What are the benefits and effects of buckeye seed?

Buckeye seed, also known as Suoluozi, Shaposi, Wuji, etc., is the dried mature seed of Aesculus chinensis, Aesculus chinensis var. chekiangensis, or Aesculus wilsonii of the genus Aesculus in the family Hippocastanaceae. Used as medicine, it has the effects of soothing the liver and regulating qi, and harmonizing the stomach and relieving pain. It has a therapeutic effect on conditions such as liver-stomach qi stagnation, chest and abdominal distension and tightness, and stomach duct pain. Now let us take a look at the benefits and effects of buckeye seed!

The medicinal effects of buckeye seed

[Nature and flavor] Sweet in flavor, warm in nature.

[Meridian tropism] Liver and stomach meridians.

[Effects] Soothing the liver and regulating qi, harmonizing the stomach and relieving pain. It mainly treats liver-stomach qi stagnation, chest and abdominal distension and tightness, and stomach duct pain.

Related discussions on buckeye seed

1. "Yibu Fangwu Lueji": Long-term consumption stops wind-induced contracture.

2. "Shaanxi Chinese Materia Medica": Contraindicated for those with qi deficiency and yin deficiency.

3. "Gangmu Shiyi": Relaxes the middle and directs qi downward, treats distension of the stomach duct, liver, and diaphragm, infantile malnutrition, malaria, and dysentery, blood vomiting, and strain injuries, calms the stomach and frees the collaterals.

Medicinal selected prescriptions of buckeye seed

1. To treat stomach pain: Take one buckeye seed, remove the shell, crush it, and decoct it for oral administration. It can cause worms to be discharged with the stool. Take three doses.

2. To treat nine kinds of heart pain: Burn buckeye seed to ash and take it mixed with wine.