Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chapter 30 Five Paintings (1)
See "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" for Polygonatum odoratum.It is the rhizome of Palygonaturn odoratum (Mill.) Druce var. pluriflorum (Miq.) Ohwi, a perennial herb of Liliaceae.Mainly produced in Henan, Hebei, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Hunan, Jiangxi, Hubei and other places.

[synonym] wilting, wilting, Weishen, female wilting, fat polygonatum, Baijieyao, Lianzhu, Xizhu.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, slightly cold.Return lung, stomach warp.

【Efficacy and application】Nourishing yin and moistening the lungs: It is used for cough with less phlegm, thick phlegm and dry throat caused by dryness and heat injury to the lungs. If the body is yin-deficiency and feels exogenous evils and causes fever, aversion to cold, cough, dry throat, it can be compatible with mint, Baiwei, scallion white, bellflower, etc. .Nourishes the stomach and promotes body fluid: It is used for flaming stomach heat, thirsty fluid wounds, eliminating grains and relieving hunger, and is often compatible with sand ginseng, Ophiopogon japonicus, and raw land, such as Yiwei Decoction ("Wenbing Tiaodian").

In modern times, it is commonly used in patients with yin deficiency such as pulmonary tuberculosis, chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, chronic pharyngitis, rheumatic heart disease, coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, gastric ulcer and gastric mucosal prolapse.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 6-15g; decoction or into pills or powder.

[Modern Research] Contains lily of the valley, lily of the valley, kaempferol, quercetin and vitamin A.In addition, it still contains starch and mucus.Animal experiments have proved that Polygonatum polygonatum has mild heart strengthening and blood pressure raising effects; it can inhibit experimental hyperglycemia in rats and rabbits, and can reduce the death rate of experimental tuberculosis mice.

For Yulongbian, see "Guangxi Folk Medicines Commonly Used".It is the whole plant or root of Stachytarpheta jama icensis (L.) Vahl, a perennial herb of Verbenaceae.Distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, and southern Yunnan.

[Synonyms] Yulang whip, false horse whip, lion whip grass.

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

【Efficacy and application】clearing heat and dampness: used for stranguria syndrome, white turbidity, leukorrhea and rheumatic arthralgia, decocted with water alone.Detoxification and swelling: used for carbuncle sores, red eyes and swelling, sore throat, traumatic injuries.To treat sores and conjunctival congestion, use alone, or mix with a little borneol, smashed for external application; to treat sore throat, it can be thickly fried, or mashed with fresh grass and added sugar for oral administration; Appropriate amount of peaches, smashed and applied to the affected area.

Modern commonly used in urinary tract stones, urinary tract infections, laryngitis, bruises and so on.

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

【Modern Research】The root contains chlorogenic acid.Stem and leaf decoction has obvious excitatory effect on isolated guinea pig ileum, weaker excitatory effect on isolated rabbit heart, and significant vasodilation effect on rat hindlimb perfusion.

For corn cobs, see "Compilation of Commonly Used Herbal Medicines in the Folk".It is the cob of Zea mays L., an annual herbaceous plant of Poaceae.It is cultivated all over the country.

[Synonym] Baoguxin, corn cob.

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

【Efficacy and application】Invigorating the spleen and promoting dampness: for indigestion due to spleen deficiency, use calcined alone, grind powder, or take with pomegranate peel, roasted and grind powder, or take decocted water; for diarrhea, dysentery, calcined Corn cob and Cortex Phellodendri powder are taken in water; for edema and beriberi, it can be decocted with sweetgum fruit; for dysuria, urethral burning, dripping and astringent pain, it can be decocted with corn root 60g in water.

In modern times, it is often used for indigestion, enteritis, dysentery, urinary tract infection, nephritis and edema in children.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-12g; or calcined into powder and taken after mixing with water.External application: appropriate amount, burnt ashes for applying.

See "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica" for corn.It is the style of Zeamays L., an annual herbaceous plant of Poaceae.

[synonym] maize silk, corn silk, corn stamen, corn silk, corn silk.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, light, flat.Return bladder, liver, gallbladder meridian.

【Efficacy and application】Reducing water and treating stranguria: For dysuria and edema, use decoction alone instead of tea, or combine Poria cocos peel, wax gourd peel, red bean, etc.; treat stranguria syndrome, often combined with money grass, Tongcao, mallow seed, amber , Fructus Fructus is equally used.Invigorating the gallbladder and reducing jaundice: used for hypochondriac pain, jaundice, often compatible with Yinchen, Desmodium, Curcuma, etc.Suppressing liver and subduing yang: For liver yang dizziness, single decoction instead of tea.In addition, this product can also stop bleeding, and is used for vomiting blood, epistaxis, metrorrhagia, and spotting caused by blood heat. It is often used with Shengdi, Maogen, and Scutellaria.

