The efficacy and function of Datura seeds

The nutritional value of Datura seeds is rich and the medicinal value is also high. Below we will introduce in detail the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Datura seeds.

[Alias] Drunken grapes (Guangxi General History), Heavenly Eggplant, Hu Eggplant (Classification of Herbal Properties), Dog Walnut (Guizhou Folk Prescriptions and Medicines Collection), Wind Eggplant (Zhejiang Traditional Chinese Medicine Handbook), Golden Eggplant (Guangxi Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine Plants), Xianxiantiao (Luchuan Materia Medica), Foreign Hemp Seed, Mountain Hemp Seed (Chinese Native Pesticides), Six-axis Seed (Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicines), Naoyanghuazi, Fu Eggplant (Chongqing Herbs), Drunk Fairy Peach (Shanghai Commonly Used Chinese Herbs).

[Source] It is the fruit or seed of the Solanaceae plants Datura stramonium or Datura stramonium . The fruits are harvested when they are ripe in summer and autumn.

[Habitat distribution] Produced in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Sichuan and other places.

[Properties] The fruit is spherical or oval, about 3 cm in diameter, with some persistent calyx and stalk remaining at the base; the surface is light brown, with thorns of varying lengths; the top is irregularly cracked, containing many seeds. The seeds are slightly triangular or kidney-shaped, flat, brown, and about 3 to 4 mm wide.

[Chemical composition] All parts of the white datura fruit (including seeds) contain bioalkali. The seeds contain 0.17-0.455% total bioalkaloids, including hyoscyamine, hyoscyamine and trace amounts of atropine.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, warm, poisonous.

【Meridian】 "Sichuan Chinese Medicine Annals": "enters the liver and spleen meridians."

【Functions and indications】Relieves asthma, dispels wind and relieves pain. Treat asthma and cough, convulsions and epilepsy, wind-cold-dampness arthralgia, diarrhea, rectal prolapse, and trauma.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 0.5-1 fen; or soak in wine. For external use: decoct in water for washing or soak in wine for application.

【Note】 "Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Annals": "It is contraindicated for patients without blood stasis or weak constitution."

[Additional prescription] ①Treatment of rectal prolapse: a pair of Datura flower seeds (with shell), sixteen rubber bowls. Crush the above ingredients, boil them in water for three to five times, add potassium nitrate and wash with the hot solution. (The Confucian Way of Caring for Parents)

【Clinical application】 ①Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From Compendium of Materia Medica

In the above article, we analyzed the Datura seeds and knew that their functions and effects are very wide-ranging. As long as we know more about the medicinal properties of traditional Chinese medicine, we will not panic when we encounter diseases.