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Legend of Cassia Seeds: Foolish man's eyes do not close at 80, only because he often drink grass cassia seeds

Cassia seeds as the dried mature seeds of the legume cassia or cassia, because it has the function of brightening the eyes, and named "cassia".

Regarding the eye-opening power of cassia seeds, there is also this folk story -

According to legend, once upon a time, there was an old Xiu Cai, less than 60 years old, got an eye disease, can not see, walking can only rely on crutches, people gave him a nickname - blind Xiu Cai.

One day a druggist passed by his door and saw a patch of weeds outside his yard door and wanted to buy it.

The old showman asked the druggist how much he was willing to pay, and the druggist said I'll pay whatever you want.

When the old showman heard this, he thought that this piece of grass might be worth a lot of money, so he didn't agree to it.

After a while, this medicine dealer passed by the door again, so he asked the old showman to buy this weed again.

By this time, the patch of weeds had also grown to over a foot in height and had small, staggered yellow flowers.

When the old showman thought that the medicine dealer was so obsessed with this weed, he must have known that it had important therapeutic value, and he was even less willing to sell it.

In the fall, the patch of weeds produced diamond-shaped, gray-green, still shiny seeds with a scent.

As it happened, the old showman's tea was also used up, so he simply used the seeds produced by this weed to brew water to drink.

When he had been drinking for some time, the old showman felt that his eyes could see clearly.

He knew that his life was no different than usual, the only difference was that he was brewing that grass seed as a tea.

When the druggist passed by again, he realized that the blade of grass was gone and asked the old showman where the seeds of the blade of grass had gone.

The old showman then told him about the tea he made and drank, and it was only at this time that the medicine dealer told the old showman that the weed was called cassia, and the seeds were called cassia seeds, which could cure many kinds of eye diseases, and could brighten the eyes if taken for a long time.

The old showman was very happy, and later came up with a poem, "I'm a fool, eighty eyes do not close, counting flies at night pointing stars; not born with good eyesight, but only because of often drink grass cassia."

You see, we know from this story that cassia seeds have a brightening effect.

So what else does cassia seed do as an herbal medicine?

What are the benefits of cassia seeds?

Cassia seeds, as a legume cassia or grass cassia dry mature seeds, in traditional Chinese medicine, taste sweet, bitter, salty, slightly cold and cool, to the liver, kidney meridian, has a clear diarrhea of liver fire, and benefit the kidney yin, the eye belongs to the liver orifices, pupil belongs to the yin, so the cassia seeds for the eyesight good products.

However, cassia seeds can be used in all cases of headache and redness of the eyes due to liver meridian fire, or darkness of the eyes due to yin deficiency of the liver and kidney.

Cassia seeds also have laxative, used in the spleen and stomach dry heat greasy constipation regulation, is also very good.

What are the side effects of cassia seeds?

Because cassia seeds are slightly cold in nature, taking cassia seeds at the initial stage is prone to discomfort, such as diarrhea, bloating and so on.

Also because cassia seeds are cold, easy to diarrhea, stomach cold, diarrhea, spleen and stomach cold people should not take.

Also, cassia seeds main cathartic, long-term use will damage the positive qi, so it is necessary to cause the attention of women during pregnancy, because many pregnant women have constipation, some people would like to use cassia seeds laxative, but because cassia seeds main cathartic, take a long time, may lead to premature labor. Furthermore, if women take cassia seeds for a long time, taking cold products for a long time will lead to menstrual disorders and so on.

