Chinese chive seed

Chinese chive seed

SemenAlliiTuberosi

Tuberonionseed

[source] it is the seed of Allium tuberosum ROTL.

[plant morphology] it is a perennial herb with peculiar odor. Bulbs narrowly conic. Leaves basal, flat, narrowly linear, 15-30 cm long and 1.5-6 mm wide. Stem 30-50cm long, terminal umbel, with 20-40 flowers; involucre membranous, persistent; pedicel 2-4 times longer than perianth; perianth base slightly connate, lobes 6, white, oblong lanceolate, 5-7mm long; stamens 6; ovary triangular. Capsule obovate, trigonous. Seed 6, black. The flowering period is from July to August and the fruiting period is from August to September.

It is cultivated all over the country. There are Hebei, Shanxi, Jilin, Jiangsu, Shandong, Anhui and Henan provinces with large output.

[harvest] harvest the fruits in autumn, dry them in the sun, rub out the seeds and remove the impurities.

[character] the seed is semicircular or ovoid, slightly flat, 3-4mm long and 2mm wide. The surface is black, one side is raised, rough, with fine and dense reticular wrinkles, the other side is slightly concave, the wrinkles are not obvious, the base is slightly pointed, there are punctate protuberances of hilum. It's hard. It has special Qi and pungent taste.

[chemical composition] it contains sulfide, glycosides, vitamin C, etc.

[flavor] warm in nature, pungent and sweet in taste.

Main indications: tonifying liver and kidney, warming waist and knee, helping Yang and strengthening essence. For impotence, spermatorrhea, enuresis, frequent urination, waist and knee soreness, cold pain, leucorrhea.