What are the medicinal values ​​of soapberry

Soapberry, also known as Soapberry, is a kind of tree. In addition to its general plant value, it is also a medicinal material, so it has certain medicinal value, and it is often used as a medicine in medicine. So, what are the medicinal values ​​of soapberry? Understanding this issue will definitely be of great benefit to human health. Therefore, the following article will give you a detailed introduction.

Soapberry (Scientific name: Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn.), also known as: wood soapberry (Compendium of Materia Medica), oil soapberry (Sichuan), bitter soapberry tree (Hainan), yellow eye tree, eye wave tree (Taiwan), oil Luo tree, hand-washing fruit, other local names: rubbing eyes, false longan, ghost-seeing sorrow, etc.

Sapindus mukorossi is a deciduous tree with spreading branches and alternate leaves; no stipules; petiole; panicle inflorescence, terminal and lateral; flowers are polygamous, corolla is light green with short claws; disc is cup-shaped; filaments have fine hairs, attached to the back of the anther; bisexual flowers have small stamens and filaments have soft hairs. The drupe is spherical and yellow or brown when ripe. The seeds are spherical and black, and the flowering period is June to July. The fruiting period is from September to October.

It is native to areas south of the Yangtze River in China, various parts of the Indochina Peninsula, India and Japan. The peel contains saponin, which can be used as a substitute for soap, and the wood can be used to make box boards and wooden combs. Roots, young leaves and branches, seeds: bitter, slightly spicy, cold. Slightly poisonous. Clears away heat and eliminates phlegm, eliminates accumulation and kills insects. Used for diphtheria, sore throat, milk moth, cough, sudden cough, food stagnation and worm accumulation; used externally for vaginal trichomoniasis. Seed kernel: spicy, neutral. Eliminate accumulation and ward off evil. Used for malnutrition, ascariasis, abdominal bloating and bad breath.

Functions and indications: clearing away heat, removing phlegm, eliminating accumulation and killing insects. It is used to treat sore and swollen throat, cough and asthma, food stagnation, leucorrhea, malnutrition, sores, and swelling. Used for diphtheria, seminal vesiculopathy, stranguria and frequent urination. Clears away heat, eliminates phlegm, eliminates accumulation and kills insects. Throat swelling and pain, cough and asthma, food stagnation, leucorrhea, malnutrition, sores, ringworms, and swelling.

① "Essentials of Raw Medicinal Herbs": Stops bleeding; stewed and eaten can kill insects and remove greasiness; boiled plaster can dispel wind, reduce swelling, and draw out toxins.

② "Guangxi Chinese Materia Medica": Burn the ashes into powder and blow it into the throat to treat hoarseness.

③ "Zhejiang Tianmu Yam Plant Records": Treats various throat diseases, colds and fever, whooping cough, leucorrhea, leucorrhea, and infantile malnutrition.

Dosage and Administration: For oral administration, decoct in water, 1 to 2 qian; grind into powder or stew and eat. For external use: grind into powder and blow into throat, brush teeth, or boil in water for washing, or make into a paste for application.

Additional recipe:

①To treat single and double goose throat: 3 grams of Ampelopsis pilosula and 3 grams of Herba Phragmites australis, decocted and taken orally.

②Treat goose throat: 2 qian of soapberry, 1.5 qian of alum, 6 fen of plum slices, grind into very fine powder and blow into the throat. For severe cases, add one point of musk.

③Treat asthma: Calcined soapberry ash, take with boiled water, 6 fen for children each time, 2 qian for adults each time, once a day, for several days.

④Treatment of food stagnation caused by worms: Take five to seven soapberries, stew them until cooked, and eat once a day for several days.

⑤Treat thick psoriasis: Take appropriate amount of soapberry, boil it with good vinegar, and apply it to the affected area while it is still hot.

⑥Treatment of swollen and painful teeth: 1 liang of soapberry, 1 liang each of rhubarb and cyperus rotundus, 0.5 liang of green salt, grind into mud, and use for brushing teeth daily.

For the treatment of trichomoniasis vaginitis: Take 1 jin of washed and peeled soapberries and add 1000 ml of water to boil into a concentrated liquid. Take 50-100 ml each time and dilute it with 1000 ml of warm water. Irrigate the vagina as usual, once a day, for 7-10 days as a course of treatment. At the same time, take Chinese medicine internally to clear away heat and dampness. All 10 cases were treated and tested negative for Trichomonas after one course of lavage. Five cases were followed up for 2 to 3 months without recurrence; one case recurred after 2 months and was still effectively treated.

Soapberry can be used as soap, and can also be made into wooden boxes or combs. Not only that, it also has a very good effect of clearing heat, resolving phlegm and promoting digestion for the human body. In addition, for patients with diphtheria and seminal vesiculopathy, taking soapberry has a good auxiliary therapeutic effect. Finally, soapberry can also be used to treat cough, asthma, swelling and other diseases.