What are the effects and functions of Muyaozi?
Muyaozi is the seed of the tropical plant Jiulongteng (Bauhinia championii), also known by the Chinese names Guojianglongzi, Jiulongtengzi, and others. Used as medicine, it has the effects of regulating yin and yang, calming the spirit and relieving fright, dispelling wind and driving out cold, regulating qi and relieving pain, invigorating blood and dissolving stasis, relieving spasms and stopping pain, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling, treating rectal prolapse and eliminating hemorrhoids, stopping bleeding and stopping dysentery, and neutralizing the toxicity of various medicines. Below let us take a look at the effects and functions of Muyaozi!
The medicinal effects of Muyaozi
[Nature and flavor] Sweet and astringent in flavor, neutral in nature.
[Meridians entered] Heart, liver, and stomach meridians.
[Effects] Regulating yin and yang, calming the spirit and relieving fright, dispelling wind and driving out cold, regulating qi and relieving pain, invigorating blood and dissolving stasis, relieving spasms and stopping pain, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling, treating rectal prolapse and eliminating hemorrhoids, stopping bleeding and stopping dysentery, and neutralizing the toxicity of various medicines. It mainly treats insomnia and excessive dreaming, fright in children, stubborn rheumatism, stomach disorders, enteritis, hemorrhoids, constipation, drug poisoning, rectal cancer, hernia, and various painful conditions.
Related discussions on Muyaozi
1. "Compendium of Materia Medica": It grows as a vine along trees, like the vine of Tongcao. Its seeds are purple-black; one name is Xiangdou. Its fruit only ripens after three years. The pod is like a bow case, and the seed is like a chicken egg. Its exterior is purple-black. Its shell is used to store elixirs and does not spoil over the years. Its kernel is taken for medicinal use and is used after being roasted. It grows in Hainan and neutralizes the toxicity of various medicines.
2. "Record of Southern Collected Medicines": It stops qi pain, treats traumatic injuries, removes stasis and generates new tissue.
3. "Handbook of Raw Herbal Medicines": For gynecological conditions, it disperses depressed qi pain, and liver and stomach pain.
Internal-use selected formulas for Muyaozi
1. Constipation, gastrointestinal inflammation: Boil seven seeds in three jin of water. Just bring to a boil. Take twice a day, one cup each in the morning and evening, 80 ml per cup. It can be boiled three times.
2. Stomach disorders (cold stomach, bloating, excess stomach acid): Open Guojianglongzi, take the kernels, put them in a pot and stir-fry briefly, dry the kernels and grind them into powder. Take 1.5-3 grams per day, divided into two doses, taken with warm water after meals (2 liang), and effects are seen immediately upon taking; it can be cured after several months. Avoid alcohol and spicy foods.
3. Stubborn rheumatism: Soak seven seeds in two jin of liquor until it becomes thick (when a chopstick can pull out threads), then it is ready to take. Take three qian each in the morning and evening.
External-use selected formulas for Muyaozi
1. Playing with it in the palm: It can treat cold hands and numb hands. Long-term handling can prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. It is a rare natural health product.
2. Insomnia and excessive dreaming, fright in children: Adults place it under the pillow; children place it inside the pillow. It has the effect of calming the spirit and relieving fright.
3. Rheumatism pain, joint pain, cervical spine pain, and various other painful conditions: Dip Guojianglongzi in high-proof baijiu and scrape from top to bottom. The effect is significant. Do it once a day; scraping during the evening rest period gives the best effect.
4. Hemorrhoids: Open Guojianglongzi, take the kernels, put them in a pot and stir-fry briefly, dry the kernels and grind them into powder, mix evenly with yellow wine, spread it evenly on gauze in a plaster-like form, and apply it to the navel for three days. Three treatment courses are enough. Avoid alcohol and spicy foods.