Here's what I found: Cassia seed is listed as the top grade in Shennong's herbal classics, and it is called "green blindness, loose eyes, reddish skin, white membrane, red eyes and tears". Take off all your clothes and be a smart man. "Rihuazi Materia Medica says that it" helps liver qi and benefits essence; Apply clean water at the end, reduce swelling and detoxify, stick to the temple to treat headache, and stick to the brain to stop nasal water; As a pillow, it is definitely better than black beans to cure the head wind. "According to the Handbook of Common Chinese Herbal Medicines published by Guangjun, Cassia seed can" clear the liver and improve eyesight, promote diuresis and relieve constipation ". Treat hepatitis, ascites due to liver cirrhosis, hypertension, infantile malnutrition, night blindness, wind-heat eye pain and habitual constipation. " Hunan Pharmacology records that it treats dizziness, beriberi, edema, tuberculosis and chest pain. The Chinese Materia Medica compiled by state administration of traditional chinese medicine in recent years describes its extensive application, which points out: "Clearing liver and tonifying kidney, improving eyesight, promoting diuresis and relaxing bowels. Indications: red eyes, swelling and pain, shame and tears, green blindness, passerine, headache and dizziness, blurred vision, ascites due to liver cirrhosis, dysuria and habitual constipation. External treatment of swelling and tinea. "
Modern research shows that cassia seed contains not only sugar, protein and fat, but also steroids, chrysophanol and emodin, as well as essential trace elements such as iron, zinc, manganese, copper, nickel, cobalt and molybdenum. Emodin and rhein have antiasthmatic, cholagogic, liver-protecting and antihypertensive effects on human body, and have certain antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects. Among them, emodin glucoside, emodin anthrone and emodin methyl ether have the effects of lowering serum cholesterol and strengthening heart. Cassia seed has-hydroxyl group, which can synthesize complex with metal elements, which has great influence on the absorption of metal elements. Modern clinical application of cassia seed in the treatment of hyperlipidemia has achieved satisfactory results. Cassia seed can be decocted in water or made into tablets. Cassia seed is often used to fry yellow powder instead of tea in folk, which has the health care function of preventing and treating diseases.