Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chapter 40 Five Paintings (11)
【Efficacy and application】clearing lung and resolving phlegm: used for phlegm-heat cough, often used with Qianhu, Fritillaria, almond, etc.Dispelling carbuncle and discharging pus: used for pulmonary abscess and intestinal abscess.To treat lung abscess, it is often used together with reed root, peach kernel, and coix seed, that is, Weigan Decoction ("Prescriptions for Emergencies and Thousands of Gold"); to treat intestinal abscess, it is often combined with rhubarb, paeonol, mirabilite, and peach kernel, that is, rhubarb Mudanpi Decoction ("Synopsis of the Golden Chamber").Clearing dampness and heat: used for edema, stranguria syndrome, leukorrhea, often used together with other diuresis and dampness medicines.

In modern times, it is mostly used for pneumonia, lung abscess, appendicitis, urinary tract infection, nephritis and edema.

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

【Modern Research】Contains saponin, fat, urea, citrulline, protein, etc.

See "Kaibao Zhongding Materia Medica" for wax gourd skin.It is the outer pericarp of wax gourd Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. of Cucurbitaceae plant.

[synonym] white melon rind, winter melon rind.

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

【Efficacy and application】clearing heat and diuresis: used for edema, dysuria, athlete's foot, alone, or with Radix Acanthus Radix, Ginger Peel, etc.Clearing away heat and relieving summer heat: used for polydipsia due to summer heat, short red urine, can be used with equal amount of watermelon rind, decocted as tea; used for quenching thirst, can be used together with Ophiopogon japonicus and Coptis chinensis.In addition, stewed with crucian carp can promote lactation; hot washed with dried eggplant root decoction, can cure frostbite of hands and feet.

Modern commonly used in nephritis, diabetes, dystrophic edema, etc.

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

【Modern Research】Contains waxy and resinous substances.

See "Guizhou Herbal Medicine" for Donglingcao.It is the whole plant of Isodonpubescens (Hemsl.) CYWu et Huan., a perennial herb of Lamiaceae.Distributed in the Yellow River Basin and various places to the south.

[Different names] Shanxiangcao, Poxuedan, Snowflake Grass, Bingling Grass, Broken Miya.

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

【Efficacy and application】clearing heat and detoxifying: used for cold, headache, sore throat, decocted with water alone.Dispelling dampness and dredging collaterals: For rheumatic arthralgia, take it with soaked wine alone, or decoct in water to wash the affected area.

Modern commonly used in upper respiratory tract infection, bronchitis, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, rheumatoid arthritis, esophageal cancer, cardia cancer, etc.To treat cancer, it can be used alone as a decoction, or made into syrup, granules, and injections.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 30-60g; or steeped in wine.

【Modern Research】Contains volatile oil, etc.It has the functions of antibacterial, antitumor and enhancing immune function.

See "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" for mallow seeds.It is the seed of Malvaverticillata L., an annual herbaceous plant of Malvaceae.Distributed all over the country.

[synonym] sunflower seed, sunflower seed, winter amaranth seed, winter cold colza seed.

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

【Efficacy and Application】Diuresis and Tonglin: Used for difficulty in urination, dripping and astringent pain, edema, often compatible with Poria cocos, plantain seed, Haijinsha, etc. That is, Sunflower Poria Powder ("Synopsis of the Golden Chamber").Unblocking the menstrual flow and breastfeeding: used for breast milk obstruction and breast distending pain. It can be mixed with amomum as powder and taken with hot wine; it can also be combined with pangolin, wang buliuxing, astragalus, and pig's trotters.Runchang laxative: used for constipation, can be used with Yu Liren, peach kernel, etc.

In modern times, it is often used for urinary tract infection, stones, milk blockage, dry stool, etc.

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

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated in patients with spleen deficiency and intestinal slippery.Pregnant clothes should be taken with caution.

【Modern Research】Contains fatty oil and protein.

Mallow root see "Compendium of Materia Medica".It is the root of Malvaverticillata L., an annual herbaceous plant of Malvaceae.

