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Many friends know Cassia seeds from pillows, because many pillows are made of Cassia seeds, because Cassia seeds have a good effect on promoting sleep. Cassia seed is a commonly used Chinese herbal medicine that can treat liver heat, yin deficiency, intestinal dryness, headache and other diseases. Cassia seed can also be used directly to make tea for drinking in daily life.

The efficacy and function of Cassia seed

1. Used as medicine

Cassia seed is an important medicine in traditional Chinese ophthalmology. It is suitable for symptoms such as red and painful eyes, photophobia and excessive tearing caused by liver heat or wind-heat in the liver meridian. It can be decocted and taken alone, or used together with self-cultivated herb, mulberry leaves, chrysanthemum, etc. Famous ophthalmic prescriptions such as Cassia Seed Pills and Cassia Seed Powder can be found in prescription books of all dynasties. Cassia seed also has a laxative effect, and is very suitable for treating heat-stagnation constipation, yin deficiency and intestinal dryness in the elderly. It is known for its ability to induce diarrhea without hurting the body. For symptoms such as headache and dizziness caused by hyperactivity of liver yang, Cassia seed can be used together with chrysanthemum, Uncaria rhynchophylla, etc. to calm the liver and lower blood pressure.

2. Tea Substitute

A birthday clergyman who knew how to keep healthy wrote a poem: "I am eighty years old, but my eyes are still open. I write with fly-sized letters during the day and dot the stars at night. It's not that I was born with good eyesight, it's just that I take Cassia seed all year round." Soaking slightly fried Cassia seed in water and drinking it as tea is a convenient way to keep the elderly healthy. Place 10g to 20g of the herb in a cup and soak it in boiling water. It will be yellow in color, fragrant, sweet and bitter in taste, and has a unique flavor. People suffering from high blood pressure and habitual constipation may want to give it a try. A cup of Cassia seed tea may bring you health and happiness. However, because it is slightly cold in nature, people with weak spleen and stomach should not take it for a long time.

3. Pillow making

Huang Tingjian, a writer in the Song Dynasty, wrote a poem: "The pillow replaces my arms, and I sleep sweetly listening to the fragrance of music. My old eyes still have some strength left, and reading has become my hobby." The poet praised the effect of the Cassia seed pillow in clearing away heat and calming the mind, as well as improving eyesight and aiding sleep. The "Da Ming Materia Medica" of the Tang Dynasty said: "It can be used as a pillow to treat headaches and improve eyesight, better than black beans." A medicinal pillow made from cassia seeds mixed with chrysanthemum is of moderate hardness and can clear the head and eyes. It is one of the external treatment methods in traditional Chinese medicine. A bag of medicinal pillow will help you sleep soundly and fall into a dream happily.

4. Edible

"Guang Qunfangpu" of the Qing Dynasty said: "It can be used as Ru and tea snack, and the seedlings and leaves can be used as yeast for wine." Ru is a general term for vegetables. The young seedlings, flowers, leaves and young fruits of Cassia tora are all edible. The leaves are extremely fragrant after being roasted over fire, and can be used as tea or as a snack, which is referred to as making "cooked water", a health drink that became popular in the Song Dynasty.

The effect of drinking Cassia seed soaked in water

1. Clear the liver and improve eyesight

Cassia seed has a very obvious effect of clearing the liver and improving eyesight. It can treat wind-heat in the liver meridian and is used for red, swollen and painful eyes, and blurred vision. For example, it has great effectiveness in treating various eye diseases such as amblyopia, dry eyes, white film, red and painful eyes, etc. It can be used together with liver and kidney tonic medicines such as Astragalus membranaceus and Lycium barbarum to treat amblyopia and cataracts.

2. Relieve liver fire and calm liver yang

Cassia seed has a strong effect in purging liver fire, and can treat headaches and dizziness caused by liver fire or liver yang, and can be used in combination with chrysanthemum, Uncaria rhynchophylla, etc.

3. Lubricate the intestines and promote bowel movements

Cassia Seed Cassia seed contains rhubarb, which has the effect of clearing heat and moistening the intestines. It can treat internal heat and dry intestines, and constipation. It is often used together with laxatives such as Trichosanthes kirilowii and Prunus mume.

4. Lowers blood pressure

Cassia seed can also be used to treat high blood pressure. Take 20-30 grams of Cassia seed (fried until slightly yellow), 10-15 grams of Honeysuckle, and 15 grams of Chrysanthemum, and brew them with boiling water as tea. Take one dose daily and can be consumed for a long time.

5. Lowering blood lipids

Cassia seed has the effect of inhibiting the increase of serum cholesterol and the formation of atherosclerotic plaques, and can be used to treat hyperlipidemia, fatty liver, etc.

6. Weight loss

Take 15 grams of Cassia Seed, fry it in a pan until it turns yellow and has a slight aroma, then grind it into powder; then take 9 grams of Prunella Vulgaris, wash and chop it into powder. Put the two herbs in a cup, brew with boiling water and drink instead of tea. It is suitable for people who are obese and have high blood pressure.