Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chapter 32 Five Paintings (3)
See "Shen Nong's Herbal Classic" for gypsum.It is the ore of the sulfate mineral gypsum Cypsum.Mainly produced in Hubei, Anhui, Shandong, Henan, Hunan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Shanxi, Gansu and other provinces.

[Synonym] raw gypsum, soft gypsum, white tiger, ice stone, calcined gypsum.

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

【Efficacy and application】clearing heat and purging fire: used for febrile disease with strong heat, polydipsia, profuse sweating, and large pulse. "Treatise on Febrile Diseases"); evil heat damages body fluid and consumes qi and causes body heat, polydipsia, and weak pulse, add ginseng, such as Baihu plus ginseng soup ("Treatise on Febrile Diseases"); Symptoms include high fever, coma, delirium, spots, hematemesis, and epistaxis, it should be combined with rhino horn, habitat, paeonol, scrophulariaceae, gardenia, etc., such as Qingwenbaidu Decoction ("Episode Yide").Clearing away lung-heat: used for cough and asthma due to lung-heat, often used together with ephedra, almond, and licorice, such as Maxing Shigan Decoction ("Treatise on Febrile Diseases").Clearing stomach heat: used for headache and gingival swelling caused by inflammation of the stomach fire, often used with Shengdi, Anemarrhena, and Achyranthes bidentata, such as Yunv Jian ("Jingyue Quanshu").For headache, it can also be divided into equal parts with Chuanxiong and Angelica dahurica, ground into powder and taken with water, such as gypsum powder ("Chishui Xuanzhu"); for toothache, it is also often compatible with Cimicifuga, Digupi, etc., such as gypsum Cimicifuga powder ("Ancient and Modern") Medical System").In addition, it can be used in the same way as Anemarrhena, ebony, and trichosanthum, and it can also treat diabetes syndrome.Reducing dampness and suppressing sores: used for carbuncle sores, water and fire burns, eczema, and bleeding from golden sores.For those with red, swollen, hot pain, raw products can be mixed with Phellodendron Phellodendron and raw licorice powder, such as Badu Powder ("Syndrome and Treatment Guidelines"); for late stage ulcers that ulcerate and do not astringe, calcined gypsum and ascending medicine can be used together , such as Jiuyi Dan ("Yi Zong Jin Jian"); to treat eczema and eczema, it can be mixed with dry alum, light powder, etc. to apply powder; For bleeding from golden sores, it can be combined with rosin, pearls, etc., and powdered together and applied to the affected area.

Modern commonly used in influenza, Japanese encephalitis, epidemic meningitis, upper respiratory tract infection, epidemic hemorrhagic fever, acute bronchitis, bronchial asthma, pneumonia, eczema, burns, traumatic bleeding, oral ulcers, gingivitis , Periodontitis, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 15-60g (up to 240g for large doses), preferably crushed and decocted first; or put into pills or powder.External application: appropriate amount, ground into powder after calcining and sprinkled; or adjusted for applying.

[Cautions for use] Use with caution in patients with spleen and stomach deficiency, blood deficiency, yin deficiency and fever.

【Modern Research】Mainly contains hydrous calcium sulfate.It has the effects of antipyretic, quenching thirst, and improving immune function.

See "Newly Revised Materia Medica" for Shi Yan.It is the fossil of Cyrtiospirifer sinensis (Graban.), a Paleozoic brachiopod Swallow family animal, and its close relatives.Mainly produced in Hunan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Shanxi and other places.

[Synonym] Stone swallow, stone swallow, big stone swallow, calcined stone swallow.

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

【Efficacy and application】clearing dampness and heat: used for dysuria, dripping and astringent pain, can be used with Shiwei, Qumai, talc, Morus alba, such as Shiyan pills ("Sanyin Fang"); used for women's vaginal discharge, can be used Use only grinding water.Improving eyesight and reducing nebula: For eye nebula, just use rubbing water to dot the eyes; it can also be mixed with Shicaiming, Gujingcao and other ground powders.

It is commonly used in modern times for urinary tract infection, urinary calculi, leukorrhea, night blindness, keratitis, conjunctivitis, cataract, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 3-9g; or grind juice 1.5-3g.External application: Appropriate amount, apply to eyes with water.

[Cautions for use] Pregnant women and those without dampness and heat should take it with caution.

[Modern Research] Contains calcium carbonate and a small amount of phosphorus, silicon dioxide, etc.

See "Compendium of Materia Medica" for Shi Jianchuan.It is the whole plant of Salvia chinensis Benth., an annual herb of Lamiaceae.Mainly distributed in East China and Jiangnan.

