Amaranth seed

Amaranth seed

(Ben Jing)

[synonym] amaranth seed (yinshanzheng), amaranth seed (must match herbal).

[source] it is the seed of Amaranthaceae. For plant morphology, please refer to "amaranth".

[collection] from September to November.

Sweet and cold.

① Ben Jing: "it tastes sweet and cold. "

② Bielu: "cold, nontoxic. "

③ Qianjin Shizhi: "it tastes sweet, cold, astringent and non-toxic. "

[Guijing] yuluoyaojie: "start with Yangming large intestine, foot Taiyang bladder, foot Jueyin liver meridian. "

[functions and indications] it can clear the liver, clear the eyes, and dredge the bowels. For the treatment of cyanocele and panzhizhang, the fog of the eyes is unknown, chylohematuria, and the two stools are unfavorable.

① Ben Jing: "master the blind, improve eyesight, eliminate evil, facilitate defecation and defecation, remove cold and heat. "

② Bielu: "master Baiyi, kill Ascaris lumbricoides. "

③ Rihuazi materia medica: "Yijing. "

④ "Ben Cao Tu Jing": "the main Yimu black flowers, liver wind, guest heat, etc. "

⑤ "Collection of commonly used folk herbal medicines": "treating cold and cough. "

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

[prescription selection] 1. To treat eye fog and white haze: amaranth seed, Celosia argentea seed, cicada flower, stewed pig liver. (records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)

② Treatment of red collapse: amaranth, red cockscomb, red silk, stewed meat. (records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)

③ It's difficult to cure urination and defecation: half a liang of amaranth at the end. Take it in two parts and transfer it with fresh water. (Sheng Hui Fang)

④ Cure chylohematuria: Fry amaranth seeds until deep fried, grind into fine powder. Three yuan per serving, three times a day. Take a few times, such as urine is still turbid, available Potentilla one or two, fried. (Xuzhou, selection of new medical therapies based on single prescription)