Nux Vomica Seed (Flattened round, button-shaped, with a raised edge, one side concave, the other convex, grayish-green, densely covered with silvery-gray fuzz, radiating, silky, hard to break, poisonous)

Oil-processed Nux Vomica Seed

【Naming】

Nux Vomica Seed

【Source】

Compendium of Materia Medica

【Common Usage Level】

E

【Botanical Origin】

The dried, mature seeds of Strychnos nux-vomica L. of the Loganiaceae family. Also known as Fan Mu Bie.

【Characteristics】

The seeds are flattened and round, button-shaped, slightly curved, with a slightly raised edge, often one side is slightly concave, and the other side is slightly convex, 1~3㎝ in diameter, 3~6㎜ thick, the surface is grayish-brown, densely covered with prostrate silvery-gray fuzz, arranged radially, with a silky luster, hard in texture, difficult to break, the kernel is light yellowish-white, horn-like, and the cotyledons are oval. Odorless, extremely bitter taste. Extremely poisonous, use special caution when tasting.

【Processing】

Becomes charred yellow, flattened round, slightly curved, like a button, with a raised edge, one side slightly convex, the other side slightly concave, the surface is fuzzy. Odorless, bitter taste. Extremely poisonous, use caution when tasting.

【Identification】

The best are those that are large, fleshy, and firm.

【Category】

Seeds