[synonym] sunflower root, astragalus.

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

【Efficacy and application】clearing heat and diuresis: used for stranguria syndrome, edema, astringent and painful urination, and can be compatible with psyllium seed, talc, and light bamboo leaves.Dispelling carbuncle and lowering milk: for mastitis, it can be ground into powder and applied, or fresh products can be smashed and applied externally; for milk obstruction, it can be stewed with pig's trotters.

It is commonly used in modern times for nephritis, urinary tract infection, mastitis, and low milk supply.

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

For Cordyceps sinensis, see "Materia Medica Congxin".It is a complex of the sub-seat of the Ergotaceae plant Cordyceps sinensis (Perk.) Sacc. and the larvae corpse of the host Batmothidae insect, Cordyceps sinensis.It is mainly produced in Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, Tibet and Yunnan.

[Synonym] Cordyceps, Cordyceps, Summer Grass Cordyceps.

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

【Efficacy and Application】Nourishing the lung and kidney, stopping bleeding and resolving phlegm: used for impotence and nocturnal emission due to deficiency of kidney yang, deficiency of essence and blood, sore waist and knees, can be soaked in wine alone, or used with Epimedium, Eucommia, Morinda officinalis, etc.; It can be used with donkey-hide gelatin, Chuanbei, Adenophora, Ophiopogon japonicus, etc. to treat cough and phlegm blood; for those with lung and kidney deficiency, it can be combined with ginseng, astragalus, walnut kernel, etc.In addition, if it is stewed with chicken, duck, and pork, it can also invigorate the kidney and strengthen the body, and benefit the body.

In modern times, it is commonly used in the elderly with tuberculosis, asthma, physical weakness after illness, impotence, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 5-10g; or into pills or powder, 1.5-3g; or stewed with chicken, duck, or pork.

[Cautions for use] Use with caution in those with evil appearance.

【Modern Research】Contains crude protein, fat, cordycepic acid, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B12, niacin, etc.Has sedative, anticonvulsant, anti-inflammatory, and androgenic effects.It has obvious expansion effect on isolated guinea pig bronchial smooth muscle, and has antiasthmatic effect on guinea pig asthma induced by acetylcholine.

Xuan see "Shen Nong's Materia Medica".It is the root of Scrophularia ningpoensis Hema., a perennial herb of Scrophulariaceae.Mainly distributed in the Yangtze River Basin and Jiangnan provinces.

[Synonym] Yuanshen, Xuanyuanshen, Black Scrophulariaceae, Black Ginseng.

[Sexual ignorance returns to the meridian] sweet, bitter, mature, cold.Return lung, stomach, kidney channel.

【Efficacy and application】clearing heat and cooling blood: it is used for warming the blood of people with febrile disease, wounding yin Jieye, hot body, dry mouth, crimson tongue and spotting, often compatible with habitat, rhinoceros horn, salvia, etc. "Tiao Bian"); if the evil traps the pericardium and is dizzy, it is often compatible with forsythia, lotus, etc., such as Qinggong Decoction ("Wenbing Tiaobian").Nourishes yin and lowers fire: used for dry cough due to yin deficiency, sore throat due to deficiency fire, intestinal dryness and constipation.To treat yin deficiency and dryness of the lungs, dry cough with less phlegm, hemoptysis and hot flashes, it is often compatible with lily, Fritillaria, etc. Licorice, etc., such as Yangyin Qingfei Decoction ("Chonglou Yuyao"); for those with wind-heat sore throat, it can be combined with Nepeta, Campanulaceae, Scutellaria baicalensis, etc., such as Scrophulariaceae Jiedu Decoction ("Surgery Zhengzong"); to treat yin deficiency Intestinal dryness and constipation, it is often compatible with Shengdi, Ophiopogon japonicus, etc., such as Zengye Decoction ("Febrile Disease Tiaodian").Detoxification and dissipating stagnation: used for scrofula, phlegm nucleus, carbuncle sores, gangrene.For the treatment of scrofula and phlegm, it can be combined with Fritillaria and oysters, that is, Xiaoyu Wan ("Medical Heart Awareness"); for the treatment of carbuncles and sores, it can be combined with Yinhua, Forsythia, and Zihua Diding, etc.If it is compatible with Yinhua, Angelica, and Licorice, that is, Simiao Yong'an Decoction ("New Edition of Proven Prescriptions"), it can treat gangrene syndrome.

