Properties: Neutral, sweet
Meridans Entered:
Primary: Heart, Spleen, Kidneys, Large Intestine, Stomach
Traditional Actions/Indications:
- Cools and Regulates the Blood and resolves Stasis
Atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, high cholesterol
Rheumatoid arthritis
Tumours, especially prevention of breast and bowel cancer
- Clears Heat and Tonifies the Spleen and Kidneys
消渴 Xiao Ke (Diabetes)
Anti-ageing
- Benefits the skin
Oil applied topically
Suggested Daily Dosage: Pressed into oil.
Cautions: Avoid in nut allergy. Toxic to dogs.
Notes:
Most information was taken from https://baike.baidu.hk which only mentioned the medicinal benefits of the oil. No sources could be found on the medicinal benefits of macadamia nuts themselves except nutritional value.
Nutritional value is:
A 100-gram reference amount of macadamia nuts provides 740 kilocalories and are a rich source (20% or more of the Daily Value (DV)) of numerous essential nutrients, including thiamine (104% DV), vitamin B6 (21% DV), other B vitamins, manganese (195% DV), iron (28% DV), magnesium (37% DV) and phosphorus (27% DV). They are high in total fat and relatively low in protein with a high amount of monounsaturated fats (59% of total content) and contain, as 17% of total fat, the monounsaturated fat, omega-7 palmitoleic acid. Hence at least some of the benefits of the oil content could be conferred from the nuts themselves.
Does not appear in any formulae listed on this site
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Reference Notes:
Individual herb information has sourced mainly from TCM Wiki and American Dragon for basic data and then updated manually with my own notes. Zhou, Xie and Yan (2011): Encyclopedia of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Vol. 5, has been used for entries not available from those sources with additional material searched for and filled in where available. Western herbs not appearing in the Chinese literature have used Ross (2010): Combining Western Herbs and Chinese Medicine: A Clinical Materia Medica, White Rabbit Institute of Healing and therapeutika.ch. Choices of which source to use or combine have been my own.
These pages are intended to assist clinicians and are not intended for self-diagnosis or treatment for which a qualified professional should be consulted. Actions and indications are taken from traditional uses and do not necessarily reflect the evidence base which should be researched independently. Dosages are for guidance only and will vary dependening on the potency of the batch and the tolerance of the individual so should be evaluated by a professional based on individual needs.
