Cassia seed extract powder is the name of Chinese medicine. It is the dried and mature seed of the legume Cassia or Cassia seed, which is famous for its ability to improve eyesight. Ripe fruits are harvested in autumn, dried, and seeds are laid to remove impurities. Cassia seed tastes bitter, sweet, salty, and has a slightly cold nature. It enters the liver, kidney and large intestine meridian; it moisturizes the intestines, reduces lipids and improves eyesight, treats constipation, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension. Clearing the liver and improving eyesight, diuresis and laxative, has a laxative effect, lowering blood pressure and blood lipids.

The efficacy and role of cassia seed extract powder

Nature and Flavor: Bitter, sweet, salty, slightly cold.

Return Channel: Liver, Kidney, Large Intestine Channel.

Efficacy: It has the effects of clearing the liver, improving eyesight, moisturizing the intestines and laxative. It is used for symptoms such as red eyes and pain, shame and tears, headache, dizziness, dark eyesight, and constipation.

1. Antibacterial effect: It alcohol extract has inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus, Diphtheria bacillus, Typhoid bacillus, Paratyphoid bacillus and Escherichia coli, while water extract is ineffective.

2. Antifungal: Cassia seed extract powder water infusion is diluted by test tube, 1:20 has inhibitory effect on Microsporum odum, and 1:10 has inhibitory effect on Flavus vulgaris and Microsporum gypsum.

3. Antihypertensive: It water extract and ethanol extract have antihypertensive effect on anesthetized dogs, cats and rabbits.

4. Anti-platelet aggregation: 6 g/kg of it decoction or powder is fed to rats for 8 weeks, which can inhibit the platelet aggregation induced by ADP in rats