The efficacy and function of oxeye pepper

The nutritional value of Niu Mu pepper is rich and the medicinal value is also high. Let us introduce in detail the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Niu Mu pepper.

[Other names] White knot vine, Nine Oxen Entering the Process, Buckle Lock Red, Niu Mu Zhou

[Source] Medicinal material source: The roots of Strychnos nux vomica and Strychnos cymbopogon, plants of the Loganaceae family.

【Original form】 1. Woody vine. Branchlets cylindrical, often modified into pairs of spiral hooks. Leaves opposite; petiole 2-4mm long; leaf blade nearly leathery, oblong to narrow oblong, 6-10cm long, 2-4cm wide, apex acute to short acuminate, base obtuse to rounded, shiny and glabrous above, usually dull and sparsely pubescent below. The cymes are terminal or axillary, 3-4cm long; the peduncles and pedicels are both finely hairy; the flowers are 5-somere; the bracteoles are ovate-triangular; the calyx lobes are ovate, finely hairy on the outside; the corolla is white, 1.2cm long, and the corolla tube is much longer than the corolla lobes; the stamens are attached to the throat of the corolla tube, and the filaments are shorter than the anthers; the pistil is up to 11mm long, the ovary is ovate, the style is elongated, and the stigma is capitate. The berry is spherical, 1.5-3cm in diameter, containing 2-7 seeds; the seeds are disc-shaped, 2-2.5cm wide, and covered with short soft hairs. The flowering period is from April to June, and the fruiting period is from June to December.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: 1. Grown under sparse forests in mountains or in thickets on hillsides.

【Chemical composition】 The seeds of Strychnos nux vomica contain alkaloids: diabo-line, 11-mmethoxydiaboline, and henningsoline[1].

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; pungent; warm; highly toxic

【Meridian】 Liver; Heart; Kidney

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and dampness; promote diuresis and reduce swelling. Treats wind-cold-dampness arthralgia; cold-dampness edema

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3-6g; or made into pills or powder.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Roots and seeds: sweet, bitter, spicy, and warm in nature. poisonous. It has the functions of dispelling wind, relieving fever, relieving pain and stopping bleeding. Used for headache, heart pain, knife wounds, malaria, wind-cold-dampness and edema.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

It can be seen that the medicinal value of oxeye pepper is still very obvious. However, not everyone can use oxeye pepper. We can judge based on our own physical condition.