The efficacy and function of Dafengzi oil [picture]

As a traditional Chinese medicine, radix dafengzi oil [picture] provides us with a variety of nutrients. It can also solve some diseases encountered by the body, so it is deeply loved by people. Next, let’s take a look at the nutrients and benefits of radix strychnifoliae oil [picture].

[Other name] Maple oil (Puji Fang)

[Source] It is the fatty oil from the seed kernels of the Caryophyllaceae plant.

[Preparation method] Wash the seeds, dry them, crush them, take out the kernels, and extract the oil using the cold pressing method.

[Properties] This product is a yellow or brownish yellow fatty oil at room temperature. It coagulates into off-white soft masses below 25°C with a specific gravity of 0.940-0.960 (25°C). The smell is faint and the taste is slightly spicy.

【Nature and flavor】Pungent, hot, toxic.

【Functions and indications】Anti-toxic and insecticidal. Treat leprosy and scabies.

【Usage and Dosage】 For external use: apply on the affected area. For internal use: mix with medicine and make into pills.

[Note] This product is poisonous. Oral administration will damage blood and eyes and can easily cause vomiting. It should not be used lightly.

[Additional prescription] For treating various leprosy and rheumatism diseases: 3 liang of Sophora flavescens and 1 liang of maple oil. Grind Sophora flavescens into fine powder, add maple oil and a little wine to make into pills as big as sycamore seeds. Take 50 pills each time, at any time, with warm wine. It is better to boil Sophora flavescens into a decoction and wash the affected area while it is still hot. (Huanji Pills from Puji Fang)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From Compendium of Materia Medica

The effects and functions of radix strychnifolia oil [picture] are varied, and we should choose the appropriate method of consumption according to different physical symptoms. In life, we can learn more about this when we have free time.