Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chapter 37 Five Paintings (8)
【Efficacy and Application】Shu Feng Jie Biao: Used for headache, toothache, red eyes, sore throat caused by cold and wind-heat, used alone or in combination.For cold and headache, it can be combined with goldenrod, ginger, and scallion; for toothache, it can be combined with dandelion, plow grass, clematis, etc.; .Clearing away heat and promoting dampness: used for damp-heat diarrhea, jaundice, stranguria, can be used alone.For dysentery, it can also be used with abacus and iron broom; for jaundice, it can be combined with Yin Chen, Gentian, etc.Expelling wind and dampness: For rheumatic lumbago and leg pain, fresh roots can be decocted in water, mixed with wine in moderation, or decocted with masson pine needles and sword bean shells in water.In addition, this product can be smashed and applied to treat carbuncle and snakebite.

In modern times, it is mostly used for colds, coughs, acute tonsillitis, pharyngitis, acute conjunctivitis, acute and chronic hepatitis, enteritis, dysentery, hypertension, headache, chronic nephritis, edema, etc.

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

【Modern Research】Contains glycosides and tannins.

See "Quanzhou Materia Medica" for white bull gallbladder.It is the root and whole plant of Inula cappaDC., a deciduous shrub of Compositae.Distributed in various places in the south of the Yangtze River.

[Synonyms] Sheep's ear chrysanthemum, Maohu, Shanbaizhi, Baibeifeng, Maoxiucai, Maocha, Xiaomaoxiang, Maobupleurum, white leaf chrysanthemum, Dalihuang, and rhubarb.

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

【Efficacy and application】Dispelling cold and relieving exterior: It is used for aversion to cold, fever, cough, asthma caused by wind-cold and cold, and its root is decocted in water alone.Expelling wind and removing dampness: used for rheumatism arthralgia, used alone, or used in the same way as Rhizoma Rhododendron, Dafengteng, and Angelica.Promoting qi and transforming stagnation: used for fullness of chest and diaphragm, distending pain in hypochondrium, bruises and diarrhea, dysentery, can be used alone.For those with distended and painful ribs, it can also be combined with Lianmocao, Hedyotis diffusa, Niupixiao, Shichangpu, etc.In addition, this product can be smashed and applied, or decocted to wash the affected area, and it can also treat hemorrhoids and scabies.

Modern commonly used for cold cough, rheumatoid arthritis, stomach pain, nervous headache, gallstones, cholecystitis, hemorrhoids, scabies, etc.

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

[Modern Research] Mainly contains volatile oil, flavonoids, sterols, phenols, etc.Intraperitoneal injection of the decoction in mice has antitussive effect.

Achyranthes bidentata see "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica".It is the root of Cucubalus baccifera L., a caryophyllaceae plant.Distributed throughout the north and south of my country, especially in the southwest.

[Synonyms] Xiaojiugu Niu, Nine-strand Achyranthes Knuckle, Long Deep Root, Small Blanket Grass Root.

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

【Efficacy and Application】Promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis: used for amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, bruises, carbuncles, sores, and scrofula caused by blood stasis.Expelling wind and dampness: used for arthralgia due to rheumatism, used alone, or taken with soaked in wine such as Yimi, Clematis, and Lingxiaohua.Diuretic and swelling: used for dysuria and edema, often used together with plantain, rhizome, and desmodium.

In modern times, it is mostly used for bruises, lumbar muscle strain, rheumatic joint pain, nephritis edema, urinary tract infection, carbuncle and furuncle, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-15g; or soak in wine.External application: appropriate amount, smashed for applying.

【Caution】Not suitable for pregnant women.

[Modern research] Contains a variety of oligosaccharides, all of which are galactosides of sucrose, including cigarose, isocigarose and raffinose; in addition, it also contains sucrose.

White-haired vine see "Baicao Mirror".It is the whole plant of Salanum lyraturn Thunb., a trailing semi-shrub plant of Solanaceae.It is distributed in most parts of the country.

[Synonyms] Baiying, Shuyangquan, Maofengteng, Paifengteng, Mao Xiucai, Cucurbit Grass, Golden Thread Green Hair Turtle Grass, Mao Laolao.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] bitter, sweet, cool.Return liver, gallbladder, kidney, bladder, spleen channel.

【Efficacy and application】clearing heat and dampness: used for damp-heat jaundice, leukorrhea, stranguria, edema.To treat jaundice, use alone, or with coriander and tiger thorn root; to treat leukorrhea, often decoct with jujube or longan; to treat stranguria syndrome, edema, use alone, or with coix seed, plantain, and Haijinsha Use equivalently.Detoxification and detumescence: For carbuncle and furuncle, it can be stewed with fresh grass and taken, and fresh leaves are mashed and applied, or decocted to wash the affected area.In addition, soaking in wine or decocting it can also treat rheumatic arthralgia.

In modern times, it is mostly used for viral jaundice hepatitis, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, leucorrhea, nephritis, edema, carbuncle furuncle, lung cancer, liver cancer, and cervical cancer.For lung cancer and liver cancer, it can be used with Scutellaria barbata, Salvia miltiorrhiza, and Fritillaria.

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

[Cautions for use] It is contraindicated for those with weak body and no damp heat.Large amounts can cause nausea, vomiting, dizziness, dilated pupils, and burning of the throat.

【Modern Research】The whole plant contains alkaloids.Mixed with jujube at 1:1 to make decoction and syrup, it has inhibitory effect on the solid type and ascites type of Elixir ascites carcinoma and spindle cell sarcoma in mice.It can promote the body's antibody formation and protein synthesis.Can enhance the body's non-specific immune biological response.Shuyangquan base has antifungal effect.

White Shizhi see "Shen Nong's Herbal Classic".It is the ore of the silicate mineral kaolinite group kaolinite. It is produced all over the country, mainly in Shanxi, Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu and other places.

【Synonym】Kaolin, kaolin, white character.

[Meridians of sexual ignorance] sweet, sour, flat.Return large intestine, kidney channel.

【Efficacy and application】Astringent intestine antidiarrheal: used for chronic diarrhea, chronic dysentery, alone, or compatible with dried ginger, japonica rice, etc.Gucengzhi belt: used for metrorrhagia and vaginal discharge, often used in the same way as cuttlefish bone and donkey-hide gelatin.Astringent essence stop spermatorrhea: used for spermatorrhea, can be used with keel, oyster, etc.In addition, the fine powder is thrown into the umbilical cord, and it can also treat children's umbilical fluid, redness and swelling.

In modern times, it is mostly used for chronic dysentery and chronic colitis.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 10-15g; or into pills or powder.External application: grind into powder and sprinkle or apply.

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated in patients with stagnation of dampness and heat.

【Modern research】The main ingredient is aluminum silicate hydrate.

For white orchids, see "Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine".It is the flower of Michelia alba DC., an evergreen tree of Magnoliaceae.Mainly distributed in the Yangtze River Basin and Jiangnan.

[synonym] white orchid, white magnolia.

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

【Efficacy and application】Removing dampness and promoting qi: used for damp resistance in the middle Jiao, abdominal distension and abdominal distension, compatible with magnolia bark, amomum, orange peel, etc. , Leather medicine is equivalent to use.Relieving cough and relieving asthma: used for cough, phlegm and dyspnea, decocted with water and mixed with honey.

Modern commonly used in acute gastroenteritis, bronchitis, leukorrhea and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-15g.

[Modern Research] Mainly contains volatile oil, etc.According to animal experiments, it has antitussive, expectorant and antiasthmatic effects.

Pulsatilla see "Shen Nong's Herbal Classic".It is the root of Pulsatilla chinensis (Bye.) Reg., a perennial herb of Ranunculaceae.Distributed in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Anhui, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Jiangsu and other places.The roots of the same plant Pulsatilla dah urica (Fisch.) Spr. Pulsatilla Koreana Nakai, Pulsatillaturczan inovii Krylov et Serg. and Mongolian Pulsatilla ambigus Turca.ex Pritz. are also used for medicinal purposes.

【Synonym】Baitougong, Ye Zhangren.

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

【Efficacy and application】Detoxification and antidiarrheal: for heat-toxic bloody dysentery, used alone, or used together with Coptis chinensis, Cortex Phellodendron, and Qin Pi, such as Pulsatilla Decoction ("Golden Chamber Synopses"); Licorice, etc., such as pulsatilla plus licorice donkey-hide gelatin soup ("Synopsis of the Golden Chamber").Killing insects and relieving itching: For vulvar itching, it can be used to rinse the vagina with decocted water such as Sophora flavescens and Cnidium chinensis.Cooling blood to stop bleeding: used for epistaxis caused by blood heat, bleeding from hemorrhoids, metrorrhagia and metrorrhagia, used alone or in combination.To treat epistaxis, it can be used in combination with Scutellaria baicalensis and Imperata rhizome; to treat bleeding hemorrhoids, it can be used in the same way as Burnet and Huaijiao; to treat metrorrhagia, it can be used in the same way as palm charcoal and lotus charcoal.In addition, it can be used in the same way as Yiyiren, Abapi, Sophora flavescens, etc., to treat women's leukorrhea.

Modern commonly used in amoebic dysentery, bacillary dysentery and trichomonas vaginitis.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-15g (15-30g for fresh).External application: Appropriate amount, smashed for coating or decocted for washing.

【Modern Research】Contains saponins, pulsatilla, etc.Pulsatilla decoction and its saponins can inhibit the growth of amoeba both in vitro and in vivo. 5% pulsatilla extract can kill Trichomonas in test tube for 5 minutes.The juice extracted from fresh stems and leaves has inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in vitro (Plate dish digging method).The decoction has inhibitory effect on some Shigella species.

See "Supplements to Materia Medica" for white beans.It is the fruit of Amomumcardamornurn L., a perennial herb of Zingiberaceae.Distributed in South Asia, my country's Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, and Yunnan are also cultivated.

[Synonym] Bai Kou, Bai Kou Ren, Kou Ren, Cardamom, Bai Kou Ren, Kou Mi, Purple Cardamom.

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

【Efficacy and application】Removing dampness and promoting qi: used for dampness and stagnation of qi, often used in the same way as tangerine peel; at the beginning of dampness and temperature, the stomach is stuffy and you can't eat, and the tongue coating is turbid and greasy. It is often compatible with magnolia bark, talc, coix seed, Tongcao, etc., such as three Ren Decoction ("Benefits of Febrile Diseases").If the pathogenic heat is prevalent, it can be combined with Scutellaria baicalensis, talc, Coptis chinensis, etc., such as Scutellaria talcum decoction ("Fever Disease Tiaodian").Warming and stopping vomiting: used for stomach cold and abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, hiccups, used alone as powder, that is, white cardamom powder ("Chishui Xuanzhu"), or compatible with ginger, Pinellia, Codonopsis, etc.; caused by dampness in the middle burner , often used with Huoxiang, Pinellia, Chenpi, etc.

Modern commonly used in acute gastritis, gastric ulcer, chronic bacillary dysentery, chronic colitis, acute pyelonephritis, urethritis, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 1.5-6g; or into pills or powder.

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated for patients with yin deficiency and blood dryness without cold and dampness.It is advisable to download later.

[Modern Research] Contains volatile oil, and its main components are d-borneol, d-camphor, eucalyptol, terpineol, etc.It has a good aroma and stomachic effect.Its volatile oil can slightly enhance the effect of small doses of streptomycin on experimental tuberculosis in guinea pigs.

Plumbago, see "Preparation for Herb Properties".It is the whole plant and root of the perennial trailing subshrub herbaceous plant Plumbago zeylanica L. of Plumbagoceae.Distributed in Yunnan, Sichuan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Taiwan, Fujian and other places.

【Synonym】Bai Xuehua, Baizaoyao, Yijianxiao, Baihuayantuo, Baihuazaoyao, Chief Manager, False Jasmine, Gebucao.

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

【Efficacy and application】Expelling wind and relieving pain: For rheumatic arthralgia, decoct its root in water or take it with wine.Activating blood and removing blood stasis: For bruises, blood stasis, swelling and pain, fresh leaves can be smashed, mixed with rice wine, heated and rubbed on the affected area, or decocted in water and taken directly with wine, or the root can be soaked in wine and applied externally to the affected area; For addicted lumps and lumps, the roots are soaked in wine and taken alone, or the leaves are mashed with glutinous rice, made into pills, steamed and taken at night.Detoxification and detumescence: For carbuncle sores and snake bites, use fresh leaves alone to pound and apply to the affected areas; for scrofula, use 15-30g of fresh roots alone, add lean pork and stew in water.

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

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-15g; or soaked in wine.External application: Appropriate amount, decocted for washing, pounded for applying or painted on.

【Caution】Not suitable for pregnant women.After smashing and applying for no more than 30 minutes, the local burning sensation will be removed.

[Modern Research] Roots contain phosphopine, 3-chloro chopine, protease, sucrase, glucose, fructose, etc.According to animal experiments, a small amount of kerosin has an excitatory effect on the central nervous system, and a large amount turns the excitement into paralysis, and slightly inhibits respiration and blood pressure.Depression is due to peripheral vasodilation and direct inhibition of the heart, and has nothing to do with the vagus nerve.It has a direct paralyzing effect on the isolated frog heart.For the isolated small intestine and uterus, a small amount excites, a moderate amount excites first and then paralyzes, and a large amount causes paralysis at the beginning, and the pregnant uterus is particularly sensitive.It has an unpleasant, corrosive, bitter taste and can be used for blisters or to treat certain skin parasitic diseases.In addition, there are some antibacterial effects.Chloroform extract of roots has obvious antibacterial effect on Staphylococcus aureus.

For white mustard seeds, see "Newly Revised Materia Medica".It is the seed of Brassica alba (L.) Boiss., a 1-year or 2-year-old herb of the Cruciferae family.Mainly produced in Anhui, Henan, Shandong, Sichuan, Hebei, Shaanxi, Shanxi and other places.

[Synonym] Fried mustard seeds, spicy mustard seeds, mustard seeds, mustard seeds.

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

【Efficacy and application】Expelling phlegm and promoting qi: It is used for stagnation of cold phlegm, fullness in the chest and flanks, cough and shortness of breath, clear and thin phlegm, often used together with perilla seed and radish seed, that is, Sanzi Yangqin Decoction ("Han Shi") "Medical Communication").If drinking accumulates in the chest and flanks, coughing and spitting, chest pain, and unable to turn the side, it needs to be combined with Gansui, Euphorbia, etc., such as Kongsia Dan ("Sanyin Fang").Dispersing stagnation and reducing swelling: used for shoulder, arm and limb pain and numbness caused by phlegm stagnation in the meridian, often compatible with nuxychonzi, myrrh, cinnamon, etc., such as Baijiezi powder ("Syndrome and Treatment Guidelines"); phlegm-damp flow into muscles, For genital gangrene, swelling and pain caused by agglomeration, it is often used together with rehmannia glutinosa, antler gum, cinnamon, and ephedra, such as Yanghe Decoction ("Surgery Quansheng Ji").In addition, this product is ground into powder, mixed with vinegar and applied, and it can also treat rheumatic arthralgia, swelling and poisoning at the onset, etc.

Modern commonly used in chronic bronchitis, emphysema, exudative pleurisy, bone tuberculosis, chronic osteomyelitis, chronic lymphadenitis, rheumatoid arthritis, deep muscle abscess, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 3-9g; or into pills or powder.External application: powdered vinegar for applying.

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated for cough due to lung deficiency, hyperactivity of fire due to deficiency of yin.

[Modern Research] Contains sininarin, sinapine, myrosinase, etc.Sinarin is hydrolyzed by myrosinase, and the hydrolyzed product has a strong stimulating effect, which can cause congestion and blistering.Oral administration of white mustard seeds can induce vomiting and eliminate phlegm, so it is a nauseating expectorant.Its water extract has different degrees of inhibitory effects on fungi such as Trichophyton violaceum and Pseudomonas chrysanthemum in test tubes.

See "Compendium of Materia Medica" for white sugar.It is a milky white crystal refined from the sap of the Gramineae plant sugarcane Saccharum Sinensis Roxb.

[synonym] stone honey, white sugar, icing sugar, icing sugar.

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

【Efficacy and Application】Moisturizing the lungs and relieving cough: It is used for dry cough with less phlegm.Promote body fluid and quench thirst: for dry mouth and thirst, it can be decocted with ebony plum;Invigorating the middle and urgent needs: For the deficiency of the middle and epigastric pain, it can be taken in boiled water with granulated sugar.In addition, grind it into a little powder with borneol, mix it with sesame oil, and treat water and fire burns.

In modern times, it is mostly used for chronic bronchitis, chronic pharyngitis, febrile disease, body fluid and wound thirst.

[Usage and Dosage] Oral administration: Dissolve in boiling water or medicinal juice, 9-15g.External application: adjust and apply.

[Cautions for use] People with phlegm-dampness and anorexia should not take it.

[Modern Research] Mainly contains sucrose, glucose, fructose and so on.

See "Shanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine" for the white pine cone.It is the cone of Pinus bungeana Zucc., an evergreen tree of Pinaceae.Distributed in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Hebei, Henan, Sichuan, Hubei, Gansu, Liaoning and other places.

[synonym] pine cone, pine cone, pine cone.

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

【Efficacy and application】Expelling phlegm, relieving cough and relieving asthma: used for stagnation of phlegm-dampness, cough and dyspnea, decocted or taken alone, or used in combination.

It is mostly used for chronic bronchitis in modern times.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 30-60g.

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