acacia
Tang Wang Wei
红豆生南国,
A few branches are sent in spring.
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What's the matter! How can chicken bone grass and acacia beans match?
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Chicken bone grass
According to the "Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China", a chicken bone grass is stipulated: this product is a dried whole plant of the leguminous plant Guangzhou Acacia chinensis. That is to say, the original plant of chicken bone grass is "Guangzhou Acacia seed", and its medicinal part of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia stipulates that it is the whole plant, that is, including roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, and seeds. But why don't we usually see the acacia beans in our ancient poem "Acacia" in the pharmacy?
In this verse, the "acacia bean", that is, the seed of chicken bone grass, is not allowed to be used in medicine because of its small poison, and it must be picked out when the medicinal materials are processed. Otherwise, there will be adverse events of poisoning, two days ago, a classmate said in the WeChat group that a colleague's child was poisoned after eating 20 acacia beans because of good looks, and he wanted to be rescued. Therefore, there are clear provisions in the processing specifications of traditional Chinese medicine in various places, such as:
"Anhui Province Traditional Chinese Medicine Decoction Piece Processing Specification" (Third Edition) (2019 Edition) page 162 chicken bone grass [processing] stipulates: "take the original medicinal materials, remove impurities, pods, wash, dry slightly, cut into sections, and dry". There is also a special note under [Note]: "This variety is poisonous and should be removed when processing".
Acacia bean poisoning may cause nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, dyspnea and other symptoms, severe or not treated in time, and may also appear cyanotic skin, swollen lymph nodes, splenomegaly, oliguria, hematuria, circulatory failure and other adverse reactions, especially serious may lead to death.
Acacia bean poisoning rescue method
1. Immediately carry out vomiting, gastric lavage, catharsis, or high enema and other measures to remove the poison.
2. If the mistaken time is not long and the symptoms are mild, lubricants, milk, and egg whites can be taken internally.
3. If the mistaken drug is taken for a long time and the symptoms are severe, it is necessary to inject Acacia poisonin antitoxin.
4. Intravenous infusion of glucose saline or normal saline to prevent hemoglobin and its products from precipitating in the kidney. You can take 5~15g of baking soda every day.
5. When hemolysis is severe and there is respiratory asphyxia, symptomatic treatment such as oxygen, small blood transfusion, central stimulant use, and artificial respiration can be given.
6. If the effect of vomiting is not good, you can take 3g of cholelum powder orally, and then stimulate the throat with your fingers to spit out all the stomach contents, and take 18g of Yuanming powder orally to promote the discharge of poison. Other symptomatic treatments.
The treatment aspects of Chinese medicine include:
1. Take 30g of cactus, mash it like mud, and add an appropriate amount of soapy water enema.
2. 30g of licorice, 15g of honeysuckle, 6g of Coptis chinensis, 15g of parsnip, decoction of 2 times, 1 time every 4 hours, 2 times after serving, 4~6 doses in a row.
The seeds of chicken bone grass (acacia beans) are poisonous, so can chicken bone grass still be eaten?
Yes, and it is a medicinal herb for both medicine and food, after processing, under the guidance of a practicing Chinese medicine practitioner, it can be used to treat acute and chronic hepatitis, jaundice and other diseases, then it is a good medicine.
The "Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China" (2020 Edition) stipulates on page 203 of the chicken bone grass [function and indications] that the chicken bone grass has the effects of dampness and yellowing, clearing heat and detoxifying, soothing the liver and relieving pain. It is used for damp heat jaundice, flank discomfort, stomach distension and pain, cradle carbuncle swelling and pain. For example, 30 grams of chicken bone grass, 30 grams of ear grass, and 15 grams of gardenia, decoction in water, for the treatment of acute jaundice hepatitis.
At the same time, in our Lingnan folk area, chicken bone grass can also be used as a dietary therapy and tea material to regulate the body, such as:
Chicken bone grass leaf tea
An appropriate amount of chicken bone grass leaves, soaked with boiling water, can be used to clear the fire of the liver and gallbladder.
Chicken bone grass lean broth
3-5 grams of chicken bone grass, appropriate amount of lean meat, appropriate amount of salt, put it in a stew pot, add water and simmer for about 2 hours. It can not only regulate liver and gallbladder and stomach problems, but also take into account the taste, which is a good way to treat liver diseases and stomach diseases.
Chicken bone grass bone broth
3-5 grams of chicken bone grass, an appropriate amount of pork keel or pork ribs, an appropriate amount of salt, put it in a stew pot, add water and simmer for about 2 hours. It can not only regulate liver and gallbladder and stomach problems, but also take into account the taste, which is a good way to treat liver diseases and stomach diseases.
Chicken bone grass stewed red dates
60 grams of chicken bone grass, 10 red dates, wash the chicken bone grass and red dates respectively, put them in a casserole, add 750 ml of water, fry to 250 ml, clear heat, dampness, and yellow. It is suitable for patients with severe dampness and heat of hepatitis.
Due to the different physiques of individuals, it is recommended to use chicken bone grass as a dietary therapy to identify the physique first, and use it for treatment and syndrome differentiation by a professional Chinese medicine practitioner.
Reviewer: Gu Wei, Director of the Department of Pharmacy of Huizhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Author: Chen Wenhua, deputy chief pharmacist of Huizhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine