What are the medicinal values ​​of radish seeds?

When it comes to radish seeds, many friends may not know what it is, but I believe everyone knows its aliases. Radish seeds are actually what we commonly call radish seeds and radish seeds. They are a very common Chinese medicinal material and have a very good therapeutic effect on symptoms such as indigestion, abdominal distension, and cough. In addition to the above-mentioned functions, radish seeds can be used together with other Chinese medicinal materials to treat many diseases. Next, we will introduce to you the medicinal value of radish seeds.

Radish seeds are pungent and sweet in taste, and neutral in nature. They enter the spleen, stomach, and lung meridians. Radish seeds can ascend and descend; radish seeds have the effects of digesting food, relieving stagnation, descending qi and resolving phlegm. Radish seeds are mainly used to treat food stagnation and qi stagnation, abdominal distension, belching, heaviness after diarrhea, cough with excessive sputum, and shortness of breath and chest fullness.

1. Radish seeds are used to treat chronic shortness of breath, cough, shortness of breath with excessive phlegm, and spitting of pus and blood: Grind one cup of radish seeds, boil them into a soup, and take it after meals. (Food and Medicine Mirror)

2. Radish seeds are used to treat injuries caused by falls, blood stasis and swelling and pain: 2 liang of radish seeds, grind them into a paste, and mix with hot wine for application. (《Fangmai Zhengzong》)

3. Radish seeds treat whooping cough: roast and dry white radish seeds, then grind into fine powder. Take a small amount with white sugar water, several times a day. [Jiangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine (12): 1953]

4. Radish seeds treat toothache: 27 radish seeds, remove the red skin and grind finely. Mix it with human milk. If you have toothache on the left side, apply a small amount to the middle of the right nose. If you have toothache on the right side, apply a small amount to the middle of the left nose. (Sheng Hui Fang)

5. Radish seeds are used to treat wheezing and shortness of breath, which are triggered by heavy food: wash the radish seeds, steam them, dry them in the sun, grind them, soak them in ginger juice, and steam them into mung bean-sized balls. Take 30 pills each time, swallow with saliva, three times a day. (Qingjin Pills from Fu Zi's Medical Collection)

6. Radish seeds are used to treat intestinal pain in children: fry the radish seeds until they turn yellow, and grind them into powder. Take half a penny of frankincense soup. ("Ren Zhai Zhi Zhi Fang")

7. Radish seeds are used to treat cough in the elderly, qi stagnation and phlegm: Perilla seeds, white mustard seeds, and radish seeds. Wash the above three ingredients, stir-fry slightly, crush them, put them in a small raw silk bag, and cook them into soup. Drink it as you like instead of tea, but do not boil it too much. (Sanzi Yangqin Decoction from Han's Medical Encyclopedia)

8. Radish seeds are used to treat wind-induced headaches and migraines; half a liang of radish seeds and half a he of ginger juice. Grind the above ingredients into a very fine powder, squeeze out the juice, add a little musk, and drip into the nose. Use it on both sides for migraine. (Puji Fang)

9. Radish seeds can treat all kinds of food accumulation: 6 liang of hawthorn, 2 liang of Shenqu, 3 liang each of Pinellia and Poria, 1 liang each of tangerine peel, Forsythia suspensa, and radish seeds. Grind the above ingredients into powder and make into balls as big as walnuts. Take 70 to 80 pills each time, far away from meals, with white soup. (Baohe Pills from Danxi's Heart Method)

10. Radish seeds are used to treat lockjaw caused by stroke: 2 qian each of radish seeds and soapberry. Decoction in water and induce vomiting. (Zhu Zhenheng)

11. Radish seeds treat flatulence and ascites: Grind radish seeds, filter the juice with water, soak one or two liang of sand overnight, stir-fry until dry, soak and stir-fry again seven times, and grind into powder. Take one coin of rice with drink. (Zhu's Collection of Medical Prescriptions)

12. Radish seeds treat wind-constipation and qi-constipation: 1 cup of fried radish seeds, pound them in water, and take with 2 qian of soapberry powder. (The Magical Prescription for the Longevity Domain)

13. Radish seeds are used to treat dysentery with accumulation of stool and constipation: 50 cents of radish seeds, 30 cents of white peony root, 10 cents of rhubarb and 5 cents of costus root. Decoction in water. (《Fangmai Zhengzong》)

The above introduces some of the medicinal values ​​of radish seeds. Are you surprised after reading it? It turns out that radish seeds have so many functions. If you suffer from some minor symptoms in your daily life, you might as well try some of the recipes we introduced to you. I believe that the disease will be cured. One thing I need to remind my friends is that those who have weak internal energy or are taking tonic medicine should not take radish seeds.