[Synonym] Zishen, Xiaodanshen, Yuexiahong, Shidunchuan, Huoxuecao, Zidanhua, Shi Dachuan.

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

[Application] Promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis: used for irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea and other symptoms of stagnation of blood stasis, decocted with water alone and taken with rice wine, or combined with motherwort, angelica, Chuanxiong, etc.; used for liver depression and hypochondriac pain, It is often used in the same way as capillary chen, Cyperus cyperi, and turmeric.Clearing heat and promoting dampness: for damp-heat dysentery, it can be used with tangerine peel, licorice, etc.; for women's vaginal discharge, it can be compatible with Cyperus cyperi.Dispersing stagnation and detumescence: For carbuncle sores, mastitis, herpes zoster, etc., use fresh root pounded juice and shochu for external application, or with Liuyuexue 15g each, decocted in water.

In modern times, it is often used for irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, viral hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, hepatosplenomegaly, bacillary dysentery, mastitis, etc.For hepatitis, it can be decocted with water alone and served with brown sugar; for hepatosplenomegaly, it can be used in the same way as Salvia Miltiorrhiza, Millae Spatholobus, Angelica, Cyperus Cyperi, Turmeric, Turtle Shell, and Safflower.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 6-15g; or wring juice.External application: appropriate amount, smashed for applying.

[Modern Research] Contains iso-salvianolic acid C, salvianolic acid B, salvianolic acid D, shikonolic acid, sterols, triterpenoids, amino acids, etc.

See "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" by Shi Longrui.It is the whole herb of Ranunculus sceleratus L., an annual herbaceous plant of Ranunculaceae.It is distributed throughout the north and south of my country.

[Synonyms] Water Viola, Wild Viola, Day Lily, Little Water Bayberry, Qing Herb.

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

【Efficacy and application】Detoxification and detumescence: For carbuncle furuncle and swollen poison, poisonous snake bites, you can mash fresh grass and wring juice, and apply to the affected area; for scrofula, ecchymosis, use this product alone to make an ointment and apply to the affected area.Cut malaria: For malaria, fresh grass can be smashed and applied to Dazhui point 6 hours before the onset.Dispelling dampness and treating numbness: used for rheumatism numbness pain, it can be taken orally or decocted and fumigated to wash the affected area.For internal use, fresh products can be used together with fresh lotus seeds; for fumigation and washing, it can be compatible with heather vine and star anise maple root.In addition, decoction with water alone can treat liver depression and hypochondriac pain.

In modern times, it is often used for carbuncle boils, snake bites, rheumatoid arthritis, malaria, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 3-9g; or stir-fry and grind into powder, 1-1.5g.External application: Appropriate amount, smashed into powder; or boiled ointment and applied to affected parts and acupoints.

[Caution for use] This product is poisonous and should be taken with caution when taken orally.

【Modern Research】Contains pulsatilla, ranunicoside, etc.It has inhibitory effect on Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and so on.

For Shixiantao, see "Preparation for the Properties of Raw Herbs".It is the pseudobulb or whole plant of the perennial herbaceous plant Pholidota chinensis Lindl. of Orchidaceae.Distributed in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Hunan, Guizhou and other places.

[Synonym] Shishanglian, Shishangolive, Shishangxiantao, Shishangpan, Guoshangye, Shishangyu, Chlorophytum, horse durian root.

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

【Efficacy and application】Nourishing yin and clearing lung: used for fatigue cough, cough with blood in sputum and cough due to lung heat, yellow and thick phlegm.It can be combined with Baiji, Sesame, and Solidago to treat cough due to consumptive fatigue; it can be combined with Scutellaria baicalensis, Morus alba, gypsum, ephedra, etc. to treat cough due to lung heat.Heat-clearing and detoxifying: for sore throat, it can be used with fresh goldenrod and fresh barley; for scrofula and tuberculosis, it can be stewed with lean pork, or smashed and soaked in wine; used for stomach fire and toothache, used alone, or with wild Papaya with decoction.In addition, it can be used together with Golden Silk Grass to treat wet dreams.

It is commonly used in modern times for pneumonia, tuberculosis, neurasthenia, sequelae of concussion, acute tonsillitis, etc.To treat neurasthenia, it can be decocted with 30g each of Yejiao Teng; to treat sequelae of concussion, dizziness and headache, it can be decocted with Angelica dahurica and eggs in water.

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

[Modern Research] Contains adolin alcohol, adoterene ketone, etc.

Chlorophytum, see "Plant Name and Fact Test".It is the aerial part of Lysionotus pauciflora Maxim., an evergreen small shrub of Gesneriaceae.It is mainly produced in various places in the south of the Yangtze River.

