The efficacy and function of the big belly peel [picture]

Diseases require improvement through medicine. Different diseases require different medicine choices. If you want to treat your own diseases well, you need to use the right medicine. The traditional Chinese medicine Radix Atractylodes macrocephala [picture] is also very helpful in treating certain diseases. Let’s take a look at this medicinal herb.

【English name】 PERICARPIUM ARECAE

[Source] This product is the dried peel of Areca catechu L., a plant of the palm family. The unripe fruits are harvested from winter to the next spring, boiled and dried, cut in two longitudinally, and the peel is peeled off, which is commonly known as "dafupi"; the ripe fruits are harvested from late spring to early autumn, boiled and dried, the peel is peeled off, loosened, and dried in the sun, which is commonly known as "dafumao".

[Properties] Big belly skin: slightly oval or long oval gourd shape, 4 to 7cm long, 2 to 3.5cm wide, 0.2 to 0.5cm thick. The exocarp is dark brown to nearly black, with irregular longitudinal wrinkles and raised transverse stripes, with remnants of the style at the top, and fruit stalks and remaining sepals at the base. The endocarp is concave, brown or dark brown, smooth and hard-shelled. It is light and hard, and the mesocarp fibers can be seen after longitudinal tearing. Slight smell, slightly astringent taste.

【Identification】 The powder of this product is yellow-white or yellow-brown. The mesocarp fibers are bundled, slender, 8 to 15 μm in diameter, slightly lignified, with obvious pits, and the surrounding cells contain round clusters of siliceous blocks with a diameter of about 8 μm. The endocarp cells are irregularly polygonal, quasi-circular or elliptical, with a diameter of 48 to 88 μm and obvious pits.

[Processing] Big belly peel: remove impurities, wash, cut into sections and dry.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy, slightly warm.

[entry into meridians] Enter the spleen, stomach, large intestine and small intestine meridians.

【Function and indication】It can relieve gas, relieve fullness, promote the flow of water and reduce swelling. It is used for dampness blocking qi stagnation, abdominal distension, uncomfortable bowel movements, edema, athlete's foot edema, and difficulty urinating.

【Usage and Dosage】 4.5～9g.

【Storage】 Store in a dry place.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Pharmacopoeia

[Source] Hou Ningji's "Pharmacopoeia"

The effects and functions of the Pilosula dahurica [Picture] have been described in detail above, and I believe everyone has a certain understanding of it. Whether the Pilosula dahurica [Picture] has other therapeutic effects still requires further research.