Can Cassia Seed be eaten? What are its effects?

Cassia seeds are generally used to soak in water for drinking in daily life. They can also be eaten raw, but the taste is not very good. Cassia seeds are generally sold after being roasted. Generally speaking, Cassia seeds are not easy to digest, so people don’t eat them much. It is better to soak them in water and drink them.

Can Cassia Seed be eaten raw?

Yes, but it is best to decoct it or soak it in water, which is more conducive to the absorption of the active ingredients. If something cannot be digested, it is difficult for the effective ingredients to come out. For example, if you eat corn kernels or a whole pear, the whole kernel will be excreted and cannot be digested at all. Unless you chew it into pieces, I think Cassia seeds would taste bad! Cassia seeds are hard and not easy to break. The taste is slightly bitter. The dosage of Chinese medicine is 10-15g. When different proportions of Cassia seed were added to nutritionally complete food, the weight of rats decreased as the drug proportion increased. This product is used clinically for oral administration to lower blood lipids. 9% of the cases experience abdominal distension, diarrhea and nausea in the early stages of medication, but these symptoms disappear on their own and do not affect continued medication.

Cassia seed tea should not be consumed for a long time. Because Cassia seed has the effect of clearing the liver, improving eyesight, moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements, it is very suitable for white-collar workers who face computers for a long time, so many people often use Cassia seed to make tea. But in fact, Cassia seed tea is not suitable for long-term drinking.

Although Cassia seed has the effects of clearing heat and calming the liver, lowering blood lipids and blood pressure, everything has its two sides. As a traditional Chinese medicine, Cassia seed is cool in nature and most people should not drink too much of it. Cassia seed tea is also particularly unsuitable for patients with weak spleen and stomach, and spleen deficiency diarrhea. Drinking Cassia seed tea for a long time will cause damage to liver and kidney function and affect physical health.

In addition, if you drink Cassia seed tea for a long time, it may cause irregular menstruation at the very least, and at worst cause abnormal endometrium, thereby inducing premature birth, so expectant mothers should not drink Cassia seed tea.