为豆科决明属植物腊肠树（CassiafistulaL.）的果实。9-10月果实未成熟时采收，晒干。我国南部各地有栽培。原产印度、缅甸和斯里兰卡。味苦，性大寒。无毒。归心、脾经。具有清热通便、化滞止痛的功效。常用于便秘、胃脘痛、疳积等病证。
Po-luo-men-zao-jia, name of Chinese Medicinal Material. It is harvested when the fruits are unripe from September to October and then dried in the sun. It is cultivated in various southern regions of China. It is originally from India, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka. It tastes bitter, and has a very cold nature. It is non-toxic and belongs to the heart and spleen meridians. It has the effects of clearing heat, promoting bowel movements, resolving stagnation, and relieving pain. It is commonly used for constipation, epigastric pain, and accumulation of food in the stomach.

功效作用 功能
Efficacy, function.

清热通便，化滞止痛。主治
Clearing heat, promoting bowel movements, resolving stagnation, and relieving pain. Mainly used for治疗。

便秘，胃脘痛，疳积等病证。用法用量
Constipation, epigastric pain, accumulation of food stagnation, and other symptoms. Dosage and administration.

内服：煎汤，4-8g。药理作用
Internal administration: Decoction, 4-8g. Pharmacological effects.

1、泻下作用。2、镇静作用。3、抗菌作用。相关论述

1. Laxative effect.2. Sedative effect.3. Antibacterial effect. Relevant discussions.

1、《本草拾遗》：主心膈间热风，心黄，骨蒸寒热，杀三虫。2、《海药本草》：主热病及下痰，杀虫，通经络。子疗小儿疳气。凡用先炙令黄用。加工炮制 采收加工

1. "Compendium of Materia Medica Addendum": Used for treating hot wind between the heart and diaphragm, jaundice, bone-steaming cold and heat, and killing three types of parasites.2. "Materia Medica of Sea": Mainly used for treating febrile diseases and phlegm accumulation, killing parasites, and promoting the circulation of meridians. The seeds are effective for treating infantile malnutrition. It is recommended to first stir-fry them until they turn yellow before use. Processing methods include decoction and preparation after harvesting.

9-10月果实未成熟时采收，晒干。药材鉴别 药材性状
Harvest the fruits in September to October when they are not yet ripe, and then dry them in the sun. Identify the medicinal materials and their characteristics.

荚果圆柱形，长30-60cm，直径1.5-2cm，顶端尖，基部有时具木质状的果柄；表面暗褐色，平滑而带光泽，腹缝、背缝明显。果皮薄，硬而木质状。内有多数横隔，每隔有种子1颗，具长而暗色的珠柄，附着于腹缝。种子扁卵圆形，长约0.8cm，宽0.6cm，厚0.4cm，赤褐色，光滑而质坚，内为淡黄色，胚乳角质状，胚弯曲。味甜而微酸，有特异臭。以干燥、完整、无柄、摇之不响者为佳。植物学信息 植物种属
The fruit is cylindrical, 30-60cm long, 1.5-2cm in diameter, with a pointed tip at the top and sometimes a woody fruit stalk at the base; the surface is dark brown, smooth and shiny, with distinct ventral and dorsal sutures. The fruit skin is thin, hard and woody. There are numerous septa inside, each with one seed, attached to the ventral suture with a long, dark-colored funiculus. The seed is flat oval, about 0.8cm long, 0.6cm wide, and 0.4cm thick, reddish-brown, smooth and hard, with a light yellow interior, a horny endosperm, and a curved embryo. It tastes sweet and slightly sour, with a distinctive odor. It is best to choose dried, intact, stemless fruits that do not rattle when shaken. Botanical information about the plant species.

豆科决明属植物腊肠树。形态特征
The plant of the Leguminosae family belongs to the Cassia genus, known as the Senna tree. Its morphological characteristics include:

腊肠树落叶小乔木或中等乔木，高可达15m。树皮粗糙，暗褐色。叶互生，有柄，叶柄基部膨大；偶数羽状复叶，长30-40cm，小叶3-4对，对生，叶轴和叶柄上无腺体，叶片阔卵形、卵形或长圆形，长8-13cm，宽3.5-7cm，先端短渐尖而钝，基部楔形，全缘，嫩叶两面均被微细柔毛，老时无毛；叶脉两面均明显。总状花序疏松，下垂；长可达30cm或更长；花梗长6-8cm；花与叶同时开放，直径约4cm；萼片5，长卵形，长约1-1.5cm，花时反折，外面密生短柔毛；花瓣黄色，5片，倒卵形，近等大，长2-2.5cm，脉明显；雄蕊10，其中3枚花丝长而弯曲，高出花瓣，4枚短而直，具阔大的花药，其余3枚甚小，不育；花柱内弯，柱头小。荚果圆柱形，长30-60cm，直径2-2.5cm，黑褐色，不开裂，有3条槽纹。种子多数，40-100颗，种子之间有隔膜。花期6-8月，果期10月。生长环境
The Chinese sausage tree is a deciduous small or medium-sized tree, which can grow up to 15 meters tall. The bark is rough and dark brown. The leaves are alternate, petiolate, with swollen bases at the leaf stalks; pinnately compound with opposite leaflets, 30-40 cm long, with 3-4 pairs of leaflets, ovate, elliptic, or oblong, 8-13 cm long, 3.5-7 cm wide, shortly acuminate and obtuse at the apex, cuneate at the base, entire margin, both surfaces of young leaves are finely pubescent, becoming glabrous when mature; prominent veins on both surfaces of the leaf. The inflorescence is lax and pendulous, up to 30 cm long or longer; peduncle 6-8 cm long; flowers and leaves bloom simultaneously, about 4 cm in diameter; sepals 5, oblong, about 1-1.5 cm long, reflexed during flowering, densely short-pubescent on the outside; petals yellow, 5, obovate, nearly equal in size, 2-2.5 cm long, with prominent veins; stamens 10, 3 long and curved filaments protruding above the petals, 4 short and straight with broad anthers, the remaining 3 very small and sterile; style curved inwards, with a small stigma. The pod is cylindrical, 30-60 cm long, 2-2.5 cm in diameter, blackish-brown, indehiscent, with 3 grooves. Numerous seeds, 40-100, with partitions between them. Flowering occurs from June to August, and fruiting in October. Habitat:

我国南部各地有栽培。原产印度、缅甸和斯里兰卡。
It is cultivated in various regions in the southern part of China. It is originally from India, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka.