Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chapter 5 Second Painting (3)
【Application】Expelling wind and dredging collaterals: For arthralgia due to wind-cold-dampness, joint pain, and poor flexion and extension, the root bark is used alone as a decoction, soaked in wine, or combined with Clematis clematis, Shenjincao, and Tengshiteng.Promoting blood circulation and relieving pain: It is used for various pains caused by stagnation of qi and blood.To treat epigastric pain, intramuscular injection of human dijinniu injection, or in combination with black medicine, Corydalis Corydalis, etc.; to treat bruises and pain, decocted alone, or soaked in wine, or the root bark can be mashed, add wine and stir-fry External application; for low back and leg pain, you can use 20% ground Taurus solution, and use a low-frequency DC induction electrotherapy machine for ion induction; for dental pain, you can decoct water and rinse, or soak in ethanol for 1 week, then use a cotton swab dipped in the liquid medicine to apply to the painful area .Reducing swelling and relieving sore throat: For sore throat and sore throat, take root and stem bark, grind into powder, add amber powder, mix thoroughly and blow throat.In addition, the roots can be ground into powder and sprinkled or applied to treat burns and snakebites; fresh root bark mixed with a little brown sugar and mashed for external application can treat aphthous sores.

It is commonly used in modern rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis, lumbar muscle strain, sprain, contusion pain, neuralgia, ulcer disease, pain caused by biliary tract and intestinal ascariasis, dental caries and toothache, pharyngitis, acute tonsillitis, peritonsillar abscess, Pharyngeal abscess, lymphadenitis, oral ulcer, cercariae rice field dermatitis, etc.Also often do topical anesthesia and local anesthetic.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: root, 10-15g; root bark, 4.5-10g.Or grind it into powder and take it, 1~1.5g.External application: decocted for washing, pounded for applying or powdered for spreading.

[Caution for use] This product is poisonous, overdose can cause dizziness, vertigo, vomiting, abdominal pain, etc.Do not take with acid food.Pregnant women should not take it.

[Modern Research] Contains alkaloids, lignin, coumarin, sterols, etc.It has the functions of analgesia, sedation, antispasmodic, anticancer and inhibition of beta-hemolytic streptococcus and Staphylococcus aureus.

See "Nanning City Drug Records" for Jiulong rattan.It is the stem or root of the evergreen climbing woody vine Bauhinia chainpioni (Benth.) of the leguminous family.Distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Fujian, Taiwan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Guizhou and other places.

[Synonyms] Longxuteng, Guoganglong, Pig's Trotter Fork, Huangkaikou, Swallow Tail, Five Flowering Teng, Wulangteng, Nocturnal Grass.

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

【Efficacy and application】Expelling wind and dampness: used for arthralgia due to wind-dampness, pain in the waist and legs, fresh root alone soaked in wine, or dried root decocted in water; also often combined with Qianjinba, Banfenghe root, Wuzhi Maotao, etc.Activating blood and promoting qi: used for bruises caused by blood stasis and qi stagnation, fracture pain, can be decocted with water alone, or mixed with fresh root bark, fresh peach tree root bark, fresh bamboo pepper leaves, and fresh goose non-grass Smashed, mixed with alcohol and applied to the affected area; for heart and stomach pain, the root can be used alone, decocted in water, or used together with liangmianzhen.Invigorate the spleen and strengthen the stomach: for physical weakness after illness, loss of appetite, and malnutrition in children, the root can be decocted in water alone, or decocted with herringbone as tea; it can also be ground into powder, and mixed with pig liver and chicken liver Steamed clothes.

In modern times, it is often used for rheumatoid arthritis, bruises, fractures, gastric and duodenal ulcers, and malnutrition in children.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-15g (15-30g for fresh products); or soak in wine.

[Modern Research] Contains sorrelside, flavonoids, gallic acid, etc.

For Jiulixiang, see "Lingnan Herb Collection".It is the stem and leaf of Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack., an evergreen shrub or small tree of Rutaceae.Mainly produced in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and other places.

[Synonym] Qianlixiang, Guoshanxiang, Qilixiang.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] pungent, slightly bitter, warm.It is slightly poisonous.GUIXIN, liver, kidney channel.

【Efficacy and application】Promoting blood circulation, promoting qi and relieving pain: for bruises, swelling and pain, mash fresh leaves or roots, add egg white to adjust and apply to the affected area, or use fresh products together with fresh ground ear grass, fresh mountain gardenia leaves, fresh fennel, etc. Smashed together, stir-fried with wine and applied to the affected area; used for epigastric pain caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis, it can be ground into powder with calcined corrugated seeds, or liangmianzhen, sea octopus, dried ginger, and licorice, and taken with warm water.Expelling wind and dampness: for rheumatic arthralgia, it can be taken with asparagus root and five-color plum root in wine.Detoxification and detumescence: for sores, carbuncles, swollen poison, snake bites, its leaves or roots can be used alone, smashed and applied externally.In addition, decocting this product to scrub the affected area can cure eczema.

In modern times, it is often used for bruises, gastric and duodenal ulcers, rheumatoid arthritis, eczema, boils, carbuncles, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 6-12g; or into powder; or soaked in wine.External application: appropriate amount, pounded for applying; or decocted for washing.

[Modern research] Contains coumarin compounds, flavonoids, amino acids, volatile oils, etc., and has local anesthesia, antispasmodic and anti-fertility effects.

See "Compendium of Materia Medica" for nine fragrant insects.It is the dried whole body of Aspongopus chinensis Dallas, a stinkbug insect.Distributed in all parts of the country except the northeast and northwest.

[Synonym] Spanking worm, fart worm, black pocket worm, fart worm, dung beetle.

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

【Efficacy and application】Regulating qi and relieving pain: It is used for distending pain in the abdomen and hypochondriac caused by stagnation of liver and stomach qi, and can be used with Cyperi cyperi, Muxiang, Corydalis Corydalis, Toosendan, etc. Compatible with galangal, orange peel, Atractylodes macrocephala, etc.Warming the kidney and supporting yang: used for impotence and premature ejaculation caused by deficiency of kidney yang, frequent urination, powdered single herb, or soaked in wine; it can also be used with psoralen, Morinda officinalis, and fairy spleen.For those with obvious kidney deficiency and backache, it can be combined with Eucommia, Dipsacus, and Rehmannia glutinosa.

In modern times, it is often used for nervous stomach pain, gastritis, low sexual function, frequent urination of the elderly, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 3-9g; or into pills and powders, 0.6-1.2g.

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated for those with yin deficiency and internal heat.

[Modern Research] Contains fat, protein and chitin.Fat contains stearic acid, palmitic acid, oleic acid.In vitro tests have shown that it has strong antibacterial effects on Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhi, and Shigella.

For nine-section calamus, see "Chinese Medicine Annals".It is the rhizome of Anemone almica Fisch., a perennial herb of the family Ranunculaceae.Mainly produced in Shaanxi, Henan, Shanxi, Gansu and other places.

[Synonym] Festival calamus, Jiujieli, Beijing calamus, small calamus.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] pungent, slightly warm.GUIXIN, liver, stomach warp.

【Efficacy and application】Resolving phlegm and resuscitating: used for madness, convulsions, and coma caused by turbid phlegm blinding the heart orifice, often used together with polygala, turmeric, gall star, Tianzhuhuang, etc.; to treat children with high fever, convulsions, convulsions, fresh products can be smashed Juice plus ginger juice for oral administration.Calm the mind and calm the mind: used for palpitations, palpitations, forgetfulness, dreaminess, and can be compatible with polygala, keel, etc.Dispelling dampness and harmonizing the stomach: used for abdominal distention, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea caused by dampness and turbidity. etc.; if the diarrhea persists for a long time, you can add Codonopsis pilosula, Yimi, lotus seeds, etc.In addition, the fresh products are mashed and applied externally to treat carbuncle and furuncle.

Modern commonly used in epilepsy, schizophrenia, neurasthenia, neurosis, indigestion, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 1.5-6g; or into pills or powder; or fresh products pounded into juice and taken.External application: appropriate amount, decocted for washing, or pounded for applying fresh product; or powdered for applying.

[Cautions for use] Use with caution in patients with yin deficiency and yang hyperactivity, irritability, excessive sweating, and slippery semen.

【Modern Research】Contains palmitic acid, succinic acid, β-sitosterol, sucrose, etc.Has sedative and analgesic effects.

Jiuli Xianggen see "Nanning Drug Records".It is the root of Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack., an evergreen shrub or small tree plant of Rutaceae.Distributed in the south to southwest of China.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] pungent, bitter, warm.GUIXIN, liver, lung meridian.

【Efficacy and application】Expelling wind and dampness: used for wind-cold-damp arthralgia, sore waist and legs, single use, or fresh products chopped and decocted with pigtail bones and wine.Dispelling blood stasis and relieving pain: used for bruises, testicular swelling and pain, and gangrene. Fresh products can be smashed for application, and combined with wine decoction for oral administration.Killing insects and relieving itching: For eczema and scabies, it can be decocted in water for washing or pounded for application.In addition, dipped in the concentrated decoction of this product into the cervix with sterile gauze strips, it can cause abortion.

In modern times, it is often used for rheumatoid arthritis, chronic low back pain, bruises, etc.

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

Nine-headed Lion Grass see "Plant Names and Facts".It is the whole plant of Peristrophe japonica (Thunb.) Brem., a perennial herb of the family Asteraceae.Distributed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan, Jiangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan and other places.

[Synonym] Spike medicine, Nobila grass, Hedyotis grass, Si Mian Qing, Jiujieli, sickness medicine, tuberculosis grass, small green grass, bamboo leaf green.

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

【Applications】Expelling wind and clearing heat: used for cold and fever, cough due to lung heat, hemoptysis due to pulmonary tuberculosis, decocted with water alone, or mashed with fresh grass to extract juice.To treat pulmonary tuberculosis and hemoptysis, fresh grass and fresh wood sorrel can also be decocted together.Cooling the liver and calming convulsions: For liver heat and convulsions in children, convulsions in children, both decocted and taken alone.To treat convulsions due to high fever in children, you can also use this product’s fresh grass and fresh Juhua Guoluhuang, each 9-15g, mash together, add cold boiled water to make the juice, or fry with Baifengteng, Uncaria, and Fangfeng, add musk , Cinnabar clothes.Dispersing stasis and detoxification: used for sore throat, carbuncle and furuncle, breast abscess, swollen ears, bruises, etc.For sore throat, it can be decocted or taken with powdered water; for carbuncle and mastitis, fresh grass of this product can be used alone, smashed, and externally applied with winter honey; for swollen ears, fresh grass of this product can be used alone , add a little salt, mash it to get the juice and drop it in the ear; treat bruises, you can use the mashed juice alone to drink with wine, or decoct half and half of sweet wine and water, and mash the dregs of the medicine for external application.In addition, it can be used together with plantain to treat astringent and painful urination.

Modern commonly used for cold and fever, bronchitis, pneumonia, tuberculosis, otitis media, tonsillitis, bruises, acute mastitis, boils, carbuncles, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-15g; or drink with twisted juice.External application: appropriate amount, smashed for applying; powdered for applying; or decoction for fumigation and washing.

[Modern research] Contains 3-pyridinediamide, stigmasterol, etc., which can inhibit Staphylococcus aureus, beta-hemolytic streptococcus, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Bacillus anthracis, Escherichia coli, Shigella, etc. effect.

For sword beans, see "Materia Medica for Rescuing Famines".The seeds of Canavalia gladiata (Jacq.) DC.Mainly produced in Jiangsu, Hubei, Anhui, Sichuan, Guangxi and other places.

【Synonym】Sword bean, sword bean, big sword bean, saber bean, sword sheath bean, big yi bean.

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

【Efficacy and application】Suppressing qi and relieving hiccups: used for hiccups and vomiting caused by deficiency and cold in the middle Jiao, alone, or in combination with cloves, persimmon pedicles, evodia, dried ginger, etc.Warm the kidney and support the yang: For low back pain due to kidney deficiency, you can wrap 2 pieces of sword beans in pork kidneys and cook cooked food; or take 7 seeds and burn them, grind them into flour and mix them with glutinous rice.In addition, it can cure colic in children when it is ground into powder and taken after mixing; it can be decocted with licorice and rock sugar to cure cough.

Modern commonly used in nervous hiccups, whooping cough and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 10-15g; powdered service: 3-6g.

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated for people with stomach yin deficiency and hiccups.

[Modern Research] Contains about 20% concanavalin, and contains urease, canavanine, protein, starch, fat, etc.

For Brother Wang, see "Lingnan Herb Collection".The stems and leaves of Wikstroemia indica (L.) CAMey.Distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Taiwan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Sichuan and other places.

[Synonym] Nanling weed flower, Jiuxin vegetable, Jizima, rhubarb head tree, Xiaoyam, Puyincao, sparrow, chicken heartbroken, small leaf golden belt.

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

【Efficacy and application】clearing away heat and detoxifying: it is used for furunculosis, mastitis, poisonous snake bites, bruises, fresh products can be mashed or squeezed for external application.Eliminates phlegm and dissipates stagnation: It is used for scrofula and tuberculosis caused by phlegm-fire stagnation. It can be smashed with salt and applied to the affected area, or it can be combined with Prunella vulgaris, Scrophulariaceae, and Kelp.Reducing swelling and relieving pain: For bruises, fresh products are mashed and applied to the affected area.In addition, decocting with elderberry and taking it with wine can cure crane's knee wind.

Modern commonly used in cellulitis, lymphadenitis, rheumatoid arthritis, whooping cough and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 6-10g.External application: pounded for applying or twisted for external application.

[Caution for use] This product is poisonous, and it needs to be decocted for a long time (more than 4 hours) to reduce the toxicity, otherwise it will easily cause severe vomiting and diarrhea.Pregnant women should not take it.

[Modern research] The water decoction of this product can significantly inhibit Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella typhi, etc. in vitro.

For brother Wanggen, see "Lingnan Herb Collection".The root or root bark of Wikstroemia indica (L.) CAMey.

[Synonym] Toxic root, Dimian root, Digu root, Dingyuan root, Yudan root, Qima root, Bie Nan root, Dajiujia.

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

【Efficacy and application】clearing lung-heat: used for cough due to lung-heat, with thick sputum, decocted with root bark alone, or used together with Scutellaria baicalensis, Gualou, Peucedanum.Heat-clearing and toxic substances removing: used for sore carbuncle, mastitis, mumps, sore throat, etc.To treat sore carbuncle and milk carbuncle, it can be mashed and applied to the affected area alone; to treat mumps, it can be mixed with honeysuckle, stone toad and other powdered water to apply to the affected area; to treat sore throat, it can be decocted with water alone.Expelling wind and dampness: used for rheumatic arthralgia, often stewed with chicken.Diuresis and swelling: used for edema and swelling, difficulty urinating, often pounded with jujube, brown sugar, etc. into pills, or decocted in water.Promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis: For bruises, the roots of Baipi can be decocted and taken, and smashed for external application.

Modern commonly used in tonsillitis, mumps, bronchitis, bronchial asthma, pneumonia, whooping cough, lymphatic tuberculosis, nephritis, liver cirrhosis ascites, advanced schistosomiasis ascites, rheumatoid arthritis, lumbar disc herniation, sciatica, leprosy, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: root, 10-30g; root bark, 6-15g.External application: smashed for applying.

[Caution for use] This product is poisonous, and the human decoction needs to be decocted for a long time (more than 4 hours) to reduce the toxicity, otherwise it will easily cause severe vomiting and abdominal pain.Pregnant women and those with weak body should not use it.

[Modern Research] Contains lignin substances such as baldronol, burdockol, podocarpus resinol and fir resinol, as well as sirutine, hydroxygenkwadin, aspirin, β-sitosterol, etc.The root bark is irritating to the skin.The resin contained in it has a strong purging effect; sipratin has a more obvious effect on improving the nutritional blood flow of the mouse myocardium; hydroxygenkwain has the effect of eliminating phlegm and relieving cough; fenneloid has a diuretic effect on dogs; β-sitosterol has inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, hemolytic streptococcus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella typhi etc. in vitro.Water decoction has anticancer effect.

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