 2 / 3 is brownish yellow, with irregular wrinkles; the hilum is located at the apex, nearly elliptic; the chalazal point is located at the base, on the same side as the hilum; the seed ridge is slightly raised, from the hilum to the chalazal point The seed coat is thin and brittle, often broken off; the cotyledons are two, yellowish brown, thick, brittle, easy to break, with flat section; the embryo is very small, without endosperm.

It is produced in Guangxi and Guangdong.

[chemical composition] the oil content of the seed was 53.21%.

[nature and taste] 1. Guangxi records of traditional Chinese medicine: "the taste is pungent, slightly bitter, warm and non-toxic. "

② "Bitter and pungent, slightly warm" in the Handbook of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine of Guangzhou army. "

Functions and indications: Regulating Qi, dispersing knots, relieving pain and detoxifying. For stomachache, hernia and sore.

① "To cure hernia" in "to prepare for the nature of raw herbs". "

② "Treating stomach pain, external application for snakebite" is the key to the treatment of snakebite. "

③ "Guangxi Traditional Chinese medicine annals": "moving Qi, flowing stagnation, dispersing knot. Treat food stagnation, stomachache, testicular swelling and pain. "

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 2-4 yuan. External use: tamping.

[selection] 1. Stomach pain and abdominal spasmodic pain: three to five coins of wampee. Take it in water. (Handbook of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine of Guangzhou Army)

② Treatment of pediatric head sores and boils: yellow peel, stone, water grinding and coating. (materia medica seeks the original)

③ Treatment of foot biting and foot pounding. (collection of herbs in Lingnan)