It is commonly used in modern times for acute and chronic nephritis edema, dystrophic edema, urinary tract infection, ascites of advanced schistosomiasis, viral jaundice, anicteric hepatitis, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, essential hypertension, etc.

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

【Modern Research】Contains bitter glycosides, saponins, alkaloids, fatty oils, volatile oils, gum-like substances, cryptoxanthin, ascorbic acid, pantothenic acid, inositol, vitamin K, sitosterol, stigmasterol, malic acid, citric acid, tartaric acid , oxalic acid, etc.The decoction has a diuretic effect and can increase the excretion of chloride.The animal test of the extract has the effects of lowering blood pressure, significantly increasing bile secretion and promoting bile excretion, reducing the organic matter and slag in the bile, reducing the viscosity, density and content of bile pigment.15 to 30 minutes after oral administration of the corn silk preparation, gallbladder reflex contraction occurs, bile excretion increases, and it is not accompanied by increased intestinal peristalsis and loose stools.The fermented preparation of corn silk has obvious hypoglycemic effect on rabbits.Because it contains vitamin K, it has a therapeutic effect on coagulation dysfunction caused by vitamin K deficiency.

See "Compendium of Materia Medica" for hosta leaves.It is the leaf or whole plant of the perennial herb of Liliaceae Hostaplantaginea (Lam.) Ascher.It is cultivated all over the country.

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

【Efficacy and application】Detoxification and relieving carbuncle: used for carbuncle sores, milk carbuncle, scrofula, snake bites, fresh leaves alone smashed and applied to the affected area.To treat mastitis, it can also be decocted with spinach.

It is commonly used in modern times for boils, mastitis, and lymph node tuberculosis.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 15-30g fresh product; or pounded into juice and wine.External application: Appropriate amount, pounded fresh leaves for applying; or pounded juice to apply to affected area.

For hosta, see "The Essentials of Materia Medica".It is the flower of Hosta plantaginea (Lam.) Aschers., a perennial herb of Liliaceae.

[synonym] hosta, white hosta, white crane flower, white crane fairy, bone lotus.

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

【Efficacy and application】Detoxification and sore throat: used for sore throat caused by excessive heat in the lung and stomach, fire and poison attack.For mild cases, use decoction alone; for severe cases, use Radix Banlangen, Scutellaria baicalensis, Scrophulariae scrophulariae, etc.Diuretic to treat stranguria: For dysuria, it can be used in the same way as sage, plantain, and rush.In addition, soak this product in sesame oil for 2 months, take the oil and apply it externally to treat water and fire burns; smash fresh flowers and apply to treat carbuncles and sores.

It is commonly used in modern times for acute tonsillitis, acute pharyngitis, acute urethritis, boils, burns, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 3-4.5g.External application: appropriate amount smashed for applying.

For hosta roots, see "The Essentials of Materia Medica".It is the rhizome of Hostaplantagines (Lam.) Aschers.

[synonym] hosta root, white hosta root.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] bitter, pungent, cold.It is slightly poisonous.Return lung, Liver Channel.

【Efficacy and application】Detoxification and detumescence: for sore throat, fresh root juice can be used for gargling; for sores, ulcers, mastitis, scrofula, fresh root juice can be taken orally or externally, or slag can be applied .Soften fish bones: used for fish bone throats, can be pounded with the root of Shanli Hongguo to pour the natural juice into the throat (do not stick to the teeth).

In modern times, it is mostly used for tonsillitis, boils, mastitis, fish bone throat, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 15-30g; or pounded into juice.External application: appropriate amount, smashed for applying; or extract the juice for external application.

[Cautions for use] Take it orally so as not to damage the teeth.

【Modern Research】Contains coumarins, triterpenoids, polysaccharides, and amino acids.

Gonggong wood is the stem of Berberidaceae plant Mahonia bealei (Fort.) Cam, M.frtunei (Lindl.) Fedde or M.japonica (Thunb.) DC. .

[Synonym] Phellodendron chinensis, Phellodendron chinensis, Scutellaria chinensis, Scutellaria baicalensis, Coptis chinensis, Phellodendron chinensis.

