Ji Xing Zi (Impatiens Seed) (Flattened-spherical shape, grayish-brown, orange-yellow short stripes, glossy except for the seed coat, cotyledons gray and translucent, oily)

[Name]

Ji Xing Zi (Impatiens Seed)

[Source]

Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica)

[Common Usage Level]

E

[Botanical Origin]

The seeds of Impatiens balsamina L. of the Balsaminaceae family.

[Characteristics]

The dried seeds are slightly flattened-spherical to flattened-ovoid, 2.5-3mm long and 2-3mm wide. The seed coat is reddish-brown or brown, and the surface is densely covered with small pits and orange-yellow short stripes. The hilum is located at the narrow end of the seed and is slightly protruding. The texture is hard.

[Identification]

Those with plump grains are preferred.

[Category]

Seed Category