Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chapter 23 Four Paintings (5)
Modern commonly used in coronary heart disease angina pectoris, intercostal neuralgia, sciatica, atrophic gastritis, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, postpartum uterine involution, postpartum abdominal pain, dysmenorrhea, bruises, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 5-10g (suitably wrapped in cloth); or into pills or powder.

[Cautions for use] Pregnant women should take it with caution.

[Modern Research] Contains urea, uric acid, vitamin A substances and a large amount of resin.It can inhibit platelet aggregation, reduce whole blood viscosity, plasma viscosity, reduce myocardial oxygen consumption, improve hypoxia resistance, cold resistance, high temperature resistance, improve immune function, relieve smooth muscle spasm, and inhibit various skin fungi to varying degrees effect and inhibit Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

See "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" for Schisandra chinensis.It is the fruit of Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill., a deciduous woody vine of Magnoliaceae.Distributed in Northeast China, North China, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan and other places.

[Synonyms] North Schisandra, South Schisandra, Liao Schisandra.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, sour, warm.Return lung, kidney channel.

【Efficacy and application】Astringing the lung and relieving cough: used for chronic cough due to lung deficiency without phlegm, used alone or with poppy shell; if coughing, shortness of breath, mental fatigue and fatigue, it can be compatible with ginseng, astragalus, aster, etc.; if there is phlegm, For those who suffer from wind and cold again, it can be combined with ephedra, asarum, dried ginger, etc., such as Xiaoqinglong Decoction ("Treatise on Febrile Diseases"), and Linggan Wuwei Jiangxin Decoction ("Synopsis of the Golden Chamber").Consolidating essence and reducing urination: used for spermatorrhea, enuresis, and frequent urination caused by kidney deficiency.Astringent intestinal antidiarrheal: used for diarrhea at five o'clock due to spleen and kidney deficiency and cold, often used together with psoralen, evodia, and nutmeg, such as Sishen pill ("Woman's Good Prescription").Gubiao antiperspirant: used for spontaneous perspiration and night sweats, often used with ephedra root, floating wheat, oyster, etc.Replenishing qi and promoting body fluid: used for summer heat injury, or for those with both qi and yin injuries after febrile disease, often used together with ginseng and Ophiopogon japonicus, such as Shengmaisan ("Preparation for Emergencies Qianjin Yaofang"); if yin deficiency and internal heat, thirst For thirst syndrome caused by excessive drinking, it can be used with astragalus, yam, Anemarrhena, pollen, etc., such as Yuye Decoction ("Medical Composite Chinese Shenxilu").Calm the mind and calm the mind: used for palpitations, insomnia, forgetfulness, dreaminess, often used together with ginseng, Ophiopogon japonicus, Salvia miltiorrhiza, habitat, wild jujube kernel, etc., such as Tianwang Buxin Dan ("Health Secret Section").

In modern times, it is often used for neurasthenia, acute and chronic hepatitis, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, nocturnal emission, synovial sperm, hyperlipidemia, chronic enteritis, bronchitis, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 3-6g; or powdered, 1-3g.

[Cautions for use] It should be used with caution in patients with unresolved external evils, excess heat in the interior, and the first episode of cough or measles.

[Modern Research] Contains organic acids, volatile oils, tannins, vitamins, sugars, resins, etc.It has an excitatory effect on the central nervous system, has a coordinating effect on the excitation and inhibition of the cerebral cortex, has antitussive and expectorant effects, can improve myocardial nutrition and function, and has a cardiotonic effect.It can promote gallbladder, reduce serum transaminase, and protect liver cells.It has an adaptogenic effect similar to that of ginseng, which can enhance the body's defense ability against non-specific stimuli, can enhance cellular immune function, and has the effects of improving immunity, anti-oxidation, and anti-aging.It has inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella typhi, etc.

Galla See "Supplements to Materia Medica".It is a gall formed by Melaphis chinensis (Bell) or Melaphis paitanTsai et Tang parasitizing on the leaves of Rhus chinensis Mill. or R. potaninii Maxim. of Anacardiaceae.Mainly produced in Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Hubei, Guangxi and other places.

[Synonym] Meretrix meretrix, Baichongcang, Mufuzi.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sour, flat.Return lung, stomach, large intestine channel.

【Efficacy and application】Astringing the lung and relieving cough: It is used for chronic cough due to lung deficiency, often used together with Schisandra chinensis and poppy husk.Astringent intestinal antidiarrheal: used for chronic diarrhea and dysentery, prolapse of the anus, can be used alone, or together with myrobalan and schisandra, such as Yuguan pills ("Jingyue Quanshu").Astringent essence and urination reduction: used for seminal emission and enuresis, it can be used in the same way as keel and Poria cocos.Concentrating sweat and fixing the surface: used for spontaneous perspiration and night sweat, can be ground into powder, mixed with water to make ointment, applied on the navel, applied in the evening and removed in the morning; or taken orally.Detoxification and dampness removal: For sores, furuncles, swollen toxins, wet and rotten skin, often single herb powdered for external application; or decocted for fumigation, or used together with dried alum.

In modern times, it is commonly used for gastric and duodenal ulcers, functional uterine bleeding, prolapse of the anus, chronic dysentery and blood in the stool, water field dermatitis, autonomic nervous dysfunction, cervical erosion, rewinding eyelashes, tooth extraction bleeding, tuberculosis, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Oral administration: into pills, powder, 0.5-1.5g; or into decoction, 1.5-6g.External application: decocting for fumigation and washing; powdered for sprinkling; or adjusted for applying.

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated for cough caused by exogenous wind-cold or excess heat in the lungs and stagnant diarrhea.

[Modern research] Contains 50% to 80% of tannin, mainly [-]-[-]-[-]-galloyl glucose, and also contains a small amount of gallic acid, fat, and resin.The tannins contained in it can coagulate the tissue proteins of the skin, mucous membranes and ulcers.Can promote blood clotting.It has significant antibacterial effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella, Salmonella typhi, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Bacillus anthracis.Can inhibit the growth of Type A and Asian Type A viruses.Can significantly inhibit the growth of Microsporum lanoides.

See "Guizhou Herbal Medicine" for Spiced Sagevine.It is the cane and root of Schisandra sphenanthera Behd.et Wils.Mainly distributed in Hubei, Hunan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu and other places.

[Synonyms] Daxueteng, Drilling Wind, Rock Loquat, Wild Schisandra Vine.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sour, warm.Return liver, lung, stomach warp.

【Efficacy and Application】Stimulate tendons and activate blood circulation: For bruises, rheumatic arthralgia, the root can be soaked in wine alone, or mashed and heated with wine, and bandaged the affected area; it can also be decocted in formula.Regulating qi and invigorating the spleen: used for food stagnation, fullness in the abdomen, and stomach pain. It can be ground into powder and taken as a brine or decocted in water; it can be used alone or with woody, aurantium, malt, grain buds, and orange peel. .In addition, its roots are dried and ground into powder, and mixed with sesame oil on the affected area to treat water and fire burns.

Modern commonly used for bruises, rheumatoid arthritis, gastritis, indigestion and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 10-30g; or soak in wine.External application: appropriate amount, smashed for applying; or ground into powder and sprinkled; rubbed finely.

See "Kunming Medicinal Plants Survey Report" for the five qi chaoyang grass.It is the root and whole plant of the perennial herb of Rosaceae Geum aleppicum Jacq.Distributed in northeast, north, northwest, southwest and Henan, Shandong, Hunan, Jiangxi, Hubei and other places.

[Synonym] Zhuifengqi, Jianzhongxiao, Zhuifengcao, Wujindan.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] bitter, pungent, slightly cold.Return lung, spleen, large intestine channel.

【Efficacy and application】clearing away heat and detoxification: used for carbuncle sores, sore throat, sore tongue, can be decocted with licorice, or honeysuckle, wild chrysanthemum, and licorice.It can also be used with octopus to treat sore throat.Promoting blood circulation and relieving pain: for bruises, fresh products can be mashed and applied externally; for irregular menstruation and dysmenorrhea, stewed chicken or stewed meat can be used alone, and it can also be combined with angelica and chuanxiong.In addition, if it is decocted together with Pulsatilla vulgaris and Sophora flavescens, it can also treat diarrhea and dysentery.

In modern times, it is often used for carbuncle furuncle, oral ulcer, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, bruises, enteritis, bacillary dysentery, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 10~15g; grind into powder, 1~1.5g.External application: appropriate amount, smashed for applying; or decocted for washing.

【Modern Research】Contains salicigrin, tannins, etc.

See the Guangzhou Air Force's "Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines" for the root of the five-finger hair peach.It is the root of Moraceae shrub or small tree Ficus simplicissima Lour.Distributed in southern and southwestern China.

[Synonyms] Nanqi, Astragalus, Tuwujiapi, Wujiaolong.

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

【Efficacy and application】Strengthening the spleen and nourishing the lungs: It is used for spleen deficiency and edema, lack of food and weakness, women's leukorrhagia and tuberculosis cough, weakness and night sweats, single use, or decocted in formula.Relieve tendons and activate collaterals: For rheumatic arthralgia, it can be used with Chuanxiong and Pittosporum.In addition, stewed with astragalus, angelica, and pig's trotters, it can also treat postpartum hypogalactia; taken with gourd tea and mimosa soaked in wine, it can also treat insomnia and forgetfulness.

Modern commonly used in rheumatoid arthritis, leukorrhea, tuberculosis, chronic bronchitis, postpartum agalactia and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 15-30g.

【Modern Research】In animal experiments, the decoction has obvious antitussive effect on mice.It can inhibit the growth of Staphylococcus aureus and A-hemolytic streptococcus in test tube.

For the bark of the five-eyed fruit, see "Nanning Drug Records".It is the bark of the deciduous tree Choerospondias axillaris (Roxb.) Burtt et Hill.Mainly produced in Hunan, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places.

[synonym] jujube bark.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sour, astringent, cold.Return kidney, large intestine channel.

【Efficacy and application】clearing away heat and detoxification: used for sores and swollen toxins, water and fire burns, decocted with water for washing, or concentrated into ointment for application.Dispelling dampness and killing insects: For dysentery, leukorrhagia, decocted with split skin alone; for eczema of the scrotum, scabies, decocted with water alone, or boiled ointment for application.

Modern commonly used for burns, bacillary dysentery, eczema and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 15-30g.External application: Appropriate amount, decocted for washing, or boiled for ointment.

[Modern Research] Contains teak, etc., which can inhibit Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, etc.

See "Newly Revised Materia Medica" for Vasong.It is the whole plant of Orostachys fimbriatus (Turcz.) gerger or Orostachys erudescens (Maxina.) Ohwi, a perennial succulent herb of Crassulaceae.It is distributed all over the country.

[Synonym] Tile flower, stone lotus flower, dry drop, tile tower, tile frost, acid tower, stone tower flower, tile pagoda, rock pine.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sour, bitter, cool.poisonous.Return liver, lung meridian.

【Efficacy and application】clearing away heat and detoxification: used for carbuncle and furunculosis, water and fire burns, gingival swelling and pain, and mad dog bites.To treat sores and carbuncles, it is often pounded and applied with salt; to treat scalds, it can be pounded and applied with raw cypress leaves, or powdered for external use; stick.Cooling blood and hemostasis: It is used for hematemesis, epistaxis, hemoptysis, hematochezia, bloody dysentery, hemorrhoid hemorrhage caused by scorching blood. It can be taken alone with mashed twisted juice and sugar mixed well; it can also be decocted and taken.To treat hemoptysis due to lung heat, it is often combined with agrimony, lotus root, etc.; to treat intestinal wind and blood dysentery, it can be combined with white peony root, Paojiang, etc.;Reducing dampness and suppressing sores: used for eczema, eczema, sores that persist for a long time, can be used for burnt ashes of vasong, and powdered camellia oil for blending.

In modern times, it is often used for various hemorrhages, carbuncles, eczema, burns, and cervical erosion.If you take 60g of pine, 30g of malt, and 9g of weeping willow twigs, decoct them in water, and treat viral jaundice hepatitis.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 5-15g.Squeeze into juice; or into pills.External application: appropriate amount, pounded for applying; or decocted for fumigation and washing; powdered for applying.

[Caution for use] This product is poisonous and should not be taken orally in excess.People with spleen and stomach deficiency should take it with caution.

【Modern Research】Contains quercetin, kaempferol, oxalic acid, etc.Has a cardiotonic effect.

For corrugated seeds, see "Compendium of Materia Medica".It is the shell of cockles Arca in flata Reeve, mud cockle A. granosa L. or hair cockle A. subcrenala Lischke.Mainly produced in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shandong, Guangdong, Liaoning and other places.

[synonym] cockle shell, tile ridge, cockle shell, clam shell, flower shell, tile clam skin, blood clam skin, tile worm.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, salty, flat.Return liver, spleen channel.

【Efficacy and application】Reducing phlegm and softening hardness: used for stubborn phlegm accumulation, sticky and difficult to cough, can be used with sea pumice, fritillary, and inula; used for gall tumors, scrofula, often used with seaweed, kelp, oysters, etc. Compatibility.Removing blood stasis and resolving stagnation: used for lumps in the abdomen, used alone as pills, that is, Walongzi pills ("Wanshijiafang"); it can also be used with Sanleng, Curcuma, Taoren, etc.Anti-acid and pain-relief: used for epigastric pain caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis, noisy, acid regurgitation, often used together with Cyperi cyperi, Wulingzhi, cuttlefish bone, and woody incense; Take it, that is, Ganlensan (prescribed by Liaoning Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital).In addition, even the meat is burnt and stored, and it can be used to cure children's malnutrition.

Modern commonly used in gastric and duodenal ulcers, children with rickets, tuberculosis, lymphatic tuberculosis and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-15g (suitable for long-term decoction); or into pills or powder, 1-3g each time.It is suitable for raw use for softening and resolving hard masses; it is suitable for forging for antitussive and pain relief.

[Modern research] Contains more than 90% calcium carbonate and about 1.69% organic matter; it still contains a small amount of magnesium, iron, silicate, sulfate, phosphate and chloride.After burning, calcium carbonate decomposes to produce calcium oxide, etc., and organic matter is destroyed.Calcium carbonate has anti-gastric acid effect.

See "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" for plantago seed.It is the seed of Plantago asiatica L. or Plantagodepressa Willd., a perennial herbaceous plant of Plantainaceae.Produced in most parts of our country.

[Synonym] Plantain, pig ears tassels, phoenix eye kernels, fried plantain seeds, plantain kernels.

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

【Efficacy and application】clearing heat and promoting diuresis: used for dysuria, general edema, or hot and red urine due to damp heat in the bladder. ").Expelling dampness and antidiarrheal: used for diarrhea due to summer heat and difficulty urinating, it can be compatible with fenugreek, ginseng, poria cocos, and polyporus, that is, plantain seed powder ("Yang's Jia Zangfang").Clearing the liver and improving eyesight: used for liver heat, conjunctival congestion, swelling and pain, can be used together with chrysanthemum, Budisma japonica, and Scutellaria baicalensis.If the liver and kidney are both deficient and the vision is dim, it can be compatible with rehmannia glutinosa, dodder, medlar, etc.Resolving phlegm and relieving cough: used for coughing with excessive phlegm, it can be used with platycodon grandiflorum, almond, aster, etc.

Modern commonly used in acute and chronic nephritis, urinary tract infection, acute keratitis, bronchitis, high blood pressure, vaginal trichomoniasis and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 4.5-9g (wrapped in cloth and decocted); or in pills or powder.

【Cautions for use】Use with caution in patients with internal injuries, fatigue, yang qi depression, kidney deficiency, essence slippery, and internal dampness and heat.

[Modern Research] Contains a large amount of mucus, succinic acid, psyllium acid, etc.It has a significant diuretic effect, not only increasing the excretion of water, but also increasing the excretion of urea, sodium chloride and uric acid.The decoction is injected into the rabbit knee joint cavity, which can restore the tension of the original loose joint capsule.The alcohol extract can lower the blood pressure of anesthetized dogs and cats, inhibit the isolated rabbit heart and frog heart, excite the intestines of rabbits, rats and guinea pigs, and can be inhibited by atropine.

For plantain, see "Si Tone Materia Medica".It is the whole plant of Plantago asiatica L. or Plantago depressa Willd., a perennial herb of the Plantain family.

[Synonym] Didantou, Pig's Ear Grass, Rice Spoon Grass, Toad Grass, Litigation Grass, Wheel Grass, Money String Grass, Wujin Grass, Beet Beet, Cow's Ear Tree.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, cold.Return liver, spleen, large intestine channel.

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