Olive pit

I believe many people are familiar with olives, right? But how much do you know about olive pits? Let me tell you.

Basic information about olive pits

【Drug name】

Olive pit

【Alias】

Green fruit core

Olive pit【Chinese Pinyin】gan lan he

【English name】

nut of White canarium

【Latin plant, animal, mineral name】

Canarium album (Lour.) Raeusch.[Pimela alba Lour.]

【Meridian】

Liver; stomach; large intestine

【effect】

Detoxification; sore healer; hemostasis; qi-boosting

【research】

From Compendium of Materia Medica

【Classification】

Olive family

【Ecological Environment】

It grows in mixed woods at low altitudes and is cultivated.

【Harvesting and storage】

The ripe fruits are harvested in autumn, the pulp is removed, and used fresh or sun-dried.

Olive kernel resource distribution

Distributed in Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places. Edit this section Nature and flavor "Compendium of Materia Medica": "sweet and astringent, warm, non-toxic." Edit this section Functions Mainly treat fish bones, stomachache, hernia, intestinal wind and bleeding.

Olive kernel① "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Grind it into juice and take it to treat fish bones stuck in the throat, and to treat accumulation caused by eating fish, and to treat children's smallpox and acne. Burn it and grind it to treat bleeding." ② "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Burn it into ashes and apply it to malnutrition." ③ "Ben Jing Feng Yuan": "Ashes are applied to wounds without scars. Grind the raw kernel into water and apply it to gradually eliminate scars." ④ "Bencao Zaixin": "Treat liver and stomach qi, hernia, and eliminate gangrene tumors." ⑤ "Lingnan Collection of Medicinal Materials": "Grind it and apply it to the eyes, and remove the eye mask." Edit this section Usage and Dosage Internal use: burn it and grind it into powder, 1 to 2 coins; or grind it into juice. External use: burn it and grind it into powder or grind it into juice to apply.

① Treat yin and kidney swelling: Olive kernel, litchi kernel, and yam kernel in equal parts. Burn and preserve the essence, grind into powder, 2 qian per piece, take with fennel soup on an empty stomach. (Compendium of Materia Medica) ② Treat intestinal wind and bleeding for a long time: burn olive kernels, no matter how much, on a lamp to make fine powder, take 2 qian each time, mix with old rice drink, take on an empty stomach before meals ③ Treat ear and foot frostbite: burn olive kernels and grind, mix with oil and apply.