Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chapter 42 Six Paintings (1)
See "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" for earth dragon.It is the whole of the giant worm family Pheretima aspergillum (E. Perrier.) or the Ortho worm family Allolobophora caliginosa trapezoides (Ant. Duges.).Trichosanthes is distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and other places; Heterocarpus is distributed all over the country.

[Synonyms] Guangdilong, Quji, and Dilong.

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

【Efficacy and application】clearing heat and quenching wind: used for high fever and irritability, convulsions and convulsions, alone, or in combination with Uncaria, scorpion, gypsum, etc.Suppressing liver and subduing yang: used for dizziness caused by hyperactivity of liver yang, headache and heat symptoms, often used together with Uncaria, Prunella vulgaris, and Cassia chinensis.Unblocking meridian and activating collaterals: used for rheumatic arthralgia, numbness of limbs, and difficulty in flexion and extension.For rheumatism-heat numbness, it is often used with mulberry branch, honeysuckle vine, scorpion vine, red peony root, etc.; for wind-cold-dampness numbness, it is often used with Chuanwu, Caowu, Nanxing, etc., such as Xiaohuoluo pill ("Taiping Huimin") And agent bureau").Treatment of hemiplegia due to apoplexy, hemiplegia, or oblique mouth and eyes, often used together with Astragalus and Angelica, such as Buyang Huanwu Decoction ("Yilin Gaicuo"); for bruises, stasis, swelling and pain, it can be compatible with Angelica, Su Wood, peach kernel, etc.Inducing diuresis and treating stranguria: used for hot knot anuria, dysuria, used alone, or used in the same way as Akebia, Plantago, and Alisma.Clearing the lungs and relieving asthma: used for asthma caused by pathogenic heat obstructing the lungs. It can be used as a powder or taken as a powder, or decocted with fresh dilong water and added with sugar to make a ointment.In addition, smashing earthworms and white sugar and applying them externally can treat mumps, water and fire burns, etc.

Modern commonly used in chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, hypertension, cerebrovascular accident, mumps, bruises, chronic nephritis, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 5-15g; or powdered, 1-3g.External application: appropriate amount, smashed; or powdered for applying.

[Modern research] Contains earthworm pyrolytic alkali, vermixin, earthworm toxin, succinic acid, arachidic acid, earthworm B1, nitrogenous substances, etc.Animal experiments have shown that it can relax the bronchi, and can antagonize the constriction of the bronchi by histamine and pilocarpine, and has a certain antiasthmatic effect.For chronic renal hypertension, it shows a slow and lasting antihypertensive effect.Earthworm antipyretic alkali and earthworm water infusion have good antipyretic effects on Escherichia coli and artificial fever rabbits caused by thermal stimulation.Both the hot dipping solution and the alcohol extraction solution showed sedative effects on mice and rabbits.Dilong has antagonistic effect on convulsions induced by pentamethylene tetrazole and caffeine.

See "Lingnan Herbal Collection Record" for ground scorpion.It is the whole plant of the perennial subshrub-like herbaceous plant Metastoma dodecandrum Lour.Distributed in the southeast, southwest and south of China.

[Synonym] Ground eggplant, ground orchid, ground pomegranate, ground min, pudi pomegranate, pudi brocade, ancient mandarin orange, wild laurel, and banjiaopu pear.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, slightly astringent, cool.Return liver, kidney, spleen, lung meridian.

[Application] Promoting blood circulation and stopping bleeding: It is used for dysmenorrhea caused by blood stasis and internal resistance, postpartum abdominal pain and metrorrhagia caused by blood irregularity, hematemesis, blood in the stool, and traumatic bleeding. It can be taken as a decoction; for traumatic bleeding, fresh leaves can be used. Smash it for external application.Heat-clearing and detoxifying: used for carbuncle and furuncle, dysentery, poisonous snake bite, sore throat, toothache, fresh product smashed and applied to the affected area, or decocted for oral administration.In addition, it can also avoid plague, often spray throat or nose with decoction.

Modern commonly used in gastrointestinal bleeding, uterine bleeding, enteritis, lung abscess, urinary tract infection, pelvic inflammatory disease and the prevention of epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 10-15g (30-60g for fresh products).External application: appropriate amount, smashed for applying.

【Caution】Not suitable for pregnant women.Ophiopogon japonicus, sulfur, realgar.

