The efficacy and function of Toosendan seeds[picture]

After thousands of years of sedimentation and accumulation, the types and quantities of Chinese medicine have become quite astonishing. Therefore, choosing Chinese medicine to treat some difficult and complicated diseases always has a very good effect. Next, I would like to recommend a Chinese medicine, Toosendan fruit [picture].

【English name】 FRUCTUS TOOSENDAN

【Other names】 Golden bell fruit, Toosendan fruit

[Source] This product is the dried mature fruit of Melia toosendan Sieb. et Zucc., a plant of the Meliaceae family . The fruits are harvested in winter when they are ripe, impurities are removed and they are dried.

[Original form] Deciduous tree, up to 10 meters high. The bark is gray-brown with longitudinal grooves, and the young parts are densely covered with star-shaped scales. Leaves are alternate, two to three times odd-pinnate. Purple flowers bloom in summer, with axillary paniculate cymes. The drupe is large, oval or nearly round, about 3 cm long, red or chestnut brown, shiny, with a hard woody core, ridges, and 6 to 8 chambers. 3 to 5 seeds.

[Properties] This product is spherical in shape, with a diameter of 2 to 3.2 cm. The surface is golden yellow to brownish yellow, slightly shiny, a few are sunken or wrinkled, and have dark brown spots. There are traces of style at the top, depression at the base, and traces of fruit stalks. The exocarp is leathery, with gaps often forming between it and the flesh. The flesh is soft, light yellow, and becomes sticky when wetted by water. The fruit core is spherical or oval, hard, flat at both ends, with 6 to 8 longitudinal ridges, divided into 6 to 8 chambers, each containing one black-brown oblong seed. It has a peculiar smell and tastes sour and bitter.

[Processing] Toosendan fruit : remove impurities. Crush when using. Stir-fried Toosendan seeds: Take clean Toosendan seeds, cut into thick slices or crush, and stir-fry according to the stir-frying method (Appendix Ⅱ D) until the surface is browned.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, cold; slightly toxic.

[entry into meridians] Enter the liver, small intestine and bladder meridians.

【Functions and indications】 Soothes the liver, promotes qi circulation, relieves pain, and expels parasites. Used for distension and pain in the chest, flanks, abdomen, hernia pain, and abdominal pain caused by worm accumulation.

【Usage and Dosage】 4.5～9g.

【Storage】Place in ventilated and dry place to prevent moth.

【Excerpt】 National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines

[Source] "Compendium of Materia Medica"

The above is some basic information about Toosendan seeds [picture]. I hope you can learn more about Chinese herbal medicine, which will be beneficial to you.