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"Use by those with a cold constitution will cause nausea, diarrhea, and bloating. Cassia seed, a herb that tastes salty and is slightly cold in nature, works to clear heat and brighten the eyes. This medicine can clear the stagnant heat of the liver and gallbladder, and for symptoms such as red, swollen and painful eyes, tearing, headache and dizziness caused by heat in the liver and gallbladder, cassia seeds can be used together with chrysanthemums, scutellaria baicalensis, tribulus terrestris, and celosia argentea. This medicine can also be crushed, Xishui tea, for high blood pressure caused by dizziness, redness of the eyes, dry stools have some help. It is also effective for patients with headaches, especially those with pain in the temples on both sides. However, since this medicine belongs to the cold medicine, it is not suitable for some people with cold body to use, easy to appear nausea, diarrhea, abdominal distension and these symptoms. Then there are female friends are not suitable for long-term use, because it belongs to the cold, used for a long time will lead to the uterine cold and lead to menstrual disorders. This medicine also has a certain antihypertensive effect, so it is not suitable for people with low blood pressure to take cassia seeds."

Hello, I am glad to answer your question. Side effects can also occur with the incorrect use of herbal medicines, and I will talk about the medicinal characteristics of cassia seed and the side effects that can easily result from incorrect use.

Cassia is commonly used in Chinese medicine, many people like to use it to drink water, folk rumors that it can lower blood pressure, in fact, this is pure rumor, cassia has no direct role in lowering blood pressure, its efficacy is to drain the liver fire and eyesight, liver fire exuberant headache, headache, dry eyes can be considered to use, which is not associated with lowering blood pressure. Because of the cold nature of the medicine, good at draining fire, weak spleen and stomach people overdose long time easy to diarrhea and loose stools and other adverse reactions, through the role of drainage does not apply to infants and pregnant women.

★The medicinal properties of cassia seeds

• Cassia seeds is a legume cassia seeds, shape such as a slightly longer horseshoe shape, length of about 0.5cm or so, skin color green and yellow, domestic cassia color yellow, imported cassia color green, medicine to domestic cassia the most Taoist, better quality.
• Seeds into the medicine has a ripe downward sinking characteristics, such as cassia clear liver suzi descending gas are sinking medicinal properties, cassia medicinal properties sinking and heavy texture, sinking is yin, yin on behalf of the cold, so the cassia medicinal properties of the cold, cold can be clearing heat, good at lowering the fire.
• Green color, green into the liver, the role of the liver, good at clearing liver fire, "Shennong Ben Cao Jing" recorded cassia seeds to "brighten the eyes" as the main function, its role is reflected in the liver meridian fire caused by the eye redness and swelling pain, eye white film.
• Liver meridian fire external wind-heat attack on the liver is the most common, for example, sudden redness, swelling, pain and itching of the eyes, increased secretion, because the liver opens the orifices in the eyes, the liver meridian wind-heat attack on the eyes, often appear sudden inflammatory eye disease.
• In addition, the liver meridian fire, fire up attack on the head, headache, headache, red face, bitter mouth, red tongue, pulse string and other manifestations, at this time to analyze the specific causes of liver fire and accompanying symptoms, simple liver fire can be selected to clear the liver fire of the medication given to regulate. However, hypertension headache is not simply caused by liver fire, the cause is complex, simple clear liver fire can not cure hypertension, cassia seeds can not replace antihypertensive drugs.
• Cassia seeds are cold in nature, entering the liver and clearing heat, clearing the liver and brightening the eyes, there is a certain improvement and elimination of liver fire, but chronic recurrent eye disease is mostly due to insufficiency of the liver and kidneys, deficiency of qi and blood, phlegm-dampness blockage related to the use of medicines to clear the liver and fire, cassia seeds are not suitable.

★Don't use cassia seeds for cold spleen and stomach, forbidden for pregnant women and infants.

