VARIANT NAMWS: Chuizi, Pingzhen, Shanfanli.
ORIGIN: The shelled seed of Corylus heterophylla [Betulaceae].
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION: Containing 16.5% of carbohydrate, 16.2% to 18% of protein, and 50.6 to 77% of fatty oil.
NATURE, FLAVOR AND CHANNEL TROPISM: Sweet in flavor and neutral in nature, acting on the channels of the stomach and spleen.
EFFICIENCIES AND INDICATIONS: Regulating the function of the spleen and stomacb, inducing appetite and digestion, improving eyesight. It is used for treatment of poor appetite, Primary Open-angle Glaucoma, tiredness, Anemia, dim eyesight, Senile Cataract, emaciation, etc.
DIRECTIONS: To be eaten parched, or ground into powder for oral administration, or decocted along with other Chinese herbs.