【Modern Research】The leaves and fruits contain tannins.The decoction has inhibitory effect on Salmonella typhi, Shigella and Staphylococcus aureus in vitro.

For ground pepper, see "Jiayou Supplementary Notes on Shennong's Materia Medica".It is the whole herb of Thymus serpyllum L. or Thymus przewalskii (Kom.) Nakai., a perennial small shrub-like herb of Lamiaceae.Distributed in Northeast, Northwest and North China.

[Synonym] Thyme, ground pepper, sansho, sans pepper.

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

【Efficacy and application】Dispelling cold and relieving the exterior: used for wind-cold cold, fever, aversion to cold, cough, headache, decocted in single flavor, or brewed in water as tea.Warming the middle and relieving pain: used for cold abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea caused by cold evil invading the stomach, decocted in single flavor, or combined with dried ginger, galangal, etc.Expelling wind and dampness: for rubella and itching, it can be used for external washing with dandelion decoction; for rheumatic arthralgia, it can be injected with Dijiao injection.In addition, decocting it with Plantaginaceae can cure dampness and diarrhea, and stranguria; decocting and washing it outside can cure carbuncles, sores, chronic eczema, and itchy skin.

Modern commonly used in whooping cough, acute gastroenteritis, eczema, rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis, Kashin-Beck disease, high blood pressure, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 6-15g; or grind into powder; or soak in wine.External application: appropriate amount, decocted for washing; or ground into powder and sprinkled.

[Caution for use] This product is poisonous. Excessive dosage can easily cause dizziness, severe upper abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea and other poisoning symptoms.Pregnant women should not use it.

[Modern research] Contains volatile oil, including thymol, nepetrol, p-cymenol, borneol, etc., and also contains baicalein glucoside, ursolic acid, tannin, etc.Thymol contained in it has antiseptic and disinfection effects.It has inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli, and has antifungal and anthelmintic effects.Thymol and carvacrol can promote the movement of cilia and are excreted from the lungs in their original form, so they have a bactericidal effect and are used to treat bronchitis and whooping cough.

Burnet see "Shen Nong's Herbal Classic".It is the root and rhizome of Sanguisorba officinalis L., a perennial herb of Rosaceae.Mainly produced in Zhejiang, Anhui, Hubei, Hunan, Shandong, Henan, Hebei and other places.

[Synonyms] Cucumber Fragrance, Yuzha, Mountain Jujube Ginseng, Mountain Red Date Root, Sour Zhe, Raw Burnet, Fried Burnet, Burnet Charcoal.

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

[Applications] Cooling blood, astringent and hemostasis: It is used for various blood-heat bleeding syndromes, especially suitable for blood in the stool and hemorrhoids caused by blood heat in the lower jiao, and is often compatible with Huaijiao, Shengdi, Nepeta, Fangfeng, etc.; metrostaxis and bleeding, It is often compatible with Shengdi, Scutellaria baicalensis, fried Puhuang, lotus pod, etc.; for bloody dysentery that persists for a long time, it is often compatible with Coptis chinensis, woody fragrance, ebony plum, myrobalan meat, etc., such as Burnet Pills ("Puji Fang").Detoxification and healing of sores: used for water and fire burns, carbuncles and sores, often powdered with raw products for external application, or made into ointment for rubbing, and combined with other heat-clearing and detoxifying drugs for oral administration; used for eczema and skin ulcers, raw Burnet decocted Concentrated liquid, soaked in gauze for external application, can also use Burnet powder, calcined gypsum powder, dry alum, grind well, sprinkle on the affected area, or add appropriate amount of sesame oil to adjust the application.

In modern times, it is often used for upper gastrointestinal bleeding, hemorrhoid bleeding, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, burns, eczema, etc.

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

[Cautions for use] This product is sour and cold, and should not be used by those with blood stasis or deficiency and cold.For extensive burns, it is not advisable to use Burnet preparations for external application, in case the hydrolyzed tannins contained in it are absorbed by the body in large quantities and cause toxic hepatitis.

[Modern Research] Mainly contains tannins, saponins and vitamin A substances.Animal experiments have proved that Burnet can shorten the bleeding time and have a hemostatic effect, and its dilute solution has a more significant effect.Burnet powder has a very significant curative effect on second-degree to third-degree burns.Can lower blood pressure.It has different degrees of inhibitory effect on intestinal pathogenic bacteria (such as Shigella, Salmonella typhi, etc.), Staphylococcus aureus, Neisseria meningitidis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, etc. .