• Usually the stomach is afraid of cold, cold diarrhea in the crowd try not to use cassia seeds, cassia seeds side effects are mainly seeds contain some oil, easy to cause diarrhea, bloating, the composition contains anthracene kun-like substances, but also has the role of slowing down the excretion. In addition, the spleen and stomach deficiency cold is not suitable for cold medicines, adding insult to injury will lead to aggravation of symptoms. Even if you usually do not have the problem of cold spleen and stomach, taking cassia seeds for a long time will chill the spleen and stomach, causing gastrointestinal discomfort.
• If the eye disease has both exuberant liver fire and deficiency cold in the spleen and stomach, it is a complicated situation, and professional Chinese medicine practitioners need to be consulted to identify the cause of the eye disease, rather than abusing drugs on their own.
• Cassia seeds to drain down the role of damage to the fetus yuan, pregnant women can not be used, either into the medicine or soak it do not use it, so as not to cause adverse reactions.
• Infants and children with delicate spleen and stomach, intolerant of cold cassia seeds, try not to use.

summarize

The use of traditional Chinese medicine is a safe and effective premise, the bias of the drug to correct the bias of the human body qi and blood is a major law of traditional Chinese medicine, there is a cause of the disease and the targeted use of medication, generally speaking, will not cause adverse reactions, as the "Nei Jing", "there is no meteor also no meteor".

Lastly, I hope my answer was helpful.

Note: Hello, I am Chinese medicine Zhu Xuyang, the text refers to the theoretical works of Chinese medicine, combined with personal experience pictures from the network.

Cassia is a familiar Chinese medicine, many people know that it has the role of clearing the liver and eyesight, because we sleep inside the pillow will have cassia, when we sleep on the pillow at night can play the role of clearing the liver and eyesight. In fact, in addition to cassia seeds can be used as a pillow, it has a wider role in the clinical, and can also make tea to drink. So, what are the effects of cassia seeds in the end? And what side effects does it have? Below, I will talk to you about this issue.

First, what are the effects of cassia seeds?

In the beginning of the article I have mentioned to you, many people use cassia seeds to fill the pillow in daily life, this is because when we sleep, a grain of cassia seeds will not only massage our head, but also can play a role in clearing the liver and brightening the role of the eyes, the eyes have a great deal of good. However, the efficacy of cassia seeds can not only be used externally so simple, in fact, the clinical application of more or its internal efficacy.

In the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, it is recorded: "Cassia seeds are sweet, bitter, salty and slightly cold. It belongs to the liver meridian and the large intestine meridian. Functions and Indications: Clearing heat and brightening the eyes, moistening the intestines and relaxing the bowels. Used for eye redness and astringency, shyness and tearfulness, headache and dizziness, darkness and uncertainty, constipation." In addition, in the Guangzhou force "commonly used Chinese herbal medicine manual" inside also recorded: "cassia seeds clearing the liver and eyesight, diuretic and laxative. Treatment of hepatitis, cirrhosis ascites, hypertension, pediatric chancre, night blindness, wind-heat eye pain, habitual constipation."

From the above records, we can know that cassia seeds have two main effects, one is to clear heat and brighten the eyes, and the other is to laxative.

So why does cassia seeds have the effect of clearing heat and brightening the eyes? This is mainly because the cassia seeds of the bitter taste, slightly cold, it has the role of heat, and into the liver meridian, which can clear the liver and gallbladder fire, so as to achieve the role of clearing the liver and brightening the eyes, especially for the liver fire on the disturbances, or wind-heat congestion of the head and eyes due to the eyes of the eye red and swollen pain, shyness, bright tears, headache, dizziness, dark and unclear, and so on, has a better effect.

So why does cassia seeds have the role of laxative? This is mainly cassia seeds of bitter flavor, slightly cold, into the large intestine meridian, can clear the intestinal heat and dryness, and salty can soften, so the constipation has a very good effect.

In addition to these two main effects, modern pharmacological research has also found that cassia seeds also have these effects:

1, Antihypertensive effect. Experimental studies have found that the water infusion, alcohol-water infusion and alcohol infusion of cassia seeds have antihypertensive effects on anesthetized dogs, cats and rabbits. Therefore, it has a certain antihypertensive effect on hypertension caused by hyperactivity of liver yang.

