What are the medicinal properties of Cassia seed?

Cassia seeds are the dried mature seeds of the leguminous plant Cassia. As a traditional Chinese medicine, its greatest function is to improve eyesight. In addition, Cassia seed also has many benefits for gastrointestinal health, especially for some patients with constipation. They can take some Cassia seed, which can play a certain role in moisturizing the intestines and promoting bowel movements. At the same time, people with high blood lipids and high blood pressure can also eat some Cassia seeds. So, what are the medicinal properties of Cassia seed?

【Nature and flavor and meridians】Bitter, slightly cold.

① "Ben Jing": tastes salty, neutral.

② "Bielu": bitter and sweet, slightly cold, non-toxic.

③ "Bencao Zheng": The taste is slightly bitter and slightly sweet, and it is neutral and slightly cool.

④ "Chinese Pharmacopoeia" 2010 edition: sweet, bitter, salty, slightly cold. It enters the liver and large intestine meridians.

Medicinal Effects

Clears away heat, improves eyesight, moistens the intestines and promotes bowel movements. It is used for red and painful eyes, photophobia and excessive tearing, headache and dizziness, blurred vision and constipation. It enters the liver, kidney and large intestine meridians. It has the effect of losing weight. Treat wind-heat red eyes, amblyopia, pterygium, hypertension, hepatitis, ascites due to liver cirrhosis, and habitual constipation.

Suitable symptoms and people for Cassia seed herbal tea

1) Cassia seed can be paired with other herbal teas, which has a good detoxifying and greasiness-removing effect. It can achieve the following effects: clearing away heat and calming the liver, lowering blood lipids and blood pressure, moistening the intestines and relieving constipation, improving eyesight and benefiting the eyes. Modern "TV people", "computer people" and other people who are prone to eye fatigue may wish to drink it often, but it is best to drink less at night.

Reminder: Fry until the aroma comes out, do not fry it until it is burnt.

2) Cassia Seed Herbal Tea: Take 15g of roasted or crushed Cassia Seed and brew it directly into tea until the tea becomes colorless. Drinking Cassia Seed Tea not only helps the elderly to have smooth bowel movements, but also has health benefits such as improving eyesight, lowering blood pressure, and regulating lipids. For the elderly with yin deficiency and blood deficiency, add 9 grams of wolfberry, 5 grams of chrysanthemum and 5 grams of raw earth together; if the elderly have qi deficiency, add 3 grams of raw sun-dried ginseng together

Efficacy: Clears the liver and reduces fire, nourishes yin and improves eyesight, lowers blood pressure and blood lipids.

3) Cassia seed herbal tea with honey: 10-15 grams of fried cassia seeds, 20-30 grams of honey. Crush Cassia seeds, add 300-400 ml of water and boil for 10 minutes. Add honey and stir well to drink, twice a day, morning and evening. It has the effect of moisturizing the intestines and promoting bowel movements, and can treat patients with prostate hyperplasia and habitual constipation.

It is also suitable for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and habitual constipation.

Although Cassia seed has many benefits, pregnant women should never eat it, otherwise it will harm the fetus in the body. In addition, people with weak spleen and stomach and insufficient qi and blood should not take Cassia seeds. The Cassia seeds you buy should be placed in a relatively dry place at home and out of the reach of children.