The efficacy and function of Cnidium monnieri[picture]

Although Western medicine and Western drugs are more common nowadays, people still often believe that diseases can only be cured by taking Chinese medicine, because Chinese medicine can cure the root cause. Cnidium monnieri [picture] is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. Let’s take a look at some common knowledge about Cnidium monnieri [picture].

【English name】 FRUCTUS LEONURI

[Source] This product is the dried mature fruit of Leonurus japonicus Houtt., a plant of the Lamiaceae family. When the fruits are ripe in autumn, the above-ground parts are harvested, dried, the fruits are beaten and impurities are removed.

[Properties] This product is triangular in shape, 2 to 3 mm long and about 1.5 mm wide. The surface is gray-brown to gray-brown with dark spots, one end is slightly wider and truncated, and the other end is gradually narrower and blunt. The fruit skin is thin, the cotyledons are white and oily. Odorless, bitter taste.

【Identification】 The powder of this product is yellow-brown to dark brown. The cells of the exocarp are slightly radially elongated in cross section, with varying lengths, forming numerous raised ridges, with yellow reticular cells in the center of the ridges and non-lignified walls; they are polygonal in surface view, with strip-like keratin textures, and the reticular cells have strip-like thickened walls. The cross-section of the thick-walled cells of the endocarp is slightly elongated in the tangential direction, with unclear boundaries, extremely thick inner walls, thin outer walls, and a cell cavity biased toward the outside, containing prismatic crystals of calcium oxalate; the surface view is star-shaped or the cell boundaries are unclear, with obvious prismatic crystals. Mesocarp cells are polygonal in surface view, with thin walls and fine wavy curves. The epidermal cells of the seed coat are square, with slightly thick and slightly wavy walls. The cell cavity contains light yellow-brown substances, and the endosperm cells contain fat droplets and aleurone grains.

[Processing] Cnidium monnieri : remove impurities, wash and dry.

【Nature and flavor】Pungent, bitter, slightly cold.

[entry into meridians] Enter the pericardium and liver meridians.

【Functions and indications】Promote blood circulation and regulate menstruation, clear the liver and improve eyesight. Used for irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, red eyes, cataracts, dizziness and headache.

【Usage and Dosage】 4.5～9g.

【Note】Use with caution if you have dilated pupils.

【Storage】Place in ventilated and dry place.

[Remarks] (1) There are reports that taking 30 grams of fried and ground Cnidium monnieri at a time can cause poisoning, with symptoms such as chest tightness and weakness, body aches, and lower limb immobility appearing 4 to 6 hours after taking it.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Pharmacopoeia

[Source] "Ben Jing"

The above is the relevant introduction of Cnidium monnieri [Picture]. I believe you will be able to understand it after reading it. After knowing the effects and functions of Cnidium monnieri [picture], you can adjust it according to your own physical condition.