Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chapter 45 Six Paintings (4)
See "Plant Names and Facts" for the altar dragon.It is the whole plant or rhizome of Adiantum flabellulatum L., a perennial herb of Adiantum flabellulatum.Distributed in southwest, central south and Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan and other places.

[Synonym] Adiantum, Adiantum, black-footed gun, chicken claw lotus, chicken bone grass, ironwort, black bone.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] bitter, pungent, cool.Return liver, large intestine, urinary bladder channel.

【Efficacy and application】clearing damp-heat: used for damp-heat jaundice, dysentery and stranguria.For treating jaundice, it can be used together with three needles and Tianjihuang; for treating dysentery, it can be used together with Pteris fern; for treating stranguria, it can be used in combination with Haijinshateng and Shiwei.Detoxification and dissipating stagnation: used for carbuncle swollen furunculosis, poisonous snake bites, water and fire burns, fresh herbs can be mashed and applied to the affected parts.To treat burns, it can also be ground into powder and mixed with tung oil and applied to the affected area.In addition, only use 15-30g of fresh leaves, smash them, add cold boiled water to make juice, and treat children with high fever and convulsions.

It is commonly used in modern times for dysentery, viral icteric and anicteric hepatitis, acute urinary tract infection, boils, burns, etc.

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

【Modern Research】The whole plant contains flavonoid glycosides.

For crossing pond snakes, see "Preparation for the Properties of Raw Herbs".It is the whole plant of floating or prostrate herbaceous water dragon Jussiaea repens L. in the willow family.Distributed in the South and Southwest.

[Synonyms] Shuigai, Bengcao, Shuiwencai, Yuchaicao, Guojianglong, Guojiangvine, Swimbladder, Fake Urncai, Riversnake, and Water Dragon.

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

【Efficacy and application】clearing heat and diuresis: for hot drench, edema, single use, add rock sugar, decoct in water; or use with plantain, imperina root, Alisma, etc.Promoting dampness and antidiarrheal: used for damp-heat diarrhea, dysentery, decocted or pounded juice for drinking alone.Heat-clearing and detoxifying: for carbuncle sores, smashed and applied to the affected area, and decocted for oral administration; for sore throat, sore tongue, wind-fire toothache, can be decocted alone.

In modern times, it is often used for acute enteritis, dysentery, acute pharyngitis, aphtha of the mouth and tongue, acute mastitis, carbuncle furuncle, herpes zoster, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 10-30g; or pounded into juice.External application: appropriate amount, pounded for applying; or decocted for washing.

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

See "Materia Medica Seeking the Original" for sharp tail wind.It is the leaves of Verbenaceae deciduous shrubs to small trees called Callicarpa longissima (Hemsl.) Merr.Distributed in South China, Southwest China and Jiangxi.

[Synonyms] Jianweifeng, Chiyaozi, Ganfengchai, Niutonghuang.

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

【Efficacy and Application】Xuanfei Zhike: For wind-cold cough, use fresh leaves alone, add rock sugar, decoct in water.Promoting blood circulation and dredging collaterals: For rheumatic arthralgia, limb paralysis, numbness, single use, decoction, fumigation and oral administration.Removing blood stasis and stopping bleeding: used for hemoptysis, vomiting blood, epistaxis, and blood in the stool. The whole plant can be decocted in water or ground into powder and taken after mixing with water; it can be used to treat traumatic bleeding.Use its leaves alone, grind powder and spread on wounds.also.Fresh leaves smashed and mixed with rice wine for external application can cure bruises; smashed and brown sugar can be used for external application to cure unknown swelling and poison.

In modern times, it is often used for acute bronchitis, rheumatoid arthritis, sequelae of polio, cerebrovascular accidents, various hemorrhages, boils, bruises, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 10-15g (double the fresh product) or pounded juice to drink.External application: appropriate amount, crushed for applying or powdered for sprinkle.

See "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" for angelica.It is the root of Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels, a perennial herb of Umbelliferae.Mainly produced in Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan and other places.

[Synonyms] Qingui, Yungui, Dangguiwei, Xidanggui.

