Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chapter 16 Three Paintings (11)
[meridian distribution of property and flavor] bitter, flat.Return liver, lung meridian.

【Efficacy and Application】Removing blood stasis and hemostasis: used for blood stasis, hematemesis caused by blood not following the meridian, hemoptysis, epistaxis, hematochezia, metrorrhagia and metrorrhagia, decocted alone, or used equivalently with Agrimony and Eclipta chinensis; For bleeding from trauma, grind it into powder and apply it, or mash fresh leaves for external application.Promoting blood circulation and relieving pain: used for bruises, stasis, swelling and pain, rheumatic arthralgia, decocted with water and wine alone.Detoxification and swelling: used for carbuncle sores, mastitis, poisonous snake bites, decocted in water, or smashed with fresh grass for external application.To treat snake bites, it can also be pounded and applied externally with fresh plow grass, jaundice grass, and wild creeping viola.Menstruation and breast milk: for irregular menstruation, it is often combined with motherwort and rose flower; for postpartum lactation retention, it is often combined with pangolin, blancpa, or the same decoction.

Modern commonly used in upper gastrointestinal bleeding, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, traumatic bleeding, rheumatoid arthritis, bruises and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 10-30g.External application: Appropriate amount, fresh product smashed for external application; or ground into powder and applied to affected area.

【Modern Research】Contains tannins, essential oils, palmitic acid, oleic acid, etc.It has anti-allergic, anti-viral and anti-bacterial effects by shortening bleeding time and stopping bleeding.

Fennel see "Ben Cao Tu Jing".It is the fruit of the perennial herbaceous plant Fennel Foeniculum vulgrare Mill.It is cultivated all over our country, mainly in Shanxi, Inner Mongolia and other places.

[synonym] fennel, fennel, wild fennel, anise, fennel, fennel, fennel, fennel, fennel.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] pungent, warm.Return liver, kidney, spleen, stomach, urinary bladder channel.

【Application】Warming the kidney and dispelling the cold: used for cold colic, abdominal pain, testicular prolapse, often combined with Evodia rutaecarpa, Toosendan, black medicine, woody, orange core, etc.; used for menstrual delay, menstrual abdominal pain, etc., often combined with Rehmannia glutinosa, angelica, peony root, chuanxiong, xuanhusuo, and Wulingzhi are equally used.Regulating qi and harmonizing stomach: used for stomach cold and qi stagnation, abdominal distension and pain, vomiting and less food, often compatible with pinellia, evodia, ginger, woody fragrance, amomum, etc.In addition, it can be taken with mulberry octopus, dried and powdered, to treat enuresis.

It is commonly used in modern times for chronic orchitis, testicular tuberculosis, testicular hydrocele, scrotal elephantiasis, occluded small intestinal hernia, chronic bronchitis, chronic gastritis, gastrointestinal spasms, indigestion, muscle contusion pain, snake bites, beriberi illness etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 3-9g; or into pills or powder.External application: Appropriate amount, ground into powder and applied; or heated and ironed.

[Cautions for use] This product is pungent and warm, so it is contraindicated for people with flaming heat and toxins and hyperactivity of fire due to yin deficiency.

[Modern research] The fruit contains volatile oil, the main components of which are anisole, fennelone, α-pinene, α-phellandrene, camphene, etc.Volatile oil can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and secretion, and eliminate intestinal gas. Sometimes the peristalsis decreases after excitement, thus helping to relieve spasm and pain.There are also some antibacterial and expectorant effects.

For Xiaoerxiancao, see "Plant and Reality of Plant Names and Facts".It is the whole herb of the perennial herb Haloragis micrantha R Br.Distributed in various places south of the Yangtze River in my country.

[Synonym] Daughter red, sand grass, watercress, ant tower, sand grass, Zanthoxylum bungeanum.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] bitter, astringent, cool.Return lung, liver, large intestine, urinary bladder channel.

【Efficacy and application】Dispelling wind-heat: used for cold and cough, often decocted with mulberry leaves and chrysanthemums.Clearing dampness and heat: used for stranguria syndrome, edema, often used together with plantain, akebia, Shiwei, Smilax smilax, Haijinsha, talc, and licorice; used for damp-heat dysentery, used alone, decocted with brown sugar, Or it can be used equally with Phellodendron Phellodendri and Sophora flavescens.Activating blood and regulating menstruation: used for bruises, irregular menstruation, single use or formula.Treatment of bruises, fresh grass can also be smashed and applied to the affected area.Heat-clearing and detoxifying: for sores and swelling, mastitis, decocted with 1 duck egg, and pounded with fresh grass to apply to the affected area; for burns, add a little borneol, and pounded to apply to the affected area.In addition, twisted juice is mixed with wine and taken to treat snake bites.

