What are the effects and functions of Dafengzi?

Have you ever known about the effects of Dafengzi? In fact, it can effectively treat leprosy, and has a good detoxifying effect. It can also be used to treat urticaria. However, it should be noted that some people are prone to adverse symptoms such as dizziness, headache or chest pain after using it.

①Treatment of leprosy

Maple seeds have always been an effective drug for treating lepromatous leprosy, but because they are pungent, hot and toxic, they are rarely used alone in clinical practice.

It is rare to find that maple nut kernels are used to treat leprosy. They are usually made into compound pills, such as the Leprosy Pills used in Jiangsu Province, the Sweeping Wind Pills in Zhejiang Province, the Spleen Meridian Pills, Leprosy Pills, and Fangfengtongjing Pills in Guangdong Province, all of which have certain therapeutic effects.

②Treatment of urticaria

Take 1 liang of big maple seeds and 5 qian of garlic, mash them, add 100 ml of water, boil for about 5 minutes, and apply to the affected area. 50 cases were treated and most of them showed improvement after one application.

③Treatment of rosacea

Take equal parts of maple nut flesh, walnut flesh, mercury, and tea leaves. First grind the tea leaves and mercury together, crush the maple seed meat and walnut meat, then mix the four medicines together and grind them into a paste with sesame oil for external use. Apply once every morning, and all 6 cases were cured. However, it should not be used by those who are allergic to mercury. The dosage should be small, as too much will cause dermatitis. If dermatitis has already formed, the medication should be stopped, and 2% boric acid water should be used for cold wet compresses, vitamins B and C should be taken orally, and calcium should be injected. Treatment can be continued after the dermatitis is cured, but the dosage should be reduced again.

Adverse reactions and treatment

After use, people may also experience dizziness, headache, chest pain, choking, general discomfort, fever, weakness, insomnia, loss of appetite, abdominal pain and fever all over the body. It can also stimulate the kidneys, causing proteinuria and casts. "Bencao Qiuyuan": Big maple seeds must be boiled with fine silver for three days and nights to remove the floating oil in order to kill the poison, otherwise it will dry out phlegm and damage the blood. Taking too much will cause blindness. "Main Poisonous Plants in the South": Big maple seeds and their oils are poisonous. Symptoms of poisoning: nausea, vomiting, chest and abdominal pain. In severe cases, hemolysis, nephritis, and fatty degeneration of the liver may occur. Rescue methods: gastric lavage, catharsis, and taking activated carbon. Symptomatic treatment: Analgesics can be used for chest and abdominal pain; if hemolysis occurs, ferrous sulfate can be taken orally and compound Caguatie can be injected, and blood transfusion can be given if necessary.