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[English Name] Obtuseleaf Senna Seed
[Chinese Name] 决明子  
[Pinying Name] Juemingzi  
[Latin Name] Cassiae Obtusifoliae Semen  
[Genera] Leguminosae
[Efficacy] Antipyretic drug
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[Ecology]     It grows in hillsroad sidebarren mountainsopen forest in the hillsideriver side. Biological characteristics are preferring heat and warm climate, requirring sunny and growing the most rapidly in midsummer rainy season with high temperature.The optimal soil is fertilloose, low-lying land and shady-slope land is not good for being planted.It avoids continuous cropping as taboos.The weight of one thousand seeds is between 28.2 to 30.7 grams.  
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Juemingzi(Semen cassiae)

Hyperlipidemia: (1) juemingzi(Semen cassiae) syrup(every 100 ml contains raw drug 75g, sugar content 40-45g), oral administration 20ml every time, 3 times aday, 2 months as a course of treatment. 48 cases of hyperlipidemia were treated.Result: this product has a obvious effect on reduce the blood fat, the effectiverate of reduce cholesterol levels, TC, β-lipoproteins were 95.8%, 86.7% and89.5% respectively, [1]. (2) The extrusion preparation of Compoundof caojueming, 2 bags a day, instead of tea drink. 4weeks as a course oftreatment. Treatment 43 hyperlipidemia patients. Result: 18 significant effective,22 effective, and 3 ineffective about TC. The total effective rate was 93%; 18 significanteffective, 23 effective, and 2 ineffective about TG. Total effective rate was95.3% [2].

Colpitis mycotica: Cooperate with the oral medicine, takecaojuemign(semen cassiae)50g, addright amount of water, boiling about 15 min, filter and sitz bath with thefiltrate, 15~20 min each time, 2 times a day, 7 days for a course of treatment.Result: 25 patients were cured of the 30 cases after 1~3 course of treatment(83.33%). 3 effective (10%), and 2 ineffective (6.60%). The total effectiverate was 93.40% [3]. Caojueming 50g add 2000~2500ml water boiled 4~5min, take the juice. Sitz bath with spouse about 15~30 min after cooling,without sex during the treatment. Result: symptoms disappeared and thesecretion obviously reduced 3 dayslater; symptoms totally disappear and microscopic examination cannot findnon-spore bacteria and pseudohypha after 1 week [6].

Habitualconstipation: raw caojuemign 60g, fried yellow and instead of tea drinkinguntil the boiling water did not yellow. 60g each time, 2 times a day, 2 weeks for acourse of treatment, intractable constipationpatients can take a month. Insufficiency of the spleen loose stool and thehypotension patients forbidden because of the cold nature. Result: 86 caseswere cured 65 cases, 18 improved, and 3 ineffective. The cured rate was 75.58%,the total effective rate was 96.51%. No obvious adverse effective observedduring the treatment [5]. Caojueming 4~5g stir-fry until done, add right amountof honey, add boiling water for tea drink. 6 days for a course of treatment.Result: 75% patients can defecate after a period of treatment, others need tostop takw one day, and then start the second course, it also can promotedefecate, accouting for 25%, and no adverse effect observation.

Hordeolum:caojueming 30g add 1000 ml water, decoct to 400 ml, oral a time, daily 1 agent,children discretionary reduction. Result: all cured, the follow-up half year,no recurrence [7].

Gynecomastia: caojuemign 25~50g(raw) instead of tea drink, or pressure to powder, every time 25g, 2 times aday, take it with boiling water. This medicine has fragrance taste, and noadverse effect after take it, individual patient can appear diarrhea, notprocessing. Treatment 12 cases, all cured [8].

 
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1.Acute conjunctivitis

2.Acute keratitis

3.Blindness for seasons unknown, (with symptom like seeing things through silk)

4.Night blindness

5.Migraine caused by wind-heat

6.Stomatitis

7.Hypertension

8.Chronic constipation and intractable caused by stroke

9.Infantile malnutrition

 

 
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[References]

[1] Wangjian. The curative effectanalysis of Caojueming syrup’s in treatment 48 cases hyperlipidemia. Chinese Journal of Hospital Pharmacy,1987,79):395.

[2] Tanbo, Liudongmei. Compoundcassia occidentalis Puffedpreparations for 43 cases of hyperlipidemia treatment. ChineseCommunity Doctors ,2002,1813):39.

[3] Xujianping, Chenyurong. caojuemingfumigation treatment for 30 cases of colpitis mycotica.  Journal of practical traditional Chinesemedicine, 1999,157):33.

[4] Chenlijun. Cassiaoccidentalis treatment 100 cases of colpitis mycotica. Journal of Inner Mongolia Chinese medicine,2002,2):37.

[5] Lishubiao. Cassiaoccidentalis for 86 cases of habitualconstipation. Zhejiang integrated traditional Chinese and western medicinemagazines,2004,143):174.

[6]Lancun, Yueshuling. Fryingcassia occidentalis treatment for habitual constipation. Shandong traditional Chinesesmagazines ,2003,223):145.

[7] Wangdemu. Cassia occidentalistreatment for hordeolum. Journal of Sichuan Chinesemedicine,1992,7):49.

[8] Liumingyuan, wangxiuying.Single herb cassia occidentalis treatment for gynecomastia. Journal of NewChinese Medicine,1993,8):49