Effects and functions of Mucuna pruriens

Traditional Chinese medicine culture is profound and extensive, and Chinese medicinal materials account for a large proportion of it. Do you know about Mucuna pruriens? What are its effects and functions, and how to eat it? I believe many people are very interested in it. Let me tell you one by one below.

【English name】 all grass of David vetchling

[Other names] Variegated pea, big pea.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The seeds of the leguminous plant sweet pea.

[Original form] Sweet pea is a perennial herb, 80-100cm tall. Stem nearly erect or obliquely ascending, cylindrical. Leaves are erect; stipules are large, semi-arrow-shaped, entire or slightly serrated at the lower edge; leaves are even-pinnate, with 6-8 leaflets, the top of the upper rachis often has divergent tendrils, the lower rachis is mostly a single tendril or long thorn-like; leaflets are ovate or elliptic, sometimes rhombic ovate or oblong ovate, 4-10cm long, 1.5-6cm wide, obtuse or rounded at the apex, with short thorn tips, rounded or broadly cuneate at the base, glabrous on both sides, pale beneath; veins are reticulate. The racemes are axillary, usually with more than 10 flowers; the calyx is bell-shaped, the calyx teeth are triangular to conical, the flowers are yellow, 1.6-2cm long, there are 10 stamens, dissociated, and the ovary is glabrous. The pods are linear, swollen on both sides, 6-10cm long, about 5mm wide, and hairless. Seeds are numerous, nearly spherical, about 3mm in diameter. The flowering period is June-July, and the fruiting period is August-September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown under mountain forests or on the edge of forests, in thickets on grass slopes.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; warm

【Meridian】 Liver meridian

【Functions and indications】 Soothes the liver and regulates Qi; regulates menstruation and relieves pain. Mainly for dysmenorrhea; irregular menstruation

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 6-15g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Seeds: have analgesic function. Used for endometritis and menstrual pain.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the detailed introduction of Mucuna pruriens, I believe everyone has a certain understanding and can better improve our common sense in life.