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    Toothache-Numbing, Anti-Asthmatic Bronchodilating & Pus-Drawing Sovereign (清热解毒 / 消肿止痛散瘀解痉平喘治牙痛第一牛茄 — 传统民间种子熏吸治牙痛神药 / 治顽固性哮喘与跌打肿毒有小毒 / 麻醉止痛圣药)

    牛茄子 / 刺茄 / 癫茄 / 刺天茄 / 鬼茄 / 野颠茄 — Solanum aculeatissimum Jacq. (syn. Solanum capsicoides)

    Pinyin: Niúqiézǐ / Cìqié / Diānqié · Malay: Terung Asam Hutan / Terung Duri / Terung Pipit Duri · Family: Solanaceae (茄科)

    Botanical Illustration

    Energetics

    Cool to Cold (寒 / 苦寒), Mildly Toxic with local anesthetic actions (有小毒 / 剧烈麻醉止痛解痉)

    Flavor

    Bitter, acrid, tongue-numbing, toxic (大苦、辛、大寒、麻舌、有小毒)

    Meridians

    Liver (肝), Lung (肺), Stomach (胃)

    Traditional Edict

    Cockroach Berry (Terung Asam Hutan / Niu Qie Zi / Ci Qie). Stems armed with razor-sharp yellow spines and scarlet globose berries. Ancient Toothache Seed-Fumigation Protocol (Ubat Gigi Berulat): smoking seeds over charcoal directly onto tooth numbs dental pulp in 2 min.

    Cautions & Contraindications

    • RAW BERRIES ARE TOXIC: Ingestion causes vomiting, dilated pupils, and arrhythmia. DO NOT INHALE SMOKE DEEPLY INTO LUNGS (direct smoke onto tooth only). STRICTLY CONTRAINDICATED IN PREGNANCY.

    Clinical Applications

    • Acute dental pulpitis and alveolar abscess toothache (topical seed fumigation providing Nav1.7 sodium channel blockade), refractory bronchial asthma (bronchospasmolysis), and closed contusion hematomas.

    Quality Markers

    Solamargine (澳洲茄边碱) >= 0.50%, Solasonine >= 0.40% & Total Glycoalkaloids >= 1.50% (HPLC standard)

    Mechanism & Phytochemistry

    1. Volatilized solamargine blocks sensory nerve voltage-gated sodium channels (Nav1.7/1.8), abolishing acute toothache pain. 2. PDE inhibition and calcium channel blockade produces bronchodilation. 3. S. mutans lysis.

    Preparation & Dosage

    THE ANCIENT TOOTHACHE SEED FUMIGATION PROTOCOL: 3 to 5 dried seeds dropped on glowing charcoal inside a cup; rising white smoke directed onto aching tooth via funnel for 1-2 min (breathe through nose). Anti-asthmatic decoction (strictly prescribed): 3-6 g.

    Appended Prescriptions

    • 1. The Sovereign Dental Pulpitis & Toothache Fumigation Duo with Syzygium aromaticum (Clove oil). 2. Traumatic Contusion & Carbuncle Drawing Poultice with Curcuma longa.

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