Lettuce seed

Lettuce seed

(compendium)

[synonym] chicory Shuzi (Hebei herbal medicine) and white chicory (Shanxi Traditional Chinese medicine annals).

[lactucaceae] is the source of seed. See "lettuce" for plant morphology.

[collection] in autumn, when the fruit is ripe, the aboveground part is cut, dried in the sun, the seeds are laid, the impurities are winnowed and stored in a dry and ventilated place.

[medicinal materials] the dried seeds are oblong and flat, about 3 mm long and 1 mm wide; the outer surface is grayish white or yellowish white, with fine straight texture; rub off the outer skin to reveal Brown kernel, rich in oil. Weak in Qi, slightly sweet in taste. It is better that the granules are full and dry without impurities.

Produced in Hebei, Shanxi and other places.

[nature and taste] Hebei medicinal materials: "bitter in taste, cold in nature. "

[function and indications] Compendium: "lower milk, pass urine. Treatment of Yin swelling, hemorrhoids bleeding, injury pain. "

[usage and dosage] oral: porridge, decoction or fine wine. External use: grind and rub.

[formula selection] 1. It's not good for milk: 30 pieces of lettuce. Study wine clothes. (compendium) two lettuce seeds, three licorice seeds, half glutinous rice and half japonica rice. Eat porridge frequently. (compendium)

② Treatment of kidney yellow: lettuce seed one, fine research. Take a cup of water and fry it for five minutes. Remove the dross and warm it up at any time. (Sheng Hui Fang)

③ Cure scrotum dispirited swollen: lettuce seed one closes. Mash, water a, fry five boiling, warm. (compendium)

④ To cure boils and scars without moustache: first scrape them with bamboo knife, then rub them with lettuce and ginger. (pick Yuan Fang)