Basil seed

Basil seed

(Jiayou materia medica)

[synonym] lanxiangzi (famous prescription on the sea) and guangmingzi (new ginseng of Yinpian).

[source] it is the fruit of Ocimum basilicum. See "Basil" for plant morphology.

[collection] harvest in September, screen out the sediment impurities (not suitable for washing, but easy to conglutinate with water), and dry in the sun.

[medicinal materials] the dried nutlets are oval in shape, about 2 mm long, with fruit stalk marks at the base; the surface is gray brown to black, with slight luster, and fine spots can be seen under the magnifying microscope. Its cotyledons are thick, milky white and rich in oil. Weak Qi, light taste, smooth feeling in the mouth; soaking in water, after expansion, there is a layer of white mucus on the surface. It is better to have full grain and no sediment.

Produced in Jiangsu Province.

[chemical composition] the seed contains 8.70% ash, 16.40% protein, 16.86% fat, 28.14% fiber, 6.87% moisture and 23.03% carbohydrates.

The seed oil contained 3.3% palmitic acid, 6.4% stearic acid, 15.4% oleic acid, 56.3% linoleic acid and 18.5% linolenic acid.

The content of pentose 9.2%, hexose 70.3%, uronic acid 7.3%, free lipids 25.4% and conjugated lipids 10.3% in the fruit mucilage. D-galacturonic acid (6.1%), D-mannuronic acid (3.3%), D-glucose (25.0%), D-galactose (24.4%), D-mannose (10.0%), L-arabinose (12.4%), D-xylose (7.5%) and L-rhamnose (7.0%).

The main storage sugars in seeds are plantain, sucrose and non reducing oligosaccharides.

[nature and taste] yinpianxinshen: "Gan Xin, Liang Ping. "

[function indications] it is used to treat redness of the eyes, trichiasis, pannus, chancre.

① "Jiadiao Materia Medica" says: "it can not only cover the eyes, but also cure the wind and red tears. "

② "Cipianxinshen": "eyes red, fist hair trichiasis. "

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 0.8-1.5 yuan. External use: mixed at the end of research.

[prescription selection] 1. To treat the dizzy and floating eyes, use seven orchid seeds each. When you sleep, take it with water, and it will be effective for a long time. (name of the sea)

② After the treatment of red eye Yimo: LAN Xiangzi washed and dried, each with a grain of muscle point canthus head, eyes closed, instant from tears, Yimo on, like fish eyes ran. Another easy one, with the degree of regression. Or orchid seed for fine end, to millet big, point canthus head. (Puji Fang)

③ In the treatment of zouma's chancre, children eat fat and sweet food, their kidneys suffer from deficiency and heat, their mouth stinks and their teeth are black, which is called collapsing sand; gradually, their gums are rotten, which is called Kui trough; or bleeding, which is called xuanlu; if it's serious, their teeth will fall, which is called rotten root: one yuan each for the powder of orchid seed and one yuan each for the powder of light powder, and half Liang for the mithushen (vinegar quenching, research). Mix evenly, apply a little on the teeth and gums, and take manna drink orally. (live young mouth)