Okra Seed

Okra Seed

(Ben Cao Yan Yi)

[source] it is the seed of Malvaceae. For plant morphology, please refer to "Abelmoschus manihot" section.

[collection] harvest in autumn when the fruit is ripe.

Sweet, cold and smooth.

① "Gangmu": "sweet, cold, slippery, non-toxic. "

② Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine: "Gan, Ping. "

[function indications] diuretic, detumescence, milk. Treatment of gonorrhea, edema, milk barrier, carbuncle, fall injury, fracture.

① "The book of Materia Medica" says: "it is mainly used to drench and make women easy to give birth. "

② "Gangmu": "carbuncle treatment, diuresis, five lymph edema, difficult to produce, through milk. "

③ Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine: "invigorating the spleen, strengthening the stomach and promoting muscle growth. Treatment of dyspepsia, do not think about diet, injuries, fractures. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 2-3 yuan; or powder. External use: grind and apply.

[should avoid] pregnant women should not take it.

[prescription selection] 1. For the treatment of dysuria: take 30 or 40 pieces of Abelmoschus seeds, grind them carefully, make them with soup, and take a small cup of juice. (Sheng Ji Zong Lu)

④ Treatment of carbuncle swelling not broken: sunflower seed research, wine service. (Yi Jian Fang for health)

③ Treatment of carbuncle: 17 seeds of Abelmoschus manihot; half of Gleditsia sinensis. For the end, with lime and vinegar mixed coating. (Yonglei qianfang)

④ Treatment of flapping injury: Okra Seed Research, wine service two money. (maritime side)

⑤ Birth: sunflower seeds (fried) 70, rotten research, wine service. (maritime side)

"Huangkuizi, which is rarely used in ancient prescriptions, is now an important medicine for birth and urination. It is suitable for both Decoction and powder. It's slippery and has the same skill as okra. Flowers, seeds and roots have the same sexual function and can be used for each other. "