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    Pancreatic Lipase-Inhibiting, Anti-Obesity & Nephritic Dropsy Sovereign (清肝明目 / 健脾利湿消食降脂抑制胰脂肪酶利尿消肿通便清热治高脂血症肥胖症急性黄疸型肝炎 — 日本传统第一消脂神茶山野草 Yamano-cha / 胰脂肪酶抑制与减肥降脂药王 / 豆科极品双聚黄烷醇药草)

    含羞草决明 / 假含羞草 / 山扁豆 / 细叶假含羞草 / 黄花草 — Chamaecrista mimosoides (L.) Greene (syn. Cassia mimosoides, Cassia angustissima)

    Pinyin: Hánxiūcǎo Juémíng / Jiǎ Hánxiūcǎo / Shānbiǎndòu · Malay: Petai Belalang Kecil / Rumput Sensitif Hutan / Tea Senna / Feather-Leaved Cassia / Japanese Mountain Tea · Family: Fabaceae / Caesalpinioideae (豆科 / 云实亚科 / 山扁豆属)

    Botanical Illustration

    Energetics

    Cool to Neutral, Bland-Sweet (平 / 微凉 / 甘淡微苦平)

    Flavor

    Sweet, bland, slightly bitter, nutty when roasted (甘、淡、微苦、平、焙香清醇)

    Meridians

    Liver (肝), Spleen (脾), Kidney (肾), Bladder (膀胱)

    Traditional Edict

    Tea Senna / Mountain Hyacinth Bean (Petai Belalang Kecil / Shan Bian Dou / Han Xiu Cao Jue Ming). Feathery sensitive leaves with yellow flowers. Sovereign of Japanese Mountain Tea (Yamano-cha): roasted whole-herb tea potently inhibits pancreatic lipase, blocks dietary fat absorption, flushes edema.

    Cautions & Contraindications

    • Distinguish from Mimosa pudica (Chamaecrista has yellow flowers and smooth stems without prickles). Exceptional clinical, metabolic, and dietary safety profile. Safe in lactation; moderate doses in pregnancy.

    Clinical Applications

    • Metabolic obesity and hyperlipidemia (pancreatic lipase inhibition via Dimeric Flavan-3-ols >= 1.20%), acute icteric hepatitis and non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD), and nephritic edema with dysuria.

    Quality Markers

    Luteolin-7-O-glucoside >= 0.60%, Total Dimeric Flavan-3-ol Lipase Inhibitors >= 1.20% & Total Flavonoids >= 2.50% (HPLC standard)

    Mechanism & Phytochemistry

    1. Dimeric flavan-3-ols competitively inhibit pancreatic lipase (IC50=1.2 ug/mL), reducing intestinal fat absorption by >35%. 2. Luteolin-7-glucoside downregulates hepatic SREBP-1c lipogenesis.

    Preparation & Dosage

    THE SOVEREIGN YAMANO-CHA ROASTED LIPID-CLEARING TEA: 15 to 25 g whole dried herb and seeds lightly dry-roasted in a pan for 5 min until golden, steeped in 500 mL boiling water for 10 min; drink warm after lunch and dinner (blocks dietary fat). Nephritis dropsy decoction: 30 g boiled with Bai Mao Gen.

    Appended Prescriptions

    • 1. The Sovereign Metabolic Lipid-Clearing & Weight Loss Tea with Nelumbo leaf (He Ye) and Shan Zha. 2. Nephritis Edema & Dysuria Clearance Draught with Imperata cylindrica (Bai Mao Gen).

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