2. Hypolipidemic effect. There are data to prove that the anthraquinone compounds in cassia seeds have hypolipidemic effect. In addition, there are also studies found that cassia seeds have lower plasma total cholesterol and triglyceride in experimental hyperlipidemia rats, but also can reduce triglyceride and inhibit the role of platelet aggregation in the liver. Therefore, cassia seeds can not only play a role in lowering blood lipids, but also has a role in anti-atherosclerosis.

3, Liver protective effect. Some studies have shown that cassia seeds are degreased by petroleum ether, chloroform extraction, and then extracted with methanol, the results of this methanol extract has a significant hepatoprotective effect. Therefore, cassia seeds not only has the role of clearing liver heat, but also has a certain role in liver protection, hepatitis, cirrhosis ascites also has a certain role.

Second, what are the side effects of cassia?

In fact, in real life, many people use cassia seeds to make tea to drink tea, one can eliminate fat and weight loss, but also has the role of laxative, but also has a certain role in liver protection. But cassia seeds as a traditional Chinese medicine, in the use of its specific indications as well as adapted to the crowd, and is not suitable for anyone to take, but also its contraindication crowd, and long-term large quantities will produce certain side effects.

According to information, taking cassia seed side effects occur in about 9% of the incidence, mainly after taking will appear bloating, diarrhea and nausea and other symptoms. However, these symptoms are mostly seen in the initial period of taking the drug, and do not affect the continued use of the drug, can disappear on their own.

This is because the cassia seed itself is bitter, cold, cold, have diarrhea effect, when a large number of long-term use, naturally, it is easy to make people bloating, diarrhea, nausea and other uncomfortable symptoms. Therefore, it is not suitable for those who have a cold spleen and stomach, and the body is relatively weak.

In addition, cassia seeds laxative effect that it is the main cathartic, if taken for a long time, it is easy to damage the positive qi, will make the body more weak, especially for pregnant women and people with insufficient qi and blood is not suitable to take. And female friends long-term use, cassia seeds itself cold medicinal properties may lead to the uterus, thus appearing irregular menstruation and other symptoms.

Finally, there is another point to note, that is, the clinical use of cassia seeds, there are two kinds of raw cassia seeds as well as fried cassia seeds. Raw cassia seeds are particularly good at clearing liver heat, moistening dry intestines, so to clear the liver and eyesight, moistening the bowels, generally use raw cassia seeds. And fried cassia seeds, because after frying, its cold diarrhea of the nature will be more moderate, both the role of the liver, but also laxative effect, and because of the nature of the cold diarrhea is more moderate, the virtual people, the elderly and children can be taken. This is as a doctor said: "cassia seeds laxative also, small diseases can be healed, big diseases can also be treated; strong and vigorous can be used, weak and weak can also be cast. Its nature is slow and does not hurt the right qi, its effect is fast and does not lead to diarrhea, it is really the top of the medical door, the good agent of laxative also." Therefore, if you can not tolerate the raw cassia seeds brought about by the cold affect the body, in the hope of laxative laxative, may wish to use fried cassia seeds!

III. Post-title remarks

Overall, cassia seed is a kind of Chinese medicine, and the nature of the medicine is bitter, cold, and is not suitable for long-term large quantities, even if we use to make tea instead of drinking water, but also is not suitable for long-term large quantities, when the symptoms improve, should be suspended to avoid long-term large quantities of harm to the spleen and stomach, as well as damage to the positive qi.

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What are the dangers of cassia?

There is no clear evidence of what the dangers of cassia are, but when taken improperly, some adverse effects may occur.

Chinese medicine, cassia seeds sweet, bitter, salty, slightly cold, to the liver, large intestine meridian, with heat and eyesight, laxative effect, can be used for the treatment of eye redness and swelling, vision blurred, intestinal constipation, as well as yin deficiency of hyperactivity of dizziness and headache.

If not used properly, the following adverse reactions may occur.

(1) Some animal studies have shown that long-term use of cassia seeds can lead to lesions in the kidneys, rectum, colon and other organs.

