肉豆蔻,又名肉果、玉果。为临床常用中药之一.功能涩肠止泻,主要用于治疗虚寒冷痢、久泻不止。但由于本品含大量油质,生用反而产生滑肠致泻的副作用。同时,其油质内尚含一种毒性物质肉豆蔻醚,服用过量可导致中毒,发生昏迷、瞳孔散大以及惊厥等现象。因此,肉豆蔻用于止泻,必须经过炮制加工处理才能发挥疗效。查考关于肉豆蔻的炮制方法,《本草纲目》记载。“凡使,须以糯米粉熟汤搜裹,于煻灰中煨熟,去粉用。”尔后,历代多效此法,并沿袭至今。如《四川中药饮片炮制规范》中规定:“用面裹煨法,煨至面皮呈焦 Nutmeg, also known as meat fruit, jade fruit. It is one of the commonly used traditional Chinese medicines. Functional Shibuya has diarrhea and is mainly used to treat imaginary and cold phlegm and chronic diarrhea. However, due to the large amount of oil contained in this product, raw materials produce side effects of diarrhea and diarrhea. At the same time, its oil contains a toxic substance myristicin, which can lead to poisoning, coma, dilated pupils and convulsions. Therefore, the use of nutmeg for antidiarrheal treatment must be processed to produce a therapeutic effect. Check the method of concocting the nutmeg, the “Compendium of Materia Medica” record. “Where to make, must be cooked with glutinous rice soup soaked, cooked in wolfberry ash, to powder.” Later, the effect of this law more than one generation, and follow it so far. Such as “Sichuan Chinese Herbal Pieces Processing Specification” stipulates: