Sunflower seed

Sunflower seed

(notes on materia medica)

[source] it is the seed of Malvaceae. The plant morphology is detailed in the "sunflower" section.

[chemical constituents] the fruit contains fatty oil. There are a lot of unsaturated free acids in the oil, accounting for 34.88% of oleic acid.

Sweet and cold.

① Materia medica: cold, nontoxic. "

② "Gangmu": "sweet, cold, non-toxic. "

[function indications] it can promote diuresis, clear the lymph and smooth the intestines. Treatment of edema, gonorrhea, constipation, scabies.

① "Ben Cao Shi Yi": cure all scabies and blemishes. "

② "Rihua in Materia Medica": "it can treat strangulation and astringency, dredge the small intestine, give birth to abortion, and treat edema. "

③ "Ben Cao Zheng": "moisten the large intestine, pass the milk. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-3 yuan; or powder. External use: grind and apply.

[should not] spleen and stomach deficiency cold and pregnant women should not take.

[selection] 1. To treat children's constipation: mash the powder of white flower and sunflower seeds, and take it with boiling juice. (Qian Jin Fang)

② Spawn: two money for okra and three money for talc. For the end, water service five money. (ren Zhai Zhi Zhi Fang)

③ Treatment of edema, dysuria, urinary calculi: marshmallow powder, 2 yuan per serving, boiled water, twice a day. (Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine)

[famous treatise] materia medica: "Shu kuizi's nature and taste are good for Qi and blood dryness and weeping. It can't be applied to the body with deficiency and cold, so it's necessary to judge and deal with the disease. "