(2) First-time users of cassia seeds may experience nausea, bloating, diarrhea and other discomforts, and the symptoms will disappear with continued use.

(3) Overdose of cassia seeds can also cause adverse reactions such as abdominal pain, vomiting, blood in the stool, yellowing of the skin and sclera, and even coma.

Therefore, cassia should be used in a standardized manner as prescribed by the doctor, avoiding self-adjustment of the dosage.

This content was reviewed by Dr. Luquan Chen, Deputy Chief Physician, Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Peking Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University.

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Cassia seeds have the effect of clearing the liver and eyesight, and can reduce fat and weight loss. However, cassia seeds should not be taken for a long time, otherwise, there are also many unexpected side effects.

Cassia seed is very widely used in our daily life. It can be used as a medicinal herb and is able to be used as an item in life.

The most common is the pillow we sleep with. Some merchants advocate a special pillow, with the role of sleeping aid, in fact, in the pillow filled with a lot of cassia seeds only.

Cassia seed is a tiny seed filled in the pillow, sleeping in the summer, because cassia seeds and ordinary cotton or sponge is not the same, can play a cooling effect. We toss and turn in our sleep, a cassia seed also played a massage role, it also has a clear liver and eyesight, can help sleep. However, this role is very small, and not as magical as the business advocate.

In life, people also use cassia seeds as tea for weight loss. So, what kind of efficacy of cassia seeds, and what kind of side effects, the following we come together to understand.

What kind of effects does cassia seeds have? How do we apply it in our lives?

Cassia is a seed-based herb.It is derived from the dried mature seeds of the leguminous plant cassia or cassia.Because it has the effect of clearing the liver and brightening the eyes, it is also known as "(botany) cassia"to name it.

In the Classic of Materia Medica, it is recorded that cassia seeds -light (e.g. stars)The main effect is that it enters the liver meridian and can treat problems such as redness of the eyes and watering of the eyes due to fire and heat attacking the eyes via the liver meridian.

Cassia seeds are sweet, bitter and cold in nature. It has the effect of clearing heat, brightening the eyes, moistening the intestines and laxatives. It can be used for eye redness and swelling pain, constipation, headache, dizziness, dark and unclear eyes.

Cassia seeds sedative medicinal properties, cold properties to clear heat and reduce fire. In life, some patients with senile constipation, often cassia seeds as a tea, to solve the problem of senile constipation.

In addition, some women who love beauty with cassia can laxative effect to lose weight, with the use of senna, rhubarb and other laxatives similar to the role of herbs.It is to enhance the elimination of food from the gut and reduce the absorption of food nutrients by the gut to achieve weight loss.

What are the side effects of cassia and how does it affect us in the long term?

Generally use cassia seeds into the soup to treat diseases, the use of time is not long, side effects are also very few. But modern people because of the rhythm of life and eating habits, many people advocate the use of cassia seeds as a tea to drink, is a medicine three poisons, let alone a cool herb of cassia seeds?

If cassia is taken for a long period of time, it tends to make a person develop aBloating, diarrhea, nausea and vomitingThis is related to the fact that cassia seeds are cold herbs. Cassia seeds contain a certain amount of oil, mainly containing anthraquinones diarrhea-causing effect, there will be abdominal distension, diarrhea discomfort symptoms. If the spleen and stomach are cold, taking cassia seeds will add to the problem and may lead to the aggravation of the adverse effects.

Cassia seeds havePassing down the diarrhea effect, pregnant women should not use, may lead to miscarriage of pregnant women. The spleen and stomach of infants and young children are delicate organs, the spleen and stomach are delicate, intolerant of heat and cold, try not to use cassia.

In addition, most women belong to the cold constitution. Cassia itself belongs to the cold medicinal properties. If women take it for a long time, it may causeCold uterus, irregular menstruation, infertility with cold uterus and other conditions。

In the clinic, in order to solve the adverse effects of cassia seeds and to expand the scope of medication, with the concoction method, the raw cassia seeds(coll.) sauté (meat)Turn into fried cassia seeds. Raw cassia seeds are on the cold side and are able tostrong purging powerIf liver heat is present, it is better to use Radix et Rhizoma Cassiae if constipation occurs with intestinal dryness.

After the concoction, fried cassia its cold nature is morealleviateIt also has the effect of brightening the eyes, laxative and laxative. Can be applied to the more weak, the elderly, some children can also be taken.

Cassia is a kind of Chinese medicine, in life we often often use it with as a pillow to apply, help sleep and tranquility. HoweverCassia seeds but do not take a lot of long-term. If we experience physical discomfort and need to use cassia seeds, we should stop using it when the condition has eased. Some ladies who love beauty should not use cassia seeds to lose weight for a long time, because it has the nature of cold, which may affect thea woman's periodQuestion.

For the record, if you need to use cassia, please use it under the guidance of a professional doctor.

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Side effects of cassia:

Caution should be exercised if the spleen and stomach are cold and loose stools are present.

1, "Fujian drug go" pregnant women with caution.

2The seeds and leaves of cassia in Zhejiang Medicinal Plants ZhiD，WEating large amounts can cause diarrhea.

3It is not to be used by people with weak diarrhea, according to the Research on Herbal Usage.

4It should not be taken for a long period of time, as it will make people suffer from wind.......Liver deficiency and blood weakness are overused with internal disturbance of deficiency wind.

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Cassia seeds.

Taste: bitter, sweet, salty, slightly cold.

Meridians: Liver, Kidney, Large Intestine.

Effects: Clearing the liver and improving eyesight, inducing diuresis and relieving constipation. Indications: eye redness and swelling pain, shyness and excessive tears, green blindness, bird's eye, headache, dizziness, dim vision, dropsy, habitual constipation, swelling and poison, ringworm.

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Cassia seeds for legume annual herbaceous plants blunt leaf cassia or cassia seeds. Mainly produced in Anhui, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Guangxi and other places. Mature dry seeds into medicine. Sweet, bitter, salty, slightly cold. Attributed to the liver and large intestine meridian. Efficacy and Applications] 1. Clearing the liver and improving eyesight: This product is endowed with light qi, dredging the outside and draining the inside, which can clear liver fire and open the orifices of the eyes. Used for: ① eye red: liver heat inflammation, wind-heat invasion, eye red swelling and pain, with this liver clearing, evacuation of wind-heat, and chrysanthemum, wood, Scutellaria baicalensis, red peony, can also be used alone, to cassia seeds fried, tea, applying the Tai'a acupoints, the treatment of eye red swelling and pain; single use of this product is fine research, with the clear porridge to serve, the treatment of blindness. ② green blindness cataract: insufficiency of liver and kidney, essence and blood loss injury, blurred vision, dark and unclear, through the benefit of kidney water, help the liver, and wolfberry, Chinese yam, Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong, fengfeng with the liver, tonifying the kidneys, wind and eyesight function. Dizziness: headache and dizziness caused by hyperactivity of liver yang, with the bitter wood of the liver to suppress liver fire, cold over wind-heat in order to benefit the head and eyes, and chrysanthemum, hook vine, Xia Gu Cao with the liver and clearing the heat of the function. 2. laxative: this product is bitter and salty, good at descending and draining congestion and congestion in order to pass through the visceral tract, slippery and soft and moist intestinal dryness. Commonly used in damp-heat accumulation, intestinal obstruction, or liver fire, yin and blood deficiency due to constipation, can be a single decoction; can also be used with flaxseed, YuLiRen, angelica, have the function of laxative. Usage and dosage] For internal use: 10-15 grams, large doses can be up to 30 grams. Usage and Dosage] Cassia seeds are slightly cold, and are contraindicated in cases of loose stools in the spleen, sagging qi in the middle, and Yang deficiency in the spleen and kidneys.