The efficacy of lettuce porridge

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【Source】The seeds of the plant lettuce of the Asteraceae family. The plant morphology is detailed in the entry for "lettuce".

[Collection] After the fruit matures in autumn, cut the above-ground part, dry it in the sun, remove the seeds, sift out impurities, and store it in a dry and ventilated place.

【Medicinal Materials】Dried seeds are long oval and flat, about 3 mm long and 1 mm wide; the outer surface is grayish white or yellowish white with fine straight textures; rub off the outer skin to reveal the brown seed kernel, which is rich in oil. The smell is weak and the taste is slightly sweet. The best ones are those with full grains, dry and free of impurities.

Produced in Hebei, Shanxi and other places.

[Nature and flavor] "Hebei Medicinal Materials": "bitter taste, cold nature."

[Function and indication] "Compendium of Materia Medica": "It can promote lactation and promote urination. It can treat swelling of the genitals, hemorrhoidal bleeding, and pain caused by injuries."

【Usage and Dosage】Oral administration: Cook into porridge, decoct in water or grind into powder and mix with wine. External use: Grind into powder and apply on the skin.

[Selected prescriptions] ① To treat lactation failure: ㈠ 30 lettuce seeds. Grind them into powder and drink with wine. (Compendium of Materia Medica) ㈡ 1 he of lettuce seeds, 3 qian of raw licorice, 50 he of glutinous rice and 100 g of polished rice. Cook them into porridge and eat them frequently. (Compendium of Materia Medica)

②Treat kidney jaundice: grind one cup of lettuce seeds into fine powder. Boil for five minutes with one cup of water, remove the residue, and take it warm at any time. (Sheng Hui Fang)

③Treat scrotal swelling: 1 he of lettuce seeds. Grind into powder, add 1 cup of water, boil for 5 times, and drink while warm. (Compendium of Materia Medica)

④ To treat the scars caused by boils and ulcers where hair does not grow: first scrape the scars with a bamboo knife, then use a bundle of lettuce seeds and monkey ginger to rub the scars frequently. (Zhai Yuan Fang)