In modern times, it is commonly used for colds, coughs, urinary tract infections, mastitis, carbuncle boils, swelling and pain, burns, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 10-20g (20-60g for fresh products); or smashed and twisted for juice.External application: appropriate amount, the dry product is ground into powder for applying; or the fresh product is pounded for applying.

See "Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine" for S.It is the whole plant of Sopubia trifida Buch-Ham., an erect herbaceous plant of Scrophulariaceae.Distributed in Yunnan, Guangxi and other places.

[Synonym] Hero Grass.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] bitter, astringent, warm.Return liver, kidney, stomach warp.

【Efficacy and application】Expelling wind and dehumidification: used for rheumatism arthralgia, soreness and coldness all over the body, just take it with soaked wine.Warming the kidney and relieving pain: It is used for low back pain due to kidney deficiency, and it is only served with stewed meat.Eliminate intestinal worms: used for intestinal parasitic diseases, can be compatible with betel nut, make gentleman, etc.

Modern commonly used in rheumatoid arthritis, chronic gastritis, ascariasis, folliculitis, etc.For folliculitis, 6g decoction can be used alone.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 6-9g; soak in wine or grind into powder.

See "Ningxia Chinese Herbal Medicine Handbook" for small teff.It is the whole plant of Eragrostis poaeoides Reauv., an annual herbaceous plant of Poaceae.It is distributed all over the country.

[Synonym] Mosquito grass, star grass.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, light, cool.Return liver, kidney, urinary bladder channel.

【Efficacy and application】clearing the liver and improving eyesight: used for conjunctival congestion, swelling and pain, cloudy eyes, single use, decocted and washed externally.Diuretic to treat stranguria: for dysuria, dripping astringent pain, can be taken with sunflower stalk and sunflower heart 30g each, decocted in water.Cooling blood to stop bleeding: used for uterine bleeding caused by blood heat, single use, powdered and taken after mixing.

Modern commonly used in keratitis, conjunctivitis, urinary tract infection, nephritis, dysfunctional uterine bleeding and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 15-30g (60-120g for fresh products); or powdered.External application: appropriate amount, decocted for washing.

See "Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Chronicle" for small money grass.It is the whole plant of Convolvulaceae perennial herb Dichondra repens Forst.Distributed in Sichuan, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangxi, Hunan and other southern parts.

[Synonym] Horseshoe gold, small horseshoe gold, golden ear digging, golden horseshoe grass, small horseshoe grass.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] bitter, pungent, cool.Return lung, kidney, liver, gallbladder channel.

【Efficacy and application】clearing heat and promoting dampness: for damp-heat jaundice, often decocted together with Chickweed, Chrysanthemum chinensis, Gardenia, Plantaginaceae; for edema, dysuria, decocted alone, or take fresh grass Smash it and apply it on the navel, once a day.Activating blood to heal wounds: For bruises, fresh grass can be smashed, and white wine can be added to apply to wounds.Detoxification and treatment of sores: for boils and swollen toxins, snake bites, pounded and applied to the affected area alone; used for breast milk, fresh products pounded juice, swallowed frequently.

Modern commonly used in acute viral jaundice hepatitis, acute nephritis edema, bruises and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 6-15g (30-60g for fresh products).External application: appropriate amount, smashed for applying.

[Cautions for use] Avoid salt and spicy food.

[Modern research] It has inhibitory effect on Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Staphylococcus aureus, beta-hemolytic streptococcus, Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, etc.

See "Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Annals" for Pulmonaria chinensis.It is the whole plant or root of Aletris spicata (Thunb.) Franch., a perennial herb of Liliaceae.Distributed in Southwest, East China and southern Gansu.

[Synonym] vermicelli, small lung golden grass, maggot grass, tuberculosis grass, lung wind grass, money hanging white rice, silver needle grass.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, slightly pungent, flat.Return lung, liver, spleen, large intestine channel.

【Application】Moisturizing the lung and relieving cough: for chronic cough due to lung deficiency, expectoration with bloody sputum, it can be used with Baiji, Rhizoma Imperatae, Ophiopogon japonicus, etc. Appropriate amount is decocted together.Clearing away heat and detoxifying: For acute mastitis caused by accumulation of heat and toxin, use 30g fresh grass (120-30g dry product) decocted in water, take one dose per day; for mumps, decoct fresh root 60-1g in water, divided into 15 The second serving; children use roots to stew eggs and only eat eggs.Promoting blood circulation and stimulating menstruation: for women with amenorrhea, it can be used in combination with angelica, red peony root, peach kernel, safflower, Cyperus cyperi, mulberry, achyranthes bidentata, etc.; it can be used alone or in combination with antlers and sand ginseng for less breasts and amenorrhea , Tongcao, Paojiazhu, etc.Eliminate accumulation and kill insects: It is used for malnutrition, indigestion, abdominal pain caused by worm accumulation in children with spleen dysfunction, steamed pig liver, or boiled tofu.In addition, if it is decocted with 30g of water and taken with water, it will also treat dysuria and have a diuretic effect.

Modern commonly used in chronic bronchitis, tuberculosis, whooping cough, mastitis, mumps, irregular menstruation, malnutrition in children, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-30g.

【Modern Research】The root contains saponins.

See "Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine Chronicle" for small pheasant tail.It is the whole herb of Onychium japonicum (Thunb.) Kunze, a perennial herb of the Chinese fern family.It is mainly distributed in the vast areas south of the Qinling Mountains and north of Guangdong.

[Synonym] Pteris fern, black fern, golden powder fern, black fern, golden cocktail, peacock tail, pheasant tail, fairy cocktail, detoxification fern, and phoenix tail.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] bitter, cold.GUIXIN, liver, lung, stomach warp.

【Efficacy and application】clearing away heat and detoxification: for cold and wind-heat, sore throat and cough, decocted with water alone, or used together with wild chrysanthemum and honeysuckle; for carbuncle sores, mashed for external application or taken internally; Each equal amount of Burnet, grind into powder, and adjust with sesame oil for applying.Clearing away heat and dampness: for diarrhea, it can be used together with plantain; for dysentery, it can be used together with abacus root and stinky peony; for jaundice, it can be used together with capillary, polygonum cuspidatum, desmodium, and akebia.Cooling blood to stop bleeding: used for hematemesis due to blood heat, hemoptysis, hematochezia, hematuria, hemorrhoids, alone or in combination with decoction.For treating hematemesis, it can be compatible with Rhizoma Imperatae; for treating epistaxis, it can be compatible with Gardenia; for treating hematuria, it can be compatible with Qumai; for treating blood in stool and hemorrhoids, it can be compatible with Sophora japonica, etc.

In modern times, it is commonly used for cold and fever, acute enteritis, bacillary dysentery, viral hepatitis A, burns, and hemorrhagic diseases.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 15-30g (double for fresh products).External application: appropriate amount, powdered for applying; or fresh products pounded for applying.

[Modern Research] Contains kaempferol dirhamnose, etc.

See "Guangxi Chinese Herbal Medicine" when Xiaoguo falls to the ground.It is the whole herb of the herbaceous climbing vine of Sapindaceae Cardiospermum halica-cabum L.var.microcarpum (Kunth) BL.Distributed in the southeast to southwest of China.

[Synonym] Pao Bu Cao, Triangle Pao, Triangle Vine, Fallen Bell, Zongzi Grass.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] slightly bitter, cold.Return liver, gallbladder, small intestine channel.

【Efficacy and application】clearing heat and promoting dampness: for damp-heat jaundice, it can be used in combination with Desmodium chinensis, Polygonum cuspidatum, Dirnaceae, etc.; for stranguria syndrome, used alone, or in combination with Desmodium chinensis, Plantain, etc.In addition, it can cure eczema and itching of the scrotum when used externally in combination with Ganbangui and Cnidium.Dispersing blood stasis and reducing swelling: used for bruises, powdered and soaked in wine alone.Heat-clearing and detoxifying: For boils and swollen toxins, fresh grass and salt are often used to smash and apply to the affected area, or decoct and wash the affected area with stick board.

It is commonly used in modern times for viral jaundice hepatitis, urinary tract infection, bruises, boils, swelling and pain.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-15g (30-60g for fresh products).External application: appropriate amount, pounded for applying; or decocted for washing.

【Modern Research】Seeds contain fatty oil, arachidic acid, linoleic acid, stearic acid, etc.

See "Tianmu Mountain Medicinal Flora" for the roots of Rosa minicarpa.It is the root of Rosa cymosa Tratt., a climbing shrub plant of Rosaceae.Distributed in Southwest, East China, Central South.

[Synonym] Shanmuxiang root, red thorn root, red thorn vine, small red root.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] bitter, sour, slightly warm.Return lung, liver, large intestine channel.

【Efficacy and Application】Promoting blood circulation and dispelling blood stasis: for bruises, blood stasis pain, decocted with water alone, and taken with sweet wine; for irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, can be decocted with wild papaya and red wine in appropriate amount, decocted with water; used for rheumatic arthralgia Pain, can be decocted with star anise maple root.Removing blood stasis and stopping bleeding: for traumatic bleeding, single use, dried and ground powder sprinkled on the bleeding place; for hematuria, it can be decocted with Xiaoji, Qumai, and Shiwei.

In modern times, it is commonly used for bruises, rheumatoid arthritis, irregular menstruation, traumatic bleeding, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 10-30g, or add red or white sugar, or sweet wine.External application: appropriate amount, smashed for applying.

[Modern Research] Contains rosin A, B and various tannins.Has procoagulant and hemostatic effects.It has inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, beta-hemolytic streptococcus, Mycobacterium mutans, Escherichia coli, etc.

See "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" for Fei Lian.It is the whole plant or root of Carduus crispus L., a 2-year-old herbaceous plant of Compositae.It is distributed all over the country.

[Synonym] Flying curtain, red spur, thorn cap, thorn radish, safflower grass.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] bitter, cool.Return lung, kidney, bladder, Liver Channel.

【Efficacy and application】Expelling wind and relieving exterior: For cold and fever, it can be decocted with honeysuckle and Radix Radix; for migraine headache, it can be used with Angelica dahurica, Cimicifuga, and ginger.Promoting dampness and clearing away heat: used for dysuria due to stagnation of damp heat, hot stranguria, hematuria, creamy drench, can be used with corn stalks, white cockscomb flower, etc.; used for vaginal discharge, can be combined with Dipsacus, Angelica, Radix Paeoniae Alba, and brown sugar water Decoction.Promoting blood circulation and reducing swelling: For irregular menstruation, it can be decocted with angelica, safflower, etc. and taken with wine; for rheumatic arthralgia, it can be taken with wine soaked in Polygonum multiflorum, etc.; for carbuncle sores, fresh products can be smashed and applied to the affected area .Cooling blood and stopping bleeding: used for vomiting blood, epistaxis, hematuria, and menorrhagia, and can be used in the same way as arborvitae leaves, large thistle, and rhizome of rhizome.

In modern times, it is commonly used for colds, influenza, urinary tract infections, chyluria, rheumatoid arthritis, leucorrhea, menorrhagia, carbuncle boils, swelling and pain, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-30g (30-60g for fresh products); or into pills or powder; or soaked in wine.External application: appropriate amount, decocted for washing; or smashed for applying fresh products.

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated for those with spleen and stomach deficiency.

[Modern Research] Contains dehydrofelidin base, dehydroflyridine, etc.With antihypertensive effect.

For the blood of Feilongzhang, see "Plant Name and Fact Study".It is the root or stem of Toddalia asiatica (L.) Lam., a woody vine of Rutaceae.Mainly produced in Shaanxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Hunan, Guangxi and other places.

[Synonyms] Blood Lotus Intestine, Jianxuefei, Xuejianshou, Dajiujia, Three Hundred Sticks, Sanxue Pill, Flying Dragon Cuts Blood.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] pungent, slightly bitter, warm.It is slightly poisonous.Return liver, kidney channel.

【Efficacy and application】Expelling wind and dampness: used for arthralgia due to rheumatism, decocted alone, or soaked in wine; it can also be used in the same way as Smilax chinensis, Spatholobus Spatholobus, Smilax, and Clematis.Dispersing blood stasis and relieving pain: used for bruises and traumatic pain, can be studied together with Yueyuehonggen and Achyranthes bidentata, taken with rice wine, or mixed with iron chopsticks in equal amounts; used for amenorrhea due to stagnation of blood, dysmenorrhea, single use , or soaked in wine with Daxueteng, Sichuan Achyranthes bidentata, and safflower, or it can be decocted with peach kernel, safflower, red peony root, and angelica.Removing blood stasis and hemostasis: used for blood stasis, blood does not follow the meridian, knife wound bleeding, wound pain, ground into powder, combined with a little borneol for external application; treatment of labor injury vomiting blood, stasis metrorrhagia, can be decocted with water and casual clothes for children, or compatible Chen Zongtan, Baihuashuang, etc.Detoxification and detumescence: used for carbuncle sores.Use the ground powder alone, sprinkle plaster on the affected area, or use the same amount of realgar, a little borneol, grind the powder together, and mix with sesame oil.

In modern times, it is often used for rheumatoid arthritis, bruises, intercostal neuralgia, traumatic bleeding, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, carbuncle and sores.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-15g; or soaked in wine; or powdered into pills.External application: Appropriate amount, pounded for applying fresh products; ground for dry products and sprinkled; or adjusted for applying.

【Caution】Not suitable for pregnant women.

[Modern Research] Contains chelerythrine, dihydrochelerythrine, β-sitosterol, etc.It has anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antispasmodic effects.

See Materia Medica Supplements for Malan.It is the whole grass or root of the perennial herb Malan Kalimeris indica (L.) Schulz-Bip. of Compositae.It is distributed in most parts of the country.

[Synonym] Ziju, Malantou, Malanju, Tianbianju, Red Malan, Roadside Chrysanthemum, Sanxuecao.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] pungent, cool.Return lung, liver, stomach warp.

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