Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chapter 50 Six Paintings (9)
【Applications】clearing away heat and detoxifying; used for sore throat caused by excessive heat and toxin, can be decocted with fresh products to swallow the throat frequently, or compatible with Andrographis paniculata, Didancao, Duckfoot, etc.; used for mastitis, boils and swollen Poisonous, venomous snake bites, can be smashed with fresh grass and brown sugar (or salt) for external application; for lung heat cough, asthma, can be used for intramuscular injection of a little red injection (1g of crude drug per ml); for red eyes, can be used with borneol Smash it together and apply it around the eye sockets, and take it orally together with Centella asiatica, Didancao, Gujingcao, etc.; dissipate blood stasis and reduce swelling: for bruises, blood stasis, swelling and pain, it can be smashed together with Achyranthes bidentata and applied to the affected area.Clearing away dampness and heat: for damp heat diarrhea, it can be compatible with amaranth, charcoal mother, Pteris vulgaris, etc.; for hot shower, edema, it can be compatible with Haijinsha, plantain, etc.; for leukorrhagia, it can be compatible with Patonia grass, Hedyotis diffusa, etc.; used for vulvar itching, eczema pruritus, fresh products can be rubbed and rubbed externally, or decocted in water for local bathing.In addition, taking the root and steaming it with lean pork can treat malnutrition in children.

Modern commonly used for upper respiratory tract infection, bronchial pneumonia, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, oral ulcer, acute conjunctivitis, mastitis, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, acute enteritis, bacillary dysentery, urinary tract infection, vaginitis, skin eczema, allergic dermatitis wait.

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

[Notes] Pregnant women should use with caution.

【Modern Research】Contains traces of hydrocyanic acid, alkaloids, flavonoid glycosides and phenols.In vitro test, the decoction has inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella, Salmonella typhi, etc.

See "Classification of Herbal Medicine" for the roots of sheep dung.It is the root of Viburnumutibe Hemal., an evergreen shrub of Lonicera family.Distributed in Shaanxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou, Sichuan and other places.

[synonym] goat's milk root, goat's food root.

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

【Efficacy and application】Promoting blood circulation and dredging collaterals: For bruises, rheumatic arthralgia, single use, decocted in water and wine; or soaked in wine with Clematis, Daxueteng, etc.Dampness and detoxification: for damp-heat diarrhea, decocted with Damu Jiangzi and taken in water: used for hemorrhoids, prolapse of the anus, used alone, or stewed with pig large intestine for cooked food.

Modern commonly used for bruises, rheumatoid arthritis, bacillary dysentery, hemorrhoids and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 15-30g; or steeped in wine.External application: appropriate amount, smashed for applying; or decocted for washing.

See "Compendium of Materia Medica".It is the root of the deciduous shrub Rhododendron molle (Bl.) G.Don.Mainly produced in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Hunan and other places.

[Synonym] Naoyanghuagen, Bashanhu, and Sesame Root.

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

【Efficacy and application】Expelling wind and dampness: used for wind-cold-damp arthralgia, limb pain, and difficulty in flexion and extension. It can be combined with glutinous rice, black beans, etc., decocted in half with water and wine; or used with Achyranthes bidentata, Clematis, and Liuyueshuanggen. Decoct water and wash with rice wine.Dispelling blood stasis and relieving pain: used for bruises, can be decocted together with Achyranthes bidentata, Daxueteng, and Imperata rhizome.Resuscitating and relieving convulsions: used for apoplexy without speaking, trismus, convulsions, convulsions and convulsions, can be compatible with saponins, Pinellia, Nanxing, etc., powdered for convulsions and sneezing.Eliminates phlegm and relieves cough: It is used for lung-cold cough and asthma. It can be taken with Wuzhi Maotao decocted in water.In addition, decocting this product in water for fumigation and washing can treat hemorrhoids; decocting in water and rubbing with vinegar can treat ringworm.

Modern commonly used in rheumatoid arthritis, sciatica, lumbar disc herniation, chronic bronchitis, hemorrhoids, ringworm.

【Usage and Dosage】Decoction: 1~3g.External application: Grind into powder to convulse the nose; decoct in water for fumigation and washing or apply on the skin.

[Caution for use] This product is poisonous, do not overdose, otherwise nausea, convulsions, paralysis of limbs, dyspnea, arrhythmia and other poisoning symptoms will occur.

【Modern Research】The root bark contains schizolinol.Root decoction has expectorant effect.

See "Compendium of Materia Medica" for rice bran.It is the seed coat of Oryza sativa L., an annual herbaceous plant in Poaceae.Produced all over the country.

[synonym] rice bran, grain white skin, pestle head bran, rice chaff, spring pestle head fine bran.

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

【Efficacy and Application】Resolving phlegm and resolving stagnation: It is used for choking and diaphragm, indigestion, and Meihe Qi. It can be used as a honeyed pill for oral administration alone, or it can be taken with decoction of ginseng and stone lotus meat.Xuan Yu Zhu Damp: for numbness of beriberi, can be used alone to decoct, remove dregs, cook rice porridge for regular consumption.In addition, put rice bran in a bag, soak it in hot water for 3 to 4 times, take it out and wipe the face to make the skin smooth and delicate.

[Usage and Dosage] Oral administration: Appropriate amount, decocted or taken into pills or powder.

【Modern Research】Contains oil.It also contains a variety of glycerides, free fatty acids, vitamin B1 and so on.It can improve autonomic nerve function and promote the growth of rats.

For agricultural auspiciousness, see "Plant Name and Fact Test".It is the whole plant of Crotalaria sessiliflora (L.), a 1-year-old erect herbaceous plant of the leguminous family. It is distributed in most parts of the country.

[Synonym] Buddha nail, blue flower wild lily, wild sesame, sesame bell bell, bell grass.

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

【Efficacy and application】clearing heat and detoxifying: used for sores and swollen toxins, snake bites, smashed for external application, or powdered for external application.To treat sores and carbuncles, it can also be decocted with Diding and Honeysuckle each 15g.Clearing away heat and dampness: for damp-heat dysentery, diarrhea, jaundice, decocted with water alone; for women with leukorrhea, it can be boiled with water willow, white cockscomb, white-flowered black beans, akebia, and capillary.Expelling wind and dampness: used for arthralgia due to rheumatism, often decocted with the root of snake vine and banyan quanyuan.In addition, taking syrup decocted with water alone can relieve cough and relieve asthma, and treat chronic cough and asthma.

In modern times, it is commonly used in carbuncle furuncle, malignant tumor, asthmatic bronchitis