Radish is a widely recognized health-preserving food, known as "little ginseng". It can eliminate greasiness, remove fire, benefit the spleen and stomach, and replenish qi. In fact, radish seeds are not simple. They have the functions of digestion, regulating qi and reducing phlegm. Radish seeds are also called radish seeds. As a traditional Chinese medicine, what are the effects of radish seeds? I made the following summary.
Rapeseed seed tastes pungent, sweet, and neutral in nature, and returns to the lung, spleen, and stomach meridians. It has the functions of eliminating food and distension, lowering qi and resolving phlegm, and is used to treat symptoms such as dietary stagnation, epigastric distension and pain, constipation, stagnant diarrhea and dysentery, phlegm obstruction, asthma and cough.
Constipation is similar to the "Spleen Yue" in "Treatise on Febrile Diseases". "Spleen Yue" means that the spleen is weak and cannot move its body fluids to the stomach, resulting in difficulty in urination and difficulty in defecation. You can use 15g of fried radish seeds, grind them into powder, and drink it with boiling water after meals. "It can help digestion and smoothen the qi and not damage the qi, because it can eat more and nourish the qi." Clinically, if you want to remove stagnation and relieve constipation, you can add fried radish seeds according to the symptoms, and the effect will be better.
Xia Qi calms asthma
"Nei Jing" says: "It gathers in the stomach and is related to the lungs." The absorption, transportation, ascent and descent of the spleen and stomach are abnormal, and the dampness and turbidity of food and drink gather in the stomach. Turn into phlegm. The phlegm in the lungs is often caused by the lungs being affected by evil spirits and losing their purge. Use radish seeds to digest food and resolve phlegm, lower Qi and relieve asthma, so that there is no accumulation of turbidity in the warehouse. This is the root of the problem. Using radish seeds, if there is phlegm, its source will be cut off; if there is no phlegm, the qi of the spleen and stomach will be regulated, the rise and fall will be moderate, and evil will be difficult to survive.
Lowers qi and resolves phlegm
When radish seeds are stir-fried, the lowering is more than the rising; when used raw, the rising is more than the lowering, causing phlegm and salivation. There is a saying in ancient books that "grind it with water and take it to relieve wind and phlegm". For those who cough and have excessive phlegm and saliva, or suffer from heavy head and dizziness due to turbid phlegm that clears the orifices, you can grind 30g of raw radish seeds into powder and take it, spit out the phlegm, and the evil will be gone and you will be in good health. For the specific application of the vomiting method, it must be suitable for those who are physically strong and whose righteousness has not declined.
Eliminates food and eliminates bloating
Rapeseed seeds have the effect of eliminating food and removing bloating. Rapeseed seeds can be applied to acupuncture points such as Zhongwan and Zusanli. Zhongwan acupoint is located on the upper abdomen of the human body. The midpoint of the line connecting the lower end of the sternum and the navel is this acupoint. It mainly treats some digestive system diseases, such as abdominal distension, constipation, poor appetite, etc. Zusanli point is also suitable for these symptoms. Rapeseed seeds should not be used more often on children and people with physical weakness. As long as they can defecate smoothly, they should stop using it, because radish seeds are depressing and using too much can lead to qi deficiency.
Constipation is very common in children. The disease may originate from an overactive liver or a lack of Yangming. If the child does not have any other discomforts, but simply has difficulty defecating, which means the Yangming does not fall, you can try this recipe: 50 grams of radish seeds, stir-fry over low heat in a pot until fragrant, then grind until very fine and set aside. Take 5 grams each time, add appropriate amount of sugar, mix with warm water to make a paste and give it to the child. Or 30 grams of fried radish seeds, mashed and decoction, once a day is also a way to reduce gas and relieve constipation. The effect is better when taken before meals.
Clinical application
To treat dysentery with accumulated accumulation and subsequent heavy obstruction: 5 qian of radish seed, 3 qian of white peony root, 1 qian of rhubarb, and 5 qian of agarwood. Decoction in water. ("Fangmai Zhengzong")
To treat wind headaches and migraines: half a liang of radish seeds and half a liang of ginger juice. Grind it finely, twist out the juice, add a little musk, drop it into the nose and smell it. Use it for migraine headaches. ("Puji Prescription")
To treat gastrointestinal pain in children: Fry radish seeds until yellow and grind into powder. Take frankincense soup for half a penny. ("Renzhai Zhizhi Prescription")
To treat toothache: 27 radish seeds, remove the skin and grind carefully. With human milk, if the toothache on the left side is a little bit in the middle of the right nose, if the toothache on the right side is in the middle of the left nose. ("Sheng Hui Fang")
To treat bruises, blood stasis and swelling and pain: 2 taels of radish seeds, grind into pieces raw and mix with hot wine for application.
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