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

【Efficacy and application】clearing damp-heat: used for damp-heat jaundice, diarrhea, dysentery, can be decocted with myrtle root, pomegranate leaf (or phoenix grass).Clearing heat and purging fire: used for lung-heat cough, often decocted with Morus alba, Scutellaria baicalensis, etc. in water.Clearing away heat and detoxification: for sores and swelling, eczema, burns caused by water and fire, fresh stems and leaves, 60g each and Sophora flavescens, decocted to wash the affected area, or dried and ground with stems and leaves, mixed with sesame oil or vaseline oil to make 20% Ointment for external use; for conjunctival congestion and swelling, it can be decocted with wild chrysanthemum flower 15g in water.

Modern commonly used in enteritis, dysentery, bronchitis, pneumonia, tuberculosis, eczema, boils, burns, acute conjunctivitis, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 5-10g.External application: appropriate amount, decocted for washing; or ground into powder for applying.

[Modern Research] Contains spikenine, jatrorrhizine, berberine, etc.

Artemisia argyi see "Compendium of Materia Medica".It is the dry leaves of Artemisia argyiléul.et Vant., a perennial herb of Compositae.There are many distributions in the north and south of my country.

[Synonyms] Artemisia argyi, Artemisia argyi, Artemisia argyi, Artemisia argyi Charcoal, Chen Aiye, Jia Ai, Fragrance Ai, Ai Peng.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] bitter, pungent, warm.aromatic.Return liver, spleen, kidney channel.

【Efficacy and application】Dispelling cold and relieving pain: It is used for deficiency and cold in the lower Jiao, cold pain in the lower abdomen, irregular menstruation, abdominal pain during menstruation, infertility due to cold palace, restless fetal movement and leukorrhagia. Ai Fu Nuangong Wan ("Ren Zhai Zhi Zhi").If it is caused by spleen and stomach deficiency and cold pain in the abdomen, it can be decocted alone or combined with dried ginger, wuyu, cinnamon, etc.Warming the meridians to stop bleeding: used for bleeding due to deficiency and cold, especially suitable for women with menorrhagia, metrorrhagia, and pregnancy bleeding. Mugwort leaf charcoal is often used in combination with donkey-hide gelatin, rehmannia glutinosa, and angelica, such as Jiaoai Siwu Decoction ("Golden Chamber" "Synopsis"); if it belongs to hematemesis and epistaxis caused by blood heat, it is often compatible with fresh ground, fresh arborvitae leaves, and fresh lotus leaves, that is, Sisheng Pills ("Women's Prescription").Warming the meridian and dredging the collaterals: used for persistent postpartum body clothes and cold-damp arthralgia. Moxa can be made into moxa sticks and moxa cones for acupoint burning and moxibustion.In addition, this product is decocted and washed externally, which can dispel dampness and relieve itching, and treat skin itching. It is often used together with Kochia chinensis, white fresh skin, Zanthoxylum bungeanum, etc.; fresh mugwort leaves are rubbed locally, several times a day, to treat common warts.

In modern times, it is often used for irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, threatened abortion, chronic bronchitis, acute bacillary dysentery, eczema, and mange.To treat chronic bronchitis, take 500g of mugwort leaves (or 1000g of fresh mugwort), soak in 4000mL of water for 4-6 hours, decoct and filter, and obtain about 3000mL of filtrate.Take it 3 times a day, 30-60mL each time.For the treatment of acute bacillary dysentery, 20% Artemisia argyi leaf decoction can be taken 4 times a day, 40mL each time.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 3-10g; or into pills or powder: or pounded into juice for consumption.External application: appropriate amount, pounded velvet for fumigation and moxibustion; smashed for applying; decocted for fumigation and washing; or heated and ironed.

【Cautions for use】Warming the meridian and dispelling cold and relieving pain should be used raw; warming the meridian and stopping bleeding should be fried with charcoal.Use with caution in patients with yin deficiency and blood heat.

【Modern Research】Contains volatile oil, etc.The main components in the oil are eucalyptol, terpinenol-4, artemisinol, camphor, borneol, linalool and the like.In animal experiments, it has obvious anti-asthma, antitussive and expectorant effects, and has a relaxing effect on isolated tracheal smooth muscle.Stimulant effect on the isolated uterus.Can promote blood clotting.In vitro test, it has a mild inhibitory effect on a variety of pathogenic bacteria and fungi, and smoke has obvious antibacterial effect on bacteria and fungi. It can reduce the number of colonies by 95% to 99.8% when used for air disinfection.Smoke has inhibitory effect on adenovirus, rhinovirus, herpes virus, influenza virus and mumps virus.There is a synergistic effect when combined with Cangzhu.

