Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | Semen Cassiae |
Botanical name: 學名﹕ | Cassia tora, L.; Cassia obtusifolia L |
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ | ketsumeishi |
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ | kyolmyongja |
Pron. in Cantonese: 粵音﹕ | kyut3 ming4 zi2 |
Other Names: 別名﹕ | cao jue ming 草决明，jue ming zi 決明子，ma ti jue ming 馬蹄決明，ma ti cao 馬蹄草，jia lu dou 假綠豆。 |
Common Name: 英文名﹕ | cassia seed |
Distribution: 產地﹕ | throughout China, especially in Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan. 全國均産，尤其在安徽，江蘇，浙江，廣東，廣西，四川等省。 |
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ | salty, neutral. 鹹，平。 |
Channels (meridians) entered: 歸經﹕ | liver, kidney, large intestine. 入肝，腎 ，大腸。 |
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕ | |
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | for treatment of amaurosis, cataract, conjunctivitis, red, swollen painful eyes, headache, chronic constipation, hypertension, liver diseases. 用於肝膽郁熱所致的目赤腫痛，怕光流淚，頭痛。 治青盲內障，結膜炎，目赤腫痛，多淚羞明，頭痛頭脹， 慢性便秘，高血壓，肝臟疾患。 |
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ | |
Dosage: 用量﹕ | 10～15克。 |
Samples of formulae :處方舉例﹕ | Acute conjunctivitis: cao jue ming, ju hua, huang qi. Add water and make into decoction and use as tea. Hypertension: cao jue ming, ju hua, xia ku cao. Add water and make into decoction and use as tea. 急性結膜炎: 草决明，菊 花，黃 芩。水煎服 。 高血壓：草决明，菊 花，夏枯 草。水煎服。 |
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | |
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕ | not to use in case of diarrhea, cold or influenza. 泄瀉者或風寒外感者忌用。 |