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

【Efficacy and Application】Enriching blood and nourishing blood: used for various syndromes of blood deficiency, often used together with Astragalus, that is, Danggui Buxue Decoction ("Internal and Internal Injury Discrimination and Confusion"); Spleen Decoction ("Ji Sheng Fang").Harmonizing blood and regulating menstruation: used for irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, and dysmenorrhea caused by blood deficiency and stasis. If it is obstructed, peach kernels, safflower, etc. can be added, such as Taohong Siwu Decoction ("Yi Lei Yuanrong"); to treat abdominal pain during menstruation, Cyperus cyperi, Corydalis Corydalis, etc. can be added.Promoting blood circulation and relieving pain: used for all pains caused by deficiency cold and stasis.For those with abdominal pain due to deficiency and cold, it is often combined with cinnamon sticks, white peony root, mutton, ginger, etc., such as Danggui Jianzhong Decoction ("Prescriptions for Emergencies"), Danggui Ginger and Mutton Soup ("Synopsis of the Golden Chamber"); postpartum blood stasis For those with lower abdominal pain, it is often used with Chuanxiong, Paojiang, peach kernel, etc., such as Shenghua Decoction ("Fu Qingzhu Gynecology"); for injuries caused by falls, bruises and pain, it is often used with safflower, peach kernel, and Shanjia, such as Fuyuan Huoxue Decoction ("Traumatology Collection"); for limb stasis and pain, it is often combined with salvia miltiorrhiza, frankincense, and myrrh, etc. It is often combined with notopterygium, cinnamon twigs, and Gentiana chinensis, etc. - such as Juanbi Decoction ("Bai Yi Xuan Fang"); for those with sore carbuncle stasis and pain, it is often combined with honeysuckle, red peony root, saponins, etc., such as Xianfang Huomingyin ("Bai Yi Xuan Fang") "The Golden Mirror of Medicine").Moistening bowel and laxative: used for blood deficiency and intestinal dryness and constipation.

Modern commonly used for anemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, premenstrual tension disorder, irregular menstruation, endometritis, adnexitis, cervicitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, uterine prolapse, thromboangiitis obliterans, nerve Pain, muscle pain, pain after surgery, sequelae of concussion, cerebral arteriosclerosis, hypertension, acute cerebral thrombosis, cerebral ischemic stroke, coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic nephritis, bronchial asthma, chronic Tracheitis, urticaria, eczema, neurodermatitis, vitiligo, alopecia areata, herpes zoster, bacillary dysentery, acute and chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, sequelae of poliomyelitis, chronic simplex, hypertrophic, allergic rhinitis and sinusitis wait.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 5-15g.

【Cautions for use】It is generally believed that Angelica sinensis should be used for enriching blood, Angelica tail should be used for promoting blood circulation, and Whole Angelica sinensis should be used for harmonizing blood.

[Modern Research] Contains volatile oil, the main components of which are butylenephthalide, o-carboxyphenyl-n-pentanone, etc.And contains palm oil, sucrose, vitamin B12, folic acid and so on.Containing vitamin B12 and folic acid substances have anti-pernicious anemia effect.It has a "two-way" effect on the uterus: its water or alcohol-soluble, non-volatile, and crystalline components can excite the uterine muscle and strengthen the contraction; its volatile oil can inhibit the uterine muscle and relax the uterus.It can protect the liver and prevent the reduction of liver glycogen.It has the effect of resisting vitamin E deficiency.Has sedative, analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects.Oral administration of angelica powder has a certain curative effect on rats with experimental atherosclerosis, and can slightly reduce blood lipids.Protects the aorta.Angelica extract has a significant coronary expansion effect on experimental animals, reducing coronary resistance, significantly increasing coronary blood flow, and significantly reducing myocardial oxygen consumption.Angelica essential oil also calms brain activity.The decoction has inhibitory effects on Shigella, Salmonella typhi, Vibrio cholerae, beta-hemolytic streptococcus, and Corynebacterium diphtheriae.

Aunt Guangci see "Chinese Medicine Chronicle".It is the bulb of Tulipaedulis Bak., a perennial herb of Liliaceae.Distributed in the provinces from the northeast to the Yangtze River Basin.

[Synonym] Light Mushroom, Arrowhead Arrowhead, Little Arrowhead Arrowhead, Mountain Egg, Maodi Pear, Old Crow Petal, Cotton Bag.

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

【Efficacy and application】clearing heat and detoxifying: used for sore throat, sores, carbuncles, and poisonous snake bites caused by excessive heat and toxins.For sore throat, it can be decocted in water and taken alone; for sores, carbuncles, and snakebites, it can be smashed and applied or powdered and vinegared to apply to the affected area.Dispersing stagnation and reducing swelling: for scrofula and sputum core, fresh products can be used alone to smash and apply to the affected area; for Ruyan, it can be decocted with dandelion and fleas, and the dregs of medicine can be smashed and applied to the affected area.

Modern commonly used in acute tonsillitis, pharyngitis, lymph node tuberculosis, breast cancer and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 1.5~4.5g.External application: appropriate amount, crushed for applying; or powdered for applying.

[Caution for use] This product is slightly poisonous, and it should not be taken orally or used for a long time, otherwise nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, respiratory paralysis and other poisoning symptoms will occur.Pregnant women should not use it.