Ai Naxiang see "Kaibao Re-determined Materia Medica".It is the leaves and twigs of the perennial woody herbaceous plant Ainaxiang Blumea balsamiferal DC.Distributed in Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places.

[Synonyms] Dafeng AI, Da AI, Borneolum AI, Da Gu Feng.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] pungent, bitter, warm.Return liver, spleen, large intestine channel.

【Efficacy and application】Expelling wind and dehumidification: for wind-cold and cold, head wind and headache, decocted alone; for rheumatic arthralgia, can be boiled and washed with castor leaves and calamus calamus.Warming the middle and stopping diarrhea: used for cold-damp diarrhea, borborygmus and abdominal pain, decocted in water.Activating blood and detoxifying: For bruises, carbuncles, sores, and itchy skin, fresh leaves are mashed and applied externally, or decocted to wash the affected area.

In modern times, it is commonly used for colds and headaches, rheumatoid arthritis, enteritis, bruises, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 10~15g (fresh product 15~30g).External application: appropriate amount, decocted for washing; or crushed for applying.

[Modern research] Contains volatile oil, mainly L-borneol, and contains a small amount of eucalyptol, limonene, L-camphor, sesquiterpene alcohols, acetylphloroglucinol dimethyl ether, etc.When its extract is injected into animals, it can cause a drop in blood pressure, dilation of blood vessels, and inhibition of the sympathetic nervous system.Its infusion is diuretic.Its volatile oil can be used to make borneol.

See "Materia Medica for Rescuing Famines" for festivals and flowers.It is the whole herb or whole herb with roots of Alternanthera sessilis (L.) DC., an annual herbaceous plant of Amaranthaceae.Distributed in East China, Central South and Southwest China.

[Synonyms] Baihuazai, Buffalo hyssopsis, Yibaozhen, Feifengcao, Shuijinling, Naijinghua.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, cold.GUIXIN, stomach, small intestine channel.

【Efficacy and application】clearing away heat and detoxification: used for carbuncle and ulcer swelling, sore throat, gingival swelling and pain, breast abscess, intestinal abscess, mumps, etc. It can be decocted in water for oral administration or mashed with fresh grass for external application.To treat toothache, it can be combined with two-faced needle root; to treat intestinal abscess, it can be combined with Hedyotis diffusa, Eucalyptus euphratica, Ten Great Merits, etc.Clearing away dampness and heat: for damp-heat jaundice, it can be used with Desmodium chinensis; for dysentery, it can be used in combination with Rhizoma japonica root, purslane, etc.Cooling blood to stop bleeding: used for hemoptysis due to blood heat, hematemesis, blood in the stool and other bleeding syndromes, can be used alone, or used together with Daji and arborvitae leaves.

Modern commonly used in jaundice, gastric ulcer bleeding, laryngitis, tuberculosis, acute appendicitis and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 10-15g (30-60g for fresh products); or pounded into juice and stewed.External application: appropriate amount, pounded for applying; or decocted for washing.

[Modern Research] Contains stigmasterol, cycloeucalyptol, β-sitosterol, etc.It has inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus anthracis and Corynebacterium diphtheriae.

Gan Song see "Compendium of See Grass".It is the rhizome and root of Nardostachvs chinensis Batal. or Nardostachys jatamanse DC.Distributed in Yunnan, Sichuan, Tibet, Gansu, Qinghai and other places.

[synonym] sweet rosin, fragrant pine.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] pungent, sweet, warm.aromatic.Return spleen, stomach warp.

【Efficacy and application】Promoting qi and relieving pain: It is used for abdominal distension and pain caused by cold condensate and qi stagnation. For fullness, it can be combined with Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, and woody fragrance.Opening stagnation and awakening the spleen: used for thinking about hurting the spleen, not thinking about diet, and can be used in the same way as Bupleurum, turmeric, and Cyperus cyperi.In addition, gargling with a single-flavored soup can cure toothache.

Modern commonly used in nervous stomach pain, gastrointestinal spasm, hysteria, neurasthenia and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 3-6g; or into pills or powder.External application: Appropriate amount, soaked in water for gargle, or decocted for washing.

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated in patients with qi deficiency and blood heat.

[Modern research] Contains aristolochne, glycoside, valerianone, etc., which have sedative, tranquilizing, anti-arrhythmic, hypotensive, anti-myocardial ischemia, anti-ulcer, antibacterial, and bronchial expansion effects.It has inhibitory effect on isolated smooth muscle (large intestine, small intestine, uterus, bronchi).

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