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Opium Poppy Peel

Name

Opium Poppy Peel

Latin Pharmaceutical Name

Papaveris Pericarpium

Chinese Name

罂粟壳

Category

Fruits and seeds

Opium Poppy PeelMore Info

Production Regions

Cultivated in areas that are subjected to government restrictions.

Macroscopic Features

Oval or bottle-like ovoid shape, often broken into flat pieces, 1.5~5cm diameter, 3~7cm long. Externally yellowish-white, pale brown to pale purple, smooth, slightly lustrous, with longitudinal or horizontal scar from cutting. Apex has 6~14 radially arranged round disc-like remnants of stigma; base has short stem. Light in weight, brittle texture. Inner surface is pale yellow, slightly lustrous. Longitudinally arranged pseudoseptum, brownish-yellow, upper portion densely covered with verrucous small brown spots. Slightly aromatic odor, slightly bitter taste.

Quality Requirements

Superior medicinal material is intact, full.

Properties

Sour, astringent, neutral, toxic.

Functions

Constrains the lung, astringes intestines, stops pain. Apply to chronic cough, chronial diarrhea, rectal prolapse, abdominal pain.

Processed Form

Vinegar yin su qiao: Cleaned ying su qiao slices, fry to dry followed the process of vinegar process. Promote the effect of relieving pain and moving qi. Honey ying su qiao: cleaned ying su qiao slices, fry to not sticky to hands when cools down, followed the processed of honey process. Promote the effect of constraining lung.

Origin

The dried pericarp of mature fruit of Papaver somniferum L. (Papaceraceae)

Opium Poppy PeelHerbs in the formula

Enlightened Master Viscera-Nourishing Decoction

Action：Astringes the intestines and rescues from desertion, warms and supplements the spleen and kidney.

Indication：This formula is used to treat chronic diarrhea or dysentery due to deficiency-cold of the spleen and kidney. Corresponding symptoms include fecal incontinence, excessive diarrhea or dysentery, abdominal pain that is relieved by pressure and warmth, fatigue, poor appetite or reduced food intake. Usually, the tongue is pale with a white coating. The pulse is deep and slow or slow and thready.

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Nine Immortals Powder

Action：Astringes the lung, relieves cough, boosts qi and nourishes yin.

Indication：Jiu Xian San is designed for a pattern of chronic cough caused by lung deficiency. The main symptoms include a chronic, unremitting cough that may be accompanied by labored breathing in severe cases, spontaneous sweating, scanty, sticky phlegm, and a deficient, rapid pulse.

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