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    Febrile Pyrexia-Clearing, Spasmolytic Gastrointestinal & Furuncle Sovereign (清热解暑 / 凉血解毒利湿通淋健脾消食解痉止痛消肿排脓治夏日暑湿发热烦渴小儿食积腹胀 — 传统美洲原住民与南洋第一敏感神草 Mǐn Gǎn Jué Míng / 暑湿发热与胃肠解痉药王 / 豆科极品金黄敏叶草)

    敏感含羞决明 / 短柱含羞草决明 / 敏感决明 / 小含羞决明 / 细叶山扁豆 — Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench (syn. Cassia nictitans, Chamaecrista multipinna)

    Pinyin: Mǐngǎn Hánxiū Juémíng / Duǎnzhù Hánxiūcǎo Juémíng · Malay: Petai Belalang Sensitif / Rumput Sensitif Kuning / Sensitive Partridge Pea / Wild Sensitive Plant · Family: Fabaceae / Caesalpinioideae (豆科 / 云实亚科 / 山扁豆属)

    Botanical Illustration

    Energetics

    Cool to Cold, Bland-Moistening (微寒 / 甘淡微苦凉)

    Flavor

    Bitter, sweetish, bland, cooling (苦、淡、微甘、微凉)

    Meridians

    Liver (肝), Stomach (胃), Large Intestine (大肠), Bladder (膀胱)

    Traditional Edict

    Sensitive Partridge Pea / Winking Mimosa (Petai Belalang Sensitif / Min Gan Jue Ming). Rapidly folding sensitive leaflets with yellow flowers. Sovereign for Summer Fevers & Intestinal Spasms: cool leaf tea clears summer heatstroke pyrexia, eases pediatric stomach cramping, flushes urinary tract.

    Cautions & Contraindications

    • Rapid nyctinastic leaf folding upon touch (blinking trait). High clinical, pediatric, and gastrointestinal safety profile. Safe during lactation; moderate internal doses in early pregnancy.

    Clinical Applications

    • Febrile pyrexia and summer heatstroke (pyrogenic cytokine suppression via Chrysophanol and Flavonoids), spasmodic gastrointestinal colic, and suppurative cutaneous furuncles.

    Quality Markers

    Chrysophanol >= 0.40%, Nictitansins >= 0.50% & Total Flavonoids >= 2.20% (HPLC standard)

    Mechanism & Phytochemistry

    1. Chrysophanol and nictitansins downregulate IL-1b and PGE2, reducing fever chills. 2. Flavonoids relax visceral smooth muscle and promote gentle renal water clearance.

    Preparation & Dosage

    THE SOVEREIGN PARTRIDGE PEA SUMMER-HEAT TISANE: 10 to 15 g dried whole herb boiled in 500 mL water for 15 min; drink warm twice daily (clears summer heat and eases colic). Furuncle poultice: 20 to 30 g fresh leaves pounded with salt applied topically.

    Appended Prescriptions

    • 1. The Sovereign Summer-Heat Clearance Tisane with Mentha haplocalyx (Bo He). 2. Pediatric Gastrointestinal Colic Draught with Foeniculum vulgare (Fennel).

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