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(collection of herbs in Lingnan)

[source] it is the core of the fruit of the family lacqueraceae, and the plant morphology is shown in the "fruit" section.

[collection] after eating the fruit, collect the core and dry it in the sun.

[medicinal materials] the dried stone is kidney shaped or ovoid, compressed, about 6-10 cm long and 3-5 cm wide, light yellow or earthy yellow outside, fibrous, rough and hard. After crushing, the endocarp is fibrous, smooth, yellowish and lignified. Testa papery, whitish, cotyledons 2, thick, dark brown. It is slightly astringent. It is better to be clean, dry and with thick nucleolus.

It is produced in Guangxi and Guangdong.

[chemical composition] the kernel contains 5.2% fat, of which 14% is saturated glyceride, 24% is glycerol monooleate, 61% is glycerol dioleate and 1% is glycerol triunsaturated ester. The fatty acid composition of the kernel is stearic acid 34%, oleic acid 50%, palmitic acid, arachidic acid and a small amount of myristic acid. It also contains sitosterol and a large amount of starch. The seeds contain hydrocyanic acid.

[flavor] sour and astringent, flat.

① "Nanning drug records": "acid, flat, non-toxic. "

② "Guangxi Traditional Chinese medicine annals": "sour and astringent in taste, flat in nature. "

③ Guangdong traditional Chinese Medicine II: "bitter, flat. "

[function indications] for hernia and food stagnation.

① Lingnan caiyao Lu: "it can eliminate food stagnation. "

② "Treatment of colic". "

③ "Endocarp powder is used as anthelmintic. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 2-3 pieces; or grinding powder.

[prescription selection] ① for hernia and food stagnation in children: fruit kernel, longan kernel, grapefruit kernel, peach kernel and yellow skin kernel. Fried soup. (records of Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine)

② Treatment of food stagnation cough: fruit core, cloth residue leaves. Take the same decoction. (Guangdong traditional Chinese Medicine)