[Synonym] Black black bone, stone cowpea, stone notoginseng, yanzelan, rocky orchid, melon seed grass, stone flower, shanzelan, thousand hammers, Bayan grass.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] bitter, pungent, flat.Return lung, Liver Channel.

【Efficacy and application】Expelling wind and dampness: used for rheumatic arthralgia, used alone, or used with Duhuo, Clematis, Eucommia, etc.Resolving phlegm and relieving cough: used for asthma and cough with excessive phlegm.For those with hot cough, it can be used with Gualou, Fritillaria, and Loquat leaves; for those with cold cough, it can be used with Tangerine Peel and Pinellia.If it is compatible with trichosanthum pollen, wild cowpea root, aescin, etc., decocted with rice swill, it can also treat lung abscess.To stimulate menstruation and activate blood circulation: used for irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, bruises, mastitis, decocted in water and taken with wine.It can also be mashed for external application to treat bruises.

Modern commonly used in rheumatoid arthritis, bronchitis, lymph node tuberculosis, lung abscess, bruises and so on.For lymph node tuberculosis, it can be used alone as a decoction or as a syrup.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-15g; or soaked in wine.External application: appropriate amount.Pound for application; or decoct in water and wash outside.

【Modern Research】Contains shicrotropanin, etc., which have anti-inflammatory, blood pressure-lowering, cardiac repulsation and anti-mycobacterium tuberculosis effects.

See "Bielu of Famous Doctors" for Shi Jueming.It is the shell of Haliotis diversicolor Reeve, or Haliotis giganteadiscus Reeve, etc.The former is distributed in the coastal areas of Guangdong and Fujian; the latter is distributed in the coastal areas of northern my country.

[Synonyms] raw stone stone, calcined stone stone, abalone shell, nine-hole snail, Senecio, nine-hole stone cassia.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] salty, slightly cold.Return liver channel.

【Efficacy and application】Suppressing liver and subduing yang: used for dizziness, headache and insomnia caused by deficiency of liver and kidney yin and hyperactivity of liver yang.Clearing the liver and improving eyesight: It is used for conjunctival swelling and pain caused by flaming liver fire, and nebula to cover the eyes. It can be used with cassia seed, gentian grass, horsetail grass, chrysanthemum, etc., and it can also be used as a superfine powder for eyes; it can be used for eyesight due to liver deficiency Disease, blurred vision, often combined with rehmannia glutinosa, wolfberry, dodder, dogwood, etc., such as Shijueming pills ("Qixiaofang").In addition, this product can also relieve asthenia heat, treat bone steaming labor heat caused by liver and kidney yin deficiency, and can be compatible with Shengdi, turtle shell, etc.

In modern times, it is often used for essential hypertension, angioneurotic headache, sequelae of concussion, glaucoma, keratitis, cataract, juvenile myopia, eye trauma, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 10-30g (decoct first after crushing); or into pills or powder.External application: Appropriate amount, apply to eyes with water.It is used raw to clear the liver, has strong yang subduing power, and slows down the force of calcining.

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

[Modern research] Contains more than 90% calcium carbonate, a small amount of organic matter magnesium, iron, silicate, sulfate, phosphate, etc.Calcium carbonate decomposes after calcination to produce calcium oxide, and the organic matter is destroyed.It has antibacterial, hepatoprotective and anticoagulant effects.

For Shi Fangfeng, see "Bencao Tujing".It is the root of the perennial herbaceous plant Peucedanumterebinthaceum (Fisch.) Fisch.exTurcz. of Umbelliferae.Distributed in Northeast China, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi and other places.

[Synonym] Coral vegetables, Shanying.

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

【Efficacy and application】Evacuation of wind-heat: used for wind-heat cold, cough and asthma, often decocted with almonds, perilla seeds, and platycodon grandiflorum.Eliminating phlegm and relieving cough: For phlegm-heat cough, it can be used together with Morus alba, Peucedanum, almond, and Fritillaria; for tuberculosis cough, it can be decocted with Lily, Baibu, Aster, and Peucedanum.

Modern commonly used in acute bronchitis, tuberculosis and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 3-9g.

See "Bielu of Famous Doctors" for Heather Ye.It is the dry leaf of the evergreen shrub of Rosaceae or the small tree Photinia serrulata Lindl.Distributed in the Yangtze River Basin and various places in the south of the Yangtze River.

[Synonyms] heather leaves, red leaves, stone rock leaves, luan tea.

[Sexual ignorance meridian distribution] pungent, bitter, flat.Return liver, kidney channel.