[Modern Research] Contains colchicine and other alkaloids and starch.The colchicine contained in it can inhibit the mitosis of cells and make them stop in the middle stage, which is similar to the effect of radiation irradiation. Embryos and tumor cells that divide faster are most sensitive to it.It has special effects on acute gouty arthritis.It can enhance or prolong the effect of hypnotics.

For Chlorophytum, see "Guangxi Medicinal Plant List".It is the rooted whole plant of Chlorophytum capense (L.) Ktze., a perennial herb of Liliaceae.Cultivated everywhere.

[synonym] fishing orchid, orchid grass, inverted spider plant, Phnom Penh spider plant.

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

【Efficacy and application】Resolving phlegm and relieving cough: used for cough due to phlegm heat, can be used together with loquat leaves.Dispersing blood stasis and reducing swelling: For bruises, blood stasis, swelling and pain, fresh grass can be pounded and applied to the affected area.Heat-clearing and detoxifying: For boils and swelling, use alone, and Tiaodong honey is smashed and applied externally; for hemorrhoids and swelling, only use decoction and fumigation; for water and fire burns, use pounding and applying to the affected area alone.

Modern commonly used in acute bronchitis, pneumonia, bruises and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 6~15g (15~30g for fresh products).External application: appropriate amount, crushed for applying; or decocted for washing.

For cinnamon, see "Bielu of Famous Doctors".It is the dry bark or rough bark of Cinnamomum cassia Prest., an evergreen tree plant of Lauraceae.Mainly produced in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other places.

[Synonyms] Guangui, Angui, Guipi, Zigui, Yugui, Mugui.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] pungent, sweet, and hot.Return kidney, spleen, heart, liver channel.

【Efficacy and Application】Replenish fire and support yang: used for deficiency of kidney yang, cold limbs, weak waist and knees, impotence, nocturnal emission, frequent urination caused by deficiency of kidney yang, failure of vital fire ("Synopsis of the Golden Chamber"); deficiency of spleen and kidney yang, cold pain in the abdomen, lack of food and diarrhea, often used together with aconite, dried ginger, and Atractylodes macrocephala, such as Fugui Lizhong Pills ("Sanyin Fang"); The Yuan is deficient and cold, and the deficient Yang rises upwards. If you see the upper heat and the lower cold, it can be used to ignite the fire and return to the Yuan.Dispelling cold and relieving pain: used for cold pain in the epigastrium and abdomen caused by stagnation of qi due to cold or blood stasis, arthralgia due to cold and dampness, waist and knee pain, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, powdered single herb, or mixed with other pain relief medicines for dispelling cold.For amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea due to cold in blood, it is often used together with angelica, dried ginger, and Rehmannia glutinosa, such as Liyin decoction ("Shen's Zun Sheng Shu").Warming and dredging meridians: used for carbuncle and pus of yin gangrene and qi and blood deficiency and cold without ulceration or after a long time of ulceration.To treat yin gangrene, it is often combined with rehmannia glutinosa, antler glue, ephedra, etc., such as Yanghe Decoction ("Surgical Quansheng Ji"); to treat carbuncles and pus that do not ulcerate or do not close the mouth after ulceration, it is often compatible with Astragalus, Angelica, etc., such as Tori Astragalus Soup.In addition, it can also warm and transport yang to encourage the growth of qi and blood, and treat the syndrome of qi and blood decline. A small amount of cinnamon is often mixed with people's qi and blood nourishing medicine, such as Shiquan Dabu Decoction ("Medical Invention").

Modern commonly used in chronic nephritis, diabetes, sexual neurasthenia, flatulence and colic, thromboangiitis obliterans, chronic deep abscess, bronchial asthma, rheumatic and rheumatoid arthritis, spondylitis, lumbar muscle strain, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 2~5g; or into pills or powder, 1~2g.External application: Grind into powder and apply to affected area.

【Cautions】This product contains volatile oil, so it should not be fried for a long time. It should be taken after shaving or soaked in juice.The effect of Guangui is weak, and the dosage can be increased appropriately.Excessive fire due to deficiency of yin, excessive heat in the interior, contraindicated for those with blood heat and pregnant women.

[Modern research] Contains volatile oil (cinnamaldehyde, cinnamon acetate, etc.), tannin, mucus, resin, etc.The volatile oil contained in it has a relieving and stimulating effect on the gastrointestinal tract, can promote the secretion of saliva and gastric juice, and enhance digestive function; relieve visceral smooth muscle spasm, relieve pain; eliminate gas accumulation in the digestive tract, and inhibit abnormal fermentation in the intestine.The decoction can increase the coronary flow of guinea pig isolated heart, and has a certain effect on improving rabbit acute myocardial ischemia caused by pituitrin.It has a direct expansion effect on peripheral blood vessels, and has an inhibitory effect on fungi externally.