The ground cannot see "Newly Revised Materia Medica".It is the root tuber of Stephania delavayi Diels, a perennial herbaceous deciduous vine plant in the family Fangheceae.Distributed in Yunnan, Hunan, Sichuan, Guizhou and other places.

[Synonyms] Mountain tortoise, ground tortoise, golden thread hanging tortoise, gold does not change, ground gall, white ground gall.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] bitter, pungent, cold.Poisonous, GUIXIN, stomach, gallbladder meridians.

[Application] Clearing away heat and detoxification: used for nameless swelling caused by excessive heat and toxin, carbuncle and furuncle on the back, can be ground together with rhubarb and woody incense, and spread with vinegar paste; or single-flavored powder, with eggs Clear and apply.Eliminate phlegm and block malaria: used for malaria cold and heat and phlegm obstructed throat, grind it into powder and take it with water or decoction.Promoting qi and dissolving stagnation: used for stagnation of phlegm and food, epigastric pain, ground into powder, and taken with ginger decoction.

Modern commonly used in acute gastroenteritis, malaria and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 1.5~3g; Rubling: 0.6~1.5g.External application: appropriate amount, powdered for applying.

[Caution for use] This product is poisonous, and excessive oral administration may cause vomiting.Contraindicated for pregnant women and the infirm.

[Modern research] Contains total alkaloids, mainly cyphaline, cefamethanine, L-cururarine, isorydine, etc.In addition to detoxifying and inhibiting mycobacterium tuberculosis, the cephaxan contained in it can also stimulate the animal reticuloendothelial system, activate hematopoietic tissue, and promote bone marrow tissue proliferation.Rhodophyrine has a good preventive effect on experimental silicosis in animals.The iodomethane compound of L-cururarine acts as a muscle relaxant.

Dibacao see "Tianbao Materia Medica".It is the whole plant of Violadiffusa Ging., a 1-year-old herbaceous plant of Violaceae, distributed in East China, South China and Southwest China.

[Synonyms] Cucumber Grass, Cucumber Fragrance, Doggrass, Wild Cabbage, Cold Poison Weed, Creeping Viola, Snow Lily.

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

【Efficacy and application】clearing away heat and detoxification: used for sores and swelling, red eyes and swelling, water and fire burns, herpes zoster, poisonous snake bites, fresh products can be smashed and applied to the affected parts.To treat sores and snake bites, it is often combined with fresh hibiscus leaves (or flowers); to treat scalds, it is often combined with Lianmao.Dispersing blood stasis and reducing swelling: used for bruises and fractures, often with equal amounts of Jiegudan, Eupatorium, Radix Paeoniae Rubra, and Ramie root, smashed and applied externally to the wound.Heat-clearing and phlegm-resolving: used for cough due to lung-heat, lung abscess, whooping cough, can be decocted and taken alone.To treat cough due to lung heat, it can also be combined with Scutellaria baicalensis, Gualou, Fritillaria, etc.;Clearing away dampness and heat: for damp-heat jaundice, it can be used in combination with capillary, Folium Folium, Commelina chinensis, Haijinsha, etc.; for edema, dysuria, it can be compatible with Poria cocos, Polyporus cocos, etc.

Modern commonly used in cellulitis, burns, bruises, acute bronchitis, lung abscess, acute viral icteric hepatitis, nephritis and edema.

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

See "Guizhou Folk Medicine Collection" for sweet potato vine.It is the stem and leaf of the perennial deciduous vine of Moraceae Ficus tikoua Bur.Distributed in Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangxi, Shaanxi and other places.

[Synonym] Ground loquat, ground pomegranate, floor vine, ground centipede, niutuobi, frost slope tiger, crossing river dragon, everywhere gold.

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

【Efficacy and application】clearing lung and relieving cough: used for lung-heat cough and yin-deficiency dry cough, decocted or refined honey into pills.Detoxification and dampness: for diarrhea, dysentery, jaundice, can be decocted in single flavor; for pyretic sores, mastitis, scalds, take fresh products and smash them, and apply with sesame oil.In addition, decocting, soaking in wine, or pounding for application can also treat rheumatic arthralgia and bruises.

Modern commonly used in children with dyspepsia, acute gastroenteritis, gastric and duodenal ulcers, urinary tract infections and so on.