【Efficacy and application】Dispelling rheumatism, strengthening muscles and bones: For rheumatic arthralgia syndrome, liver and kidney deficiency, sore waist and knees, it can be used in the same way as dog spine, achyranthes bidentata, and wolfberry.Expelling wind and relieving itching: for rubella itching, decocted alone, or decocted with Sichuan pepper, mixed with alum and hydrazine, and applied to the affected area.Expelling wind and relieving pain: For head wind and headache, decocted alone, or soaked in wine, or combined with Angelica dahurica, Chuanxiong, Gastrodia elata, Ligusticum edulis, etc.

Modern commonly used in rheumatoid arthritis, lumbar muscle strain and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 10-15g; or soaked in wine.External application: appropriate amount, powdered and sprinkled.

[Cautions for use] Use with caution in patients with yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire.

[Modern Research] Contains carotene, prunin, tannin, benzaldehyde, volatile oil, etc.It has the effects of sedation, analgesia, anti-inflammation, anti-cancer, cooling, inhibition of Gram-positive bacteria, negative bacteria and yeast.

See "Supplements to Materia Medica" for the herbaceous taro.It is the whole herb of Lamiaceae 1-year-old herb Moslascabra (Thunb.) CYWuet HWLi.There are many distributions in the north and south of my country.

[Synonym] Wild Xiangru, Prickly Prickly Grass, Hot Prickly Prickly Grass, Nepeta Nepeta, Vanilla, Five Spice Herbs, Capillaris chinensis, Fragrant Rucao.

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

【Efficacy and Application】Shu Feng Jie Biao: Used for cold, fever and headache, it can be used together with white chrysanthemum.Relieving summer heat and dampness: For heatstroke syndrome, it can be decocted with Artemisia annua, Shui Dengxin, or Artemisia annua, Bamboo Leaf Heart; for cholera vomiting and diarrhea, tenesmus, decocted alone, or smashed and wrung juice.Cooling blood to stop bleeding: for epistaxis, rub fresh grass to stuff the nostrils; for bleeding from hemorrhoids, decoct it alone, or smash it with twisted juice and drink it; for wound bleeding, smash it and apply it to the affected area.Detoxification and antipruritic: For carbuncle sores and snake bites, use fresh products alone for pounding and applying; for eczema, athlete's foot, prickly heat, only use decocted soup for bathing, or rub the young leaves on the affected area.

Modern commonly used for colds, heat stroke, enteritis, dysentery, gastroenteritis, eczema, carbuncle furuncle, chronic bronchitis, etc.To treat chronic bronchitis, it can be used in the same way as tiger batter, commelina, sage, and humulus.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 6~15g.External application: appropriate amount, decocted for washing; or smashed for applying; or burnt for storage and ground into powder for applying.

【Cautions for use】Use with caution for colds due to physical weakness and pregnant women.

[Modern Research] Contains volatile oil, alkaloids, saponins, tannins, etc.

See "Diet Therapy Materia Medica" for Shilianzi.It is the mature fruit of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn., a plant of Nymphaeaceae.Mainly produced in Hunan, Hubei, Fujian, Jiangxi and other places.

[synonym] sweet stone lotus, shell lotus seeds, lotus seeds with skin.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, astringent, slightly bitter, cold.Return spleen, stomach, heart channel.

【Efficacy and application】clearing dampness and heat, appetizing qi: used for silent dysentery, powdered alone, and mixed with rice drink, such as the prescription for silent dysentery ("Woman's Good Prescription"); or with orange peel, ginger, and jujube.If you have dysentery with dampness and heat in your mouth, and your spleen and stomach are injured, you can use this product to decoct with ginseng and Coptis chinensis.Clearing the heart and calming the mind: used for restlessness and insomnia, red and turbid urine, can be used with rushes and roasted licorice, such as Lianzi Liuyi Decoction ("Zhizhi Fang").Astringent Essence Stopping Ejaculation: Used for nocturnal emission, turbidity, and restless sleep at night due to disharmony between the heart and the kidney.Such as Qingxin lotus seed drink ("Taiping Huimin Heji Bureau Prescription").

It is commonly used in modern times for silent dysentery.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-12g; or powdered, 3-6g.

[Cautions for use] Forbidden for patients with chronic dysentery due to deficiency and cold.

Shichangpu see "Ben Cao Tu Jing".It is the rhizome of Acorus gramineus Soland., a perennial herbaceous plant of Araceae.Distributed in the Yangtze River Basin and various places in the south of the Yangtze River.

[Synonym] Fresh calamus, sword leaf calamus, water sword grass, mountain calamus, powder calamus, stone centipede, vanilla.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] pungent, bitter, warm.GUIXIN, Spleen, Stomach Channel.

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