See "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" for Cistanche deserticola.It is the scaly fleshy stem of Cistanche salsa (CAMey.) G.Beck, Cistanche deserticola YCMa. or Cistanche ambigua (Bge.) G.Beck, etc.Mainly produced in Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Xinjiang, Qinghai and other places.

[Synonyms] cistanche, big Yun, light big Yun, sweet big Yun.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, salty, warm.Return kidney, large intestine channel.

【Efficacy and application】Reinforcing kidney and replenishing essence: It is used for impotence due to kidney deficiency, long-term infertility, cold pain in the waist and knees, and weakness of muscles and bones.To treat impotence due to kidney deficiency, nocturnal emission and premature ejaculation, it is often combined with Rehmannia glutinosa, Cuscuta, Schisandra, etc.; to treat infertility due to essence deficiency, it is often used with antler glue, angelica, and Ziheche; it is often used for liver and kidney deficiency, cold pain in the waist and knees, and weakness of muscles and bones. Eucommia ulmoides, Morinda officinalis, Bixie, etc., such as King Kong pills ("Zhang's Yitong").Moistening bowel and laxative: For intestinal dryness and constipation, it can be decocted in large doses, or mixed with hemp seed, agarwood, etc., such as Runchang Wan ("Ji Sheng Fang").

In modern times, it is often used for sexual neurasthenia, constipation in the elderly, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 10-20g.

[Cautions for use] This product has moderate potency, nourishes yang but not dryness, and if the amount of medicine is small, it will not be effective, so the dosage should be large.Because it can help yang and smooth the intestines, it should not be used by people with yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire and diarrhea.It is also unsuitable for those with constipation due to excessive heat in the stomach and intestines.

[Modern Research] Contains trace amounts of alkaloids and crystalline neutral substances.Water and ethanol extracts have the effect of lowering blood pressure in anesthetized animals.It can also promote the secretion of saliva in mice.

For nutmeg, see "On the Properties of Medicine".It is the mature seed kernel of Myristica fragrans Houtt., a tall tree plant of Myristicaceae.It is mainly produced in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brazil and other countries, as well as my country's Guangdong, Taiwan, Yunnan and other places.

[synonym] meat fruit, nutmeg, jade fruit.

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

【Efficacy and application】Astringent intestinal antidiarrheal: used for chronic diarrhea and chronic dysentery caused by deficiency and cold of the spleen and stomach, often compatible with Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, Myrobalan, etc., such as Yangzang Decoction ("Taiping Huimin Heji Bureau Prescription"); Diarrhea at dawn due to spleen and kidney yang deficiency, often used together with psoralen, evodia, and schisandra, such as Sishen pill ("Internal Medicine Abstract").Warming the middle and promoting qi: used for cold pain or distending pain in the abdomen caused by deficiency of cold and qi stagnation in the middle energizer, vomiting and diarrhea due to lack of food, often combined with woody, dried ginger, ginger pinellia, etc.

Modern commonly used in chronic colitis, indigestion and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 3-10g; or into pills and powders, 1.5-3g.

[Cautions for use] This product is used raw sausage, simmered and then warmed to relieve diarrhea.Contraindicated for those with damp-heat diarrhea.

[Modern Research] Contains volatile oil, fatty oil, etc.Oral administration of a small amount can enhance the secretion of gastric juice, stimulate gastrointestinal peristalsis, increase appetite, promote digestion, and have a slight fermenting effect; large doses can inhibit the gastrointestinal tract.

For bamboo leaves, see "Bielu of Famous Doctors".It is the leaf of perennial evergreen tree or shrub Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd.) Munro var. Henonis (mitf.) Stapf exRendle of Gramineae.Mainly distributed in the Yangtze River Basin.

[synonym] light bamboo leaves.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, light, cold.GUIXIN, lung, stomach warp.

【Efficacy and application】clearing away heat and annoyance: used for feverish thirst at the beginning of febrile disease, often used in conjunction with honeysuckle, mint, and forsythia, such as Yinqiaosan ("Febrile Disease Article Discrimination"); used in the late stage of febrile disease, It can be used with ginseng, Ophiopogon japonicus, gypsum, etc., such as bamboo leaf gypsum soup ("Treatise on Febrile Diseases"); for children with heart-heated night cry, often with Uncaria, cicada slough, rush, etc. Compatibility.Clearing away heart-fire and promoting diuresis: used for mouth and tongue sores caused by inflammation of the heart-fire and heart-heat transferred to the small intestine, short red urine, drizzle and astringent pain, often combined with akebia, raw land, licorice shoots, etc. ).

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