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

See "Herbs and Medicinal Properties of Herbs" for Dirnaceous herb.It is the whole plant of Hypericum japonicum Thunb., a 1-year-old herbaceous plant of Hypericum family.Mainly produced in Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan, Fujian, Jiangxi and other places.

[Synonyms] Tianjihuang, Buguacao, Qicunjin, Xiaotianjihuang, Huanghuazi, Huanghuacao, Pairgrass, Groupyehuang, Shazicao, Xiaoyuanbaocao.

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

【Efficacy and Application】Reducing dampness and reducing jaundice: for damp-heat jaundice, decocted in large doses alone;Heat-clearing and toxic substances removing: used for internal carbuncle, external carbuncle, dysentery, poisonous snake bite.To treat lung abscess, it can be used alone or in combination with Houttuynia cordata, Campanulaceae, licorice, etc.; to treat intestinal abscess, it can be used with Hedyotis diffusa, Red Teng, Qingmuxiang; etc., it can be decocted in water and taken with water, and smashed with fresh products for external application; to treat red eyes, swelling and pain, it can be decocted in water and washed externally.Promoting blood circulation and reducing swelling: used for bruises, blood stasis, swelling and pain, smashed and applied to the affected area, and combined with wine decoction for oral administration.

Modern commonly used in acute and chronic viral hepatitis, acute appendicitis, acute conjunctivitis, skin suppurative infection, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 15-30g (double for fresh products).External application: smashed for applying or decocted for washing.

[Modern Research] Contains flavonoids, lactones (coumarin), tannins, anthraquinones, amino acids, phenols, sugars, etc.The low concentration of liquid extract has excitatory effects on the intestines and hearts of experimental animals to varying degrees.The precipitate after acidification of the liquid extract has different degrees of inhibitory effects on Mycobacterium bovis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus, etc. in vitro.

See "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" for Kochia scoparia.It is the fruit of Kochiascoparia (L.) Schrod., an annual herbaceous plant of Chenopodiaceae.Mainly produced in Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong, Henan and other places.

[Synonym] Broom, broom, iron broom, ground sunflower, ground wheat, falling broom.

[Sexual ignorance meridians] pungent, bitter, cold.Return bladder channel.

【Efficacy and Application】Diuresis and Tonglin: It is used for dripping and astringent pain caused by damp heat in the bladder, and difficulty urinating. It is often used together with Qumai, Tongcao, Mallow, Polyporus, etc., such as Kochia Decoction ("Prescriptions for Emergencies") .Dispelling dampness and relieving itching: for eczema and scabies, it is often compatible with Sophora flavescens, white fresh skin, Cortex Phellodendri, etc. wash.In addition, it can be decocted with Phellodendron Phellodendron and Atractylodes atractylodes, etc., to treat damp and tropical diseases.

It is commonly used in modern times for eczema, scabies, urticaria, urinary tract infections, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 6-15g.External application: appropriate amount, decocted for washing.

【Modern Research】Contains triterpenoid saponins, vitamin A, etc.The water immersion agent has different degrees of inhibitory effects on dermatophytes such as Pseudomonas chrysanthemum, Microsporum audun, Microsporum ferruginosa, Microsporum lanoides, Nocardia asteratus and other skin fungi.

For Kochia seedlings, see "Bielu of Famous Doctors".It is the tender stem and leaf of Kochia scoparia (L.) Sch tad. of Chenopodiaceae.

[synonym] broom seedlings.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] bitter, cold.Return small intestine, bladder, Liver Channel.

【Efficacy and Application】Diuresis and Tonglin: For hot stranguria with dysuria and difficulty urinating, decoct it with water alone, or mash fresh products, and take natural juice; it can also be combined with Tongcao, mallow seeds, etc.Dispelling dampness and treating numbness: used for rheumatic arthralgia, decocted with water alone.

Modern commonly used in urinary tract infection, urinary tract stones, rheumatoid arthritis and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 30-90g.External application: Appropriate amount, decocted for washing; or smashed for application.

[Modern Research] Contains Harman, Harming base, calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, copper and other elements.

For Dibaizhi, see "Grass and Tree Recipe".It is the whole plant of Selaginella moellendorfii Hieron., a perennial herb of Selaginaceae.Distributed in central and southern my country and Fujian, Taiwan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Shaanxi and other places.

[Synonyms] Rock cypress grass, stone cypress, fennel grass, jaundice Selaginella, peacock hair.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] pungent, slightly bitter, flat.Return liver, stomach, large intestine channel.

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