Reconstruction of Chinese materia medica-spine date seed
Through the investigation of ancient books and the sorting of the modern research achievements of traditional Chinese medicine,combined with the understanding and application experience of well-known experts and scholars in desciplinary fields such as traditional Chinese medicine clinical medicine and science of Chinese materia medica,it is concluded that spine date seed mainly has the effect of nourishing blood and retaining yin with astringent. The symptom targets are insomnia,and palpitations. Modern pharmacological studies have found that spine date seed and its active ingredients have the effects of tranquilization and hypnogenesis,anti-anxiety,immunomodulation,antioxidation,enhancement of learning and memory,as well as anti-tumor and liver protection. Spine date seed and its extracts have minimal toxicy when taken orally,but the toxicy significantly increases during parenteral administration. Oral administration ensures medication safety. At the same time,spine date seed has strong ability to retain yin with astringent and moisturize dryness-syndrome. Therefore,people with excessive pathogen,stagnated fire and lingering diarrhea should use them with caution to avoid improper use of nourinshing drugs or methods leading to worsening or difficult to cure conditons. The clinical dosage is 15-30g,and the optimal dosage and compatibility of the medication should be selected based on the disease and symptons during oral administration.
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