What is hemp seed?

I don’t know if you have heard of the Chinese medicinal herb hemp seed. I believe most people are relatively unfamiliar with this name. In fact, hemp seed is a traditional Chinese medicine that can treat constipation very well, so it is often used by traditional Chinese medicine to treat constipation in the human body. Moreover, the Chinese medicinal material hemp seed mainly grows in the Northeast region of my country, so people in the southern region rarely see it. Next, I will introduce to you what hemp seed is.

Hemp seed, a traditional Chinese medicine name. Dried mature seeds of Cannabis sativa L., a plant of the Moraceae family. Distributed in Northeast China, North China, East China, Central and South China, etc. It has the effect of moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements. It is often used for blood deficiency, body fluid deficiency, dry intestines and constipation.

Medicinal Part

Dried mature seeds.

Flavor

Sweet in taste, neutral in nature.

Meridians

It enters the spleen, stomach and large intestine meridians.

effect

Lubricates the intestines and promotes bowel movements.

Indications

Used for blood deficiency, body fluid deficiency, dry intestine and constipation.

Related Combinations

1. To treat vomiting: boil and pound 30 grams of hemp seeds, grind them with water to extract the juice, and eat with a little salt. (Jinxiaofang)

2. To treat constipation: grind sesame seeds and mix them with rice to make porridge and eat it. (Behind the Elbow)

3. To treat asthenia, false heat in the lower part of the body, pain in the joints, muscle urgency, difficulty urinating, frequent and scanty bowel movements, dry mouth and shortness of breath: grind 50 grams of hemp seeds, add 2 liters of water, boil and reduce half of the water, and take it in divided doses. (Secrets of the Waitai)

4. To treat postpartum bleeding: pound 5 liters of sesame seeds, soak them in 1 dou of wine overnight. Remove the residue the next morning and take 1 liter of the warm solution before meals. If the condition does not improve, take 1 liter at night. Avoid sexual intercourse for one month and take care of yourself as you would for the first time after giving birth. (Qianjin Fang, sesame wine)

Dosage

10～15g.

Preparation

Collection and processing

The fruits are harvested in autumn when they are ripe, impurities are removed and they are sun-dried.

Preparation method

1. Hemp seed: remove impurities and peel.

2. Stir-fry hemp seeds: Take clean hemp seeds and stir-fry them until they turn slightly yellow and have an aroma.

Physiological characteristics

Annual erect herb, 1-3 meters high, branches with longitudinal grooves and densely covered with grayish white appressed hairs. The leaves are palmately divided, with lobes lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, 7-15 cm long, the middle lobe is the longest, 0.5-2 cm wide, gradually pointed at the apex, narrowly cuneate at the base, dark green on the surface, slightly rough hairy, the back densely covered with grayish white appressed hairs when young and then becoming glabrous, with coarse serrations on the margin that bend inwards, the midrib and lateral veins slightly sunken on the surface, and raised on the back; the petiole is 3-15 cm long, densely covered with grayish white appressed hairs; the stipules are linear. The male inflorescence is up to 25 cm long; the flowers are yellow-green, with 5 perianths, membranous, covered with fine appressed hairs on the outside, 5 stamens, very short filaments, and oblong anthers; the pedicels are about 2-4 mm long; the female flowers are green; there is 1 perianth, tightly wrapping the ovary, slightly covered with small hairs; the ovary is nearly spherical and wrapped in bracts on the outside. The achenes are covered by persistent yellow-brown bracts, the peel is hard and brittle, and the surface has fine reticular patterns. The flowering period is May-June, and the fruiting period is July.

Growth environment

It is cultivated in all parts of my country, and some are semi-wild. Distributed in Northeast China, North China, East China, Central and South China, etc.

Medicinal properties

This product is oval in shape, 4 to 5.5 mm long and 2.5 to 4 mm in diameter. The surface is gray-green or gray-yellow with fine white or brown reticular patterns, ridges on both sides, a slightly pointed top, and a round pedicel scar at the base. The peel is thin, brittle and easily broken. The seed coat is green, with 2 cotyledons, milky white and rich in oil. Slight odor, light taste.