In modern times, it is often used for high fever, coma, hemorrhage, chronic pharyngitis, tonsillitis, cervical lymphatic tuberculosis, cervical lymphadenitis, thromboangiitis obliterans, tuberculosis, etc. of febrile infectious diseases.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-12g (large dose 30-90g).

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated for those with spleen and stomach deficiency, chest tightness, less food, and loose stools.Against Lilu.

[Modern Research] Contains alkaloids, sugars, sterols, amino acids, fatty oils, trace volatile oils, carotene, etc.It has antihypertensive, increased myocardial blood flow, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, sedative, and anticonvulsant effects.

Xuanming powder is anhydrous sodium sulfate obtained from Glauber's salt lost crystal water after weathering in "On the Properties of Medicine".

[synonym] white dragon powder, weathered nitrate.

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

【Efficacy and Application】Purge and soften firmness: used for stagnation of excess heat and constipation, used alone, or used in the same way as rhubarb.If the abdomen is distended and full, it can be used together with citrus aurantium, Magnolia officinalis and other qi-activating and stagnant medicines.Reducing swelling and dissipating stagnation: used for sore throat, sore mouth and tongue, often combined with borneol, borax, and cinnabar, such as Bingborax powder ("Surgery Authentic"); Melt, take the juice and put it on the eyes, or apply it with human milk, or mix it with calamine in equal amounts, grind it into fine powder, and make it with water; for the early onset of carbuncle and mastitis, it can be wrapped with gauze for external application, and it can also be dissolved Warm compress in boiling water.In addition, fumigation and sitz bath alone can treat anal abscess, anal fissure, hemorrhoids, and anal fistula.

Modern commonly used in oral ulcers, acute pharyngitis, acute conjunctivitis, constipation, anal abscess, anal fissure.

[Usage and Dosage] Oral administration: Dissolve in decoction or boiled water, 5-10g; or make into pills or powder.External application: Appropriate amount, wash with water; or grind into powder and blow throat.

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated for those with spleen and stomach deficiency and pregnant women.Not suitable for boiling.

[Modern Research] Mainly contains sodium sulfate.After oral administration, a hypertonic solution is formed in the intestines, which increases the water in the intestines, causes mechanical stimulation, and promotes intestinal peristalsis and defecation.

See "Compendium of Materia Medica" for Xuanjingshi.Crystals of the sulfate mineral gypsum.Mainly produced in Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Inner Mongolia and other places.

[Synonym] Yin Jingshi, Xuanying Stone, Taiyin Xuanjing, Taiyin Xuanjing Stone.

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

【Efficacy and application】clearing heat and purging fire: used for invigorating heat and polydipsia, headache and brain pain, and can be used with gypsum and bamboo leaves.Liver clearing and eyesight improving: used for conjunctival congestion and soreness, nebula to cover eyes, can be instilled with Phellodendron Phellodendron fine powder, or decocted with Cassia chinensis, chrysanthemum, cicada slough, and licorice.Purging fire and detoxifying: for sores of the mouth, it can be mixed with bezoar, cinnabar, borneol and other ground powders; for water and fire burns, it can be calcined and ground powder, mixed with cold water, such as Xuanjing stone powder ("Shengji Zonglu" ).

Modern commonly used in influenza, Japanese encephalitis, acute conjunctivitis, oral ulcers, gingivitis, burns and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 10-15g; or into pills or powder.External application: appropriate amount, powdered and blended; or adjusted for applying.

[Cautions for use] Take it with caution for people with spleen and stomach deficiency.

[Modern Research] Contains hydrous calcium sulfate and a small amount of iron, sodium and silicate.

See "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica" for orchids.It is the root or whole plant with roots of Wahlenbergia marginata (Thunb.) A.DC., a perennial herbaceous plant of Platycodonaceae.Distributed in various places south of the Yangtze River Basin.

[synonym], soil ginseng, Adenophora fine-leaf, baby grass, milk sorrel, ginseng, gourd grass.

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

【Efficacy and application】Invigorating the spleen and replenishing qi: used for fatigue, spontaneous sweating and night sweating, women's leukorrhea, this product can be cooked in chicken belly.To treat leucorrhea due to spleen deficiency, it can also be decocted with Yangquehuagen and Sanbaicao, or swallowed with squid and octopus.Antitussive and expectorant: for cough due to dryness of the lung, it can be decocted with 500g of Baibu Bubu in water, and 500g of honey is added after removing the dregs to make ointment. It can be used together with stone coriander and lily.In addition, decoction alone can also treat bruises, dysentery, and toothache due to deficiency fire.

In modern times, it is often used for fatigue, weakness, chronic bronchitis, whooping cough, leukorrhea, etc.

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

[Modern Research] Contains triterpenoids, sterols, β-sitosterol, etc.

See "Compendium of Materia Medica Supplements" for orchid roots.The root of Cymbidium ensifolium (L.) Sw. Cymbidium kanran Makino. is built for Orchidaceae.

[Synonym] Orchid root, Youlan root, Shanlan root, fragrant flower grass, orchid grass.

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

【Efficacy and Application】Moisturizing the lungs and relieving cough: It is used for tuberculosis cough, expectoration with bloody sputum, mashed and twisted juice alone, mixed with rock sugar and stewed for consumption.Clearing away heat and promoting dampness: For astringent and painful urination, it can be decocted with scallion white water and mixed with black sugar; for diarrhea, it can be decocted with Guoluhuang.Promoting blood circulation and stopping bleeding: for bruises, it can be mixed with snake grape root bark in appropriate amount, smashed with distiller's grains, and warmed and applied to the wound; for blood heat, hematuria, metrorrhagia, and blood in stool, it can be combined with oriental cypress leaves, raw land, and coriander root Wait for compatibility.Detoxification and killing insects: for sores and swelling, hemorrhoids, mad dog bites, single use, decocted in water and wine and pounded for smearing; for roundworm abdominal pain, can be decocted with vetch root, plantain root, and ten major achievements in water.

In modern times, it is often used for tuberculosis hemoptysis, acute gastroenteritis, urinary tract infection, boils, swelling and pain, traumatic injuries, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 15-30g fresh product; or pounded into juice.External application: Appropriate amount, pounded into juice and applied.

Orchid vanilla, see "Plant Names and Facts".It is the whole plant of Caryopteris incan (Thunb.) Miq., an erect shrub of Verbenaceae.Distributed in Hubei, Hunan, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Guangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan and other places.

[Synonym] Zoumafeng, mountain mint, stone incense, nine-story pagoda, pair of flowers, stone mother grass, unicorn, orchid grass, gold stone incense.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] pungent, warm.Return lung, heart, liver channel.

【Efficacy and application】Shufeng Jiebiao: used for wind-cold cold, headache, sore throat, can be decocted with Baiying.Expelling wind and dampness: for rheumatic arthralgia, single use, or boiled eggs.Eliminates phlegm and relieves cough: It is used for various new and prolonged coughs, either alone or in combination.Dispersing blood stasis and relieving pain: used for bruises, furunculosis, fresh herbs pounded and applied to the affected area; used for qi stagnation and stomach pain, liver depression and hypochondriac pain, postpartum blood stasis and abdominal pain, decocted or taken alone or made into syrup.

It is commonly used in modern times for colds, bronchitis, bruises, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 10-15g; or soak in wine.External application: appropriate amount, pounded for applying; or twisted for application; or decocted for fumigation.

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