The efficacy and role of impatience

Jijizi is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. It is very helpful to the human body in treating certain diseases. Moreover, this kind of medicine is also widely used. When choosing Jijizi, it is necessary to understand its efficacy, effects and contraindications. Let's take a look at it below.

【English name】 SEMEN IMPATIENTIS

[Other names] Herba Lycopodii [Jiangsu], Impatiens balsamina, Henna

[Source] This product is the dried mature seeds of Impatiens balsamina L., a plant of the Impatiensaceae family. The fruits are harvested when they are about to mature in summer and autumn, dried in the sun, and the peel and impurities are removed.

[Properties] This product is oval, oblate or ovate in shape, 2-3mm long and 1.5-2.5mm wide. The surface is brown or grayish brown, rough, with sparse white or light yellow-brown spots, and the hilum is located at the narrow end and slightly protruding. The texture is solid, the seed coat is thin, the cotyledons are grayish white, translucent and oily. Odorless, light taste, slightly bitter.

【Nature and flavor】 Slightly bitter, pungent, warm; slightly toxic.

[return through] return to the lung and liver meridians.

【Functions and indications】It can break up blood, soften hard masses, and eliminate accumulation. Used for abdominal masses, amenorrhea, and indigestion.

【Usage and Dosage】 3～4.5g.

【Note】 Pregnant women should not take this medicine.

【Storage】 Store in a dry place.

【Remarks】 (1) The whole herb is used as Radix Penicillae in southern China.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Pharmacopoeia

[Source] "Herbal Medicine for Famine Relief"

The above is an introduction to the effects of Impatient. When using it, you can use it according to the needs mentioned above. Impatient is also very helpful in treating certain diseases.