Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chapter 25 Four Paintings (7)
[Cautions for use] Take it with caution for patients with qi deficiency, white stool or diarrhea.Carbuncle has burst, non-constipation should not be taken.

[Modern Research] Contains arctiin and fatty oil 20% to 30%.The decoction has significant anti-Staphylococcus aureus effect in vitro.The water extract can inhibit various pathogenic fungi to varying degrees.The extract can significantly and persistently lower blood sugar in rats.Has a mild diuretic and laxative effect.

For burdock root, see "On the Properties of Medicine".It is the root of Arctium lappa L., a plant of Compositae. The roots more than 10 years old were excavated in October.

[Synonym] Eshigen, rat sticky root, beef dish.

[Sexual ignorance returns to the classics] bitter, cold.Return lung meridian.

【Efficacy and application】Evacuation of wind-heat: used for wind-heat cough, dizziness, tinnitus, often used together with cicada slough and silver flower.Detoxification and detumescence: used for redness and swelling on the head and face due to wind-heat, sore throat, swollen gums, toothache and carbuncle sores.To treat redness and swelling on the head and face, carbuncle and scabies, mash it with fresh products, decoct it with wine to make a paste, spread it on paper, and paste it on the swollen and poisonous place; treat sore throat, swollen gums and toothache, usually take fresh products pounded into juice or decocted in water.

Modern commonly used in bronchitis, tonsillitis, gingivitis, pharyngitis and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 30-60g; or pounded into juice.External application: appropriate amount, smashed for applying.

[Modern Research] Contains caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, isochlorogenic acid, polyyne substances and anti-tumor substances that can be extracted with dichloromethane and ethanol.Polyacetylene substances have antibacterial and antifungal effects.

Cattle ear rhubarb see "Grass and Wood Recipe".It is the root of the perennial herbaceous plant Rumex crispus L. of Polygonaceae.Distributed in Guangxi, Taiwan, Fujian, Qinghai, Shanxi, Heilongjiang, Liaoning and other places.

[Synonym] Rhubarb, Four Seasons Vegetable Root, Huo Feng Tang, Yang Tiao Root.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] bitter, cold.GUIXIN, liver, large intestine channel.

【Efficacy and application】clearing dampness and heat: for jaundice hypochondriac pain, can be used in the same way as Yinchen and Plantago; for damp-heat diarrhea, used alone, or in combination with Coptis chinensis and Cortex Phellodendri.Cooling blood to stop bleeding: used for hematemesis due to blood heat, epistaxis, hematochezia, metrorrhagia, single use; or decocted with cuttlefish bone, etc., or ground into powder and taken after mixing.Purging and laxative: used for constipation, decoction alone.Killing insects and relieving itching: For alopecia, fresh root or whole herb can be mashed with salt and applied to the affected area; for scabies, squeeze the juice, add rice vinegar and dried alum, mix thoroughly, and apply to the affected area.In addition, it can be decocted or taken alone, or ground into powder, and refined into honey to make pills, which can also treat chronic bronchitis, and can also be combined with Scutellaria baicalensis and Manshanhong.

It is commonly used in modern times for chronic hepatitis, chronic bronchitis, dysentery, gastric ulcer bleeding, thrombocytopenia, furuncle and carbuncle, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 10-15g.External application: appropriate amount, smashed for applying; ground for applying; or decocted for washing.

[Cautions for use] It is contraindicated for people with spleen deficiency and diarrhea.

【Modern Research】Contains emodin, rheum root acid, and chrysophanol glycosides.Water decoction animal experiments have obvious effects of relieving cough, eliminating phlegm and relieving asthma.In test tubes, it can inhibit A-hemolytic Streptococcus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae and Branham catarrh to varying degrees.Alcohol extracts can harm tumors.Can kill skin parasites.

See "Northeast Medicinal Flora" for palm.It is the tuber of Gymnadenia conopsea R.Br. or Gymnadenia crassinervis Finer, a perennial herbaceous plant of Orchidaceae.The former is distributed in Northeast China, North China, Northwest China and Sichuan; the latter is distributed in Yunnan and Tibet.

[Synonym] Bergamot ginseng, yin and yang grass, palm ginseng, hand ginseng, Wangla.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, flat.Return lung, spleen, stomach warp.

【Efficacy and application】Cough and asthma relief: used for cough and asthma due to fatigue, can be decocted with lily and jujube;Tonifying the kidney and invigorating the spleen: for kidney deficiency, waist and knee pain, compatible with Dipsacus, Sangjisheng, Achyranthes bidentata, and dog spine; for impotence, nocturnal emission, premature ejaculation, frequent urination, and with psoralen, epimedium, Cynomorium , Yizhiren, Huai Yam, Huai Achyranthes bidentata are decocted together; for postpartum with less milk, it can be decocted with Angelica, Astragalus, Tongcao, Loulu, Polygonatum Polygonatum, and Trotters.Regulating qi and activating blood circulation: for liver stagnation and hypochondriac pain, it can be taken with Rhizoma Polygonatum and Fenugreek to make syrup; for bruises, blood stasis pain, it can be combined with Angelica sinensis, safflower, Artemisia argyi, wintergreen, Ligusticum edulis are decocted together.

In modern times, it is often used for chronic bronchitis, tuberculosis, sexual dysfunction, spermatorrhea, oligogalactia, bruises, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-30g; powdered or made into syrup.

[Cautions for use] Do not take if you have a cold.

[Modern Research] Contains mucus, starch, protein, carbohydrates, calcium oxalate and inorganic salts.Its water extract is diuretic.Can constrict the lower limb blood vessels of frogs.

Buttercup see "Supplements to Materia Medica".It is the whole grass and roots of Ranunculus japonicus Thunb., a perennial herb of Ranunculaceae.It is distributed in most parts of our country.

[Synonyms] wild celery, pepper grass, hairy celery, Senecio, three-legged tiger, Mao Jiancao, Tianmoxibustion, viscous, tiger whiskers.

[nature and flavor] pungent, warm.poisonous.

【Efficacy and Application】Reducing jaundice and cutting off malaria: used for damp-heat jaundice and malaria.For jaundice, fresh grass is smashed into balls (as big as soybeans), tied on the arm, foaming at night, punctured to release yellow water; for malaria, fresh grass is smashed, and applied on Cunkou vein (Taiyuan point), Wrap it with a cloth, foam after 1 hour, remove the medicine, and pierce the blister with a needle.Xiaqi Dingchuan: For asthma, take fresh herbs and smash and apply to Dazhui or Feishu points.Pain relief and swelling: used for joint pain, crane knee wind, migraine, toothache, carbuncle sores, scrofula, fresh products alone smashed and applied to the affected area, or related acupoints.

It is commonly used in modern times for viral hepatitis, malaria, rheumatoid arthritis, lymph node tuberculosis, boils, and bronchial wheezing.

【Usage and Dosage】External application: Appropriate amount, smashed and applied to the affected area or related acupoints, remove when the local becomes red and blistered; or decocted for washing.

【Caution】This product is poisonous, generally not for oral administration.It is forbidden for those with allergies and damaged skin.Pregnant women use with caution.

【Modern Research】Contains Proto-Pulsatillae.Can inhibit the growth of Gram-positive and negative bacteria, Candida albicans.Strongly irritating to skin on contact.Oral administration can cause severe gastroenteritis.It has the effect of resisting bronchospasm and ileal contraction caused by histamine.

See "Guangxi Chinese Herbal Medicine" for Mao Dongqing.It is the root of Ilex pubescerls Hook.et Arn., an evergreen shrub of the holly family.Distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Anhui, Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Taiwan and other places.

[Synonym] Hairy holly root, black tail Ding, June cream, thin-leaved holly, bitter snail, hairy tree, water gunpowder, throat poison, tea holly.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] bitter, astringent, cold.GUIXIN, Lung, Liver Channel.

【Efficacy and Application】Promoting blood circulation and dredging channels: For stagnant chest pain and heartache, use 120g of hairy holly root alone, decocted in water; for gangrene, use 90g of hairy holly root, take 1 stewed pig's trotter, and take another Use 90g of hairy holly root, decoct in water, and soak the wound.Heat-clearing and detoxifying: for wind-heat and cold, sore throat, lung-heat cough and asthma, gingival swelling and pain, decocted alone; for carbuncle sores, water and fire burns, decocted for washing, or pounded juice for applying.

Modern commonly used in coronary heart disease, thromboangiitis obliterans, burns, tonsillitis, essential hypertension.For the treatment of essential hypertension, 30-60g of Radix Ilex root can be used alone, stewed with sugar or eggs; it can also be decocted in water instead of tea.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 30-120g.External application: Appropriate amount, pounded for juice coating or soaked.

[Modern Research] Contains flavonoid glycosides, phenolic components, sterols, amino acids, sugars, tannins, and triterpenes.Flavonoid glycosides can lower blood pressure and increase coronary artery flow in animals.The decoction has expectorant and antitussive effects on mice.It can significantly inhibit the growth of Staphylococcus aureus, and also inhibit the growth of Mycobacterium proteus, Shigella, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

See "Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine Chronicle" for Mao Caolong.It is the whole plant of Jussiaea suffruticosa L., a subshrub-like herbaceous plant of Willowleafaceae.Distributed in the southwest, south-central and southeast regions of China.

[Synonym] Narcissus peach, key cylinder, water seedling grass, needle cylinder grass, water lamp incense.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] bitter, pungent, cold.Return lung, liver, small intestine, stomach warp.

【Efficacy and application】clearing away heat and detoxification: used for cold and fever, sore throat, sores of the mouth and tongue, boils and swollen toxins, breast abscess, water and fire burns, etc.To treat cold and fever, it is often decocted with chrysanthemum and licorice; to treat sore throat, decoct it alone, or make it into pills with salt, and put it in the mouth; Burn ashes and mix tea oil, apply to the affected area, and decoct water for oral administration.Clearing away heat and promoting dampness: for damp-heat diarrhea, used alone, or decocted together with Fenbacao and Difengzi; used for stranguria syndrome, edema, dysuria, used alone, or used in the same way as Mutong and Pianzhu.If it is decocted with cockscomb flower 30g in water, it can cure leukorrhea.Suppressing the liver and suppressing the yang: For hyperactivity of the liver yang, take stewed rock sugar alone.

Modern commonly used for cold and fever, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, tongue erosion, essential hypertension, nephritis edema, urinary tract infection.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 15-30g.External application: appropriate amount, pounded for applying; ground into powder; or burnt ashes and mixed for coating; or decocted for washing.

For gerbera, see "Chinese Medicinal Flora".It is the whole plant of Gerbera piloselloides Cass., a perennial herb of Compositae.Distributed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet and other places.

[Synonym] One stick of incense, rabbit ear wind, windless automatic grass, ground wind, one stick of incense, one stick of grass above the head, four skin incense, sky lamp wick.

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

【Efficacy and Application】Xuanfei Zhike: It is used for cold, cough, whooping cough, used alone, or decocted with Guazijin.Heat-clearing and detoxifying: for sore throat, it can be decocted with fresh lily, knotgrass, red bean, and plantain; for poisonous snake bites, it can be taken with Xingxiang Tuerfeng each 12g, pounded for oral administration, soaked in shochu with medicinal residue , and then spray around the wound.Promoting qi and promoting blood circulation: for qi stagnation and epigastric distension and pain, decocted alone, or smashed with fresh grass, add a little cold boiled water and take it; for bruises, decoct with half of a hundred taels of golden root, half of wine and water Clothes.In addition, this product is decocted in water and taken orally, and has diuretic and swelling effects, which can cure diarrhea, dysentery, edema, and dysuria.

In modern times, it is commonly used for colds, cough with excessive phlegm, tonsillitis, gastric and duodenal ulcers, gastroenteritis, bacillary dysentery, traumatic injuries, etc.

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

[Cautions for use] Pregnant women and those with deficiency of the spleen and stomach should take it with caution.

[Modern Research] Contains phenols, glycosides, volatile oil, viscose reducing sugar, etc.It can lower blood pressure and inhibit rat intestinal spasm caused by barium chloride.

See "Surgery Dacheng" for ascending medicine.Mercury oxide made by sublimation of equal parts of mercury, saltpeter and alum.The red ones are called Hongsheng; the yellow ones are called Huangsheng.It is produced everywhere, mainly in Hebei, Tianjin, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu and other places.

[Synonyms] Sanxiandan, Shengdan, Sanbaidan, Hongsheng, Huangsheng, Hongshengdan, Huangshengdan, Lingyao, Sanxiansan, Xiaoshengdan.

[nature and flavor] pungent, hot.It is very poisonous.

【Efficacy and application】Extracting toxins and extracting pus, dispelling putrefaction and promoting granulation: used for carbuncle sores. After ulceration, pus does not come out smoothly, carrion does not go away, new flesh is difficult to grow, and the mouth does not close after a long time. Sprinkle a little on the sore surface, or make it Twist the medicine and insert it into the sinus fistula; it can also be mixed with calcined gypsum according to the condition of the disease, adjust the dosage ratio of the two, grind it into a very fine powder and mix it well.Such as Jiuzhuan Dan ("Surgery Chuanxin Ji"), Bayer Dan, Qisan Dan, Wuwu Dan ("Trauma Science"), Jiuyi Dan ("Jin Jian of Medicine").Drying dampness and killing insects: For eczema and scabies, it is often applied with powdered sulfur, cnidium, angelica, and camphor; for chancre rot, it can be mixed with olive charcoal, powdered plum slices, or sesame oil.

It is commonly used in modern times for carbuncle furuncle, osteomyelitis, bone tuberculosis, skin cancer, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] External application: Appropriate amount, ground into fine powder, used alone, or mixed with other medicines into powder; or made into medicine and twisted into sores.

[Caution for use] This product is highly toxic and cannot be taken orally.It is not suitable for long-term use in large doses for external use.It should not be used on the mouth, eyes, nipples and umbilicus, and it should not be used when the external sores and carrion have gone, or the pus has been exhausted.

[Modern research] Red liter and yellow liter mainly contain mercury oxide, and also contain mercury nitrate.Its solution can inhibit Pseudomonas aeruginosa, beta-hemolytic streptococcus, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus to varying degrees in test tubes.It can promote and improve wound microcirculation, reduce microthrombus, increase wound nutrition and blood supply, and benefit wound healing.

See "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" for ascending fans.It is the rhizome of Cimicifugafoetida L., Cimicifugadahurica (Turcz.) Maxim. or Cimicifuga heracleifolia Kom., a perennial herb of Ranunculaceae.Mainly produced in Shaanxi, Sichuan, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang and Hebei.

[Synonym] Zhou cohosh, Zhou Ma, chicken bone cohosh, ghost face cohosh, green cohosh.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, pungent, slightly bitter, cool.Return lung, spleen, stomach warp.

【Efficacy and application】Published rash: used for wind-heat cold, fever, headache and early stage of measles, poor hair penetration, often used with pueraria root, red peony root, licorice, etc. .If the spotted fever is more poisonous, add Niuzi, comfrey, etc.Heat-clearing and detoxifying: for toothache and aphtha with flaming stomach fire, decoct soup alone, rinse throat with heat, or combine with gypsum and Coptis chinensis, such as Qingwei powder ("Yi Zong Jin Jian"); treat sore throat, often combined with Scrophularia scrophulariae , burdock seed same use.Shengyang lifting depression: used for uterine prolapse and prolapse of the anus caused by qi deficiency, often used together with Bupleurum, Codonopsis, and Astragalus, such as Buzhong Yiqi Decoction ("Spleen and Stomach Theory").

It is commonly used in modern times for measles, acute pharyngitis, stomatitis, tonsillitis, uterine prolapse, gastroptosis, prolapse of the anus, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: for yang, 3~6g (fried with honey and wine); for clearing away heat and detoxification, 15g (suitable for raw use).External application: Appropriate amount, powdered for applying, or decocted for washing, or gargling.

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated for those who are full of upper body and lower body, hyperactivity of fire due to yin deficiency, and measles that have penetrated.

[Modern Research] Contains bitters, trace alkaloids, salicylic acid, fatty acids, etc.Can inhibit the growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in test tube.The water infusion of its variant green cohosh can inhibit skin fungi such as phytophyte to varying degrees in the test tube, and the water extract can lower animal blood pressure, inhibit its heart muscle, and slow down its heart rate.The water extract can inhibit isolated intestine and pregnant uterus, excite bladder and non-pregnant uterus.

Changchun Qijian "Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine".It is the root of Seseli giraldii Diels., a perennial herbaceous plant of Umbelliferae.Distributed in Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan and other places.

[Synonym] Long Chongqi, Shi Changchun.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] pungent, sweet, warm.Return lung, spleen channel.

【Efficacy and application】Dispelling wind-cold: used for exogenous wind-cold, pain in the whole body, cough, often used in the same way as Fangfeng.Expelling wind and activating collaterals: used for joint pain due to rheumatic numbness, can be used together with Aralia root bark and Niuziqi; for bruises, can be used together with Jinniuqi and Tongbianqi.Reducing swelling and relieving pain: For bruises, blood stasis and pain, it can be decocted with Jinniuqi and Tongbian, once every 3 hours.In addition, a small piece of this product alone can cure toothache.

Modern commonly used in upper respiratory tract infection, rheumatoid arthritis, bruises and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 6-9g; or soaked in wine; or ground into powder.External application: appropriate amount, crushed for applying; or powdered for applying.

[Modern Research] Contains coumarin, sitosterol, etc.

See "Knowledge of Drugs and Differentiation" for turning orange red.It is the exocarp of Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck var. tomentosa Hort. or Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck, an evergreen small tree of Rutaceae.Mainly produced in Guangdong, Guangxi and other places.

[Synonym] Huapi, Huazhou Tangerine, Huazhou Tangerine Peel, Pomelo Peel Tangerine, Mao Huahong.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] bitter, pungent, warm.Return spleen, lung meridian.

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