The efficacy and function of Tian Eggplant

For Chinese medicinal materials such as Tian Qie Zi, we should first understand its medicinal value and precautions before eating it. The following is an introduction about Tian Eggplant. I hope you can read it carefully, which will be of great help for your consumption.

[Other names] Thorny nightshade (Southern Yunnan Materia Medica), small poplar, small nightshade (Essentials of Raw Medicinal Herbs), golden button head (Records of Herb Collection in Lingnan), five-house nightshade (Chinese Tree Taxonomy), golden button, thin yellow eggplant (Luchuan Materia Medica), dwarf melon, thin nightshade, false eggplant, star seed, baby's breath, five-pointed nightshade (Guangxi Medicinal Plant List), thorny nightshade (Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine).

[Source] The fruit, seeds and leaves of Solanum purpurogenum, a plant of the Solanaceae family.

[Original form] Purple flowered eggplant, also known as: yellow buckwheat, twisted eggplant wood, golden buckle roadblock, golden hanging willow.

【Habitat distribution】Grows wild in grasslands and hillsides. Distributed in Yunnan, Guangdong, Sichuan, Taiwan and other places.

[Nature and flavor] "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica": "cold in nature, bitter in taste."

【Function】 "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica": "To treat toothache, grind it into powder and apply it on the affected area. It can also treat sinusitis, dispel wind, stop headaches, and eliminate wind evil."

[Additional prescription] ① For treating water retention: Wash and dry nightshade, fry until yellow, grind into powder, mix with sugar, add 3 to 5 qian of boiling water, and take on an empty stomach. (Records of Collecting Medicinal Herbs in Lingnan)

[Clinical Application] Treatment of breast cancer ulcers: Take fresh leaves of purple eggplant, dry them in the sun or in the oven, grind them into powder, sterilize them under high pressure, sprinkle the powder on the ulcer surface, and cover it with sterilized gauze. 1 to 2 times a day. When changing the dressing, rinse the ulcer surface with saline and then sprinkle medicine powder. Be careful not to sprinkle the powder on fresh granulation tissue or normal skin and mucous membranes to avoid causing eczema or dermatitis. The above method was applied topically to 50 cases of breast cancer ulcers of different types, and it was found that the stench was removed, the exudation stopped, and the dead flesh fell off.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] The original plant of this product was first recorded in "Jiuhuang Bencao", named Dingxiang Eggplant Seedling, saying: "Also known as Tianqianer. It grows on vines. There are many species beside people's garden fences. The stems are purple and thorny, and the vines are more than ten feet long. The leaves are like morning glory leaves, but very large, without flower forks; they are also like newly born tender leaves but smaller. It blooms purple heart tube flowers with pink purple edges, shaped like morning glory. The fruit is small, like incense but large, with seeds like white morning glory seeds, also large." "Compendium of Materia Medica" under the "Morning Glory Seed" entry: "The white one is widely planted. Its vines are slightly red, hairless and have soft thorns, and there is thick juice when broken. The leaf clusters have oblique tips, and are like the stems and leaves of yam. Its flowers are smaller than black morning glory, light blue-red. In fact, the pedicel is about an inch long, and it grows dry and white. Its seeds are white and slightly coarse

Through the introduction of the Chinese medicine Tianqiezi in the above article, we can clearly see that the Chinese medicine Tianqiezi has many effects and functions. Therefore, in the future, everyone might as well learn more about Chinese medicines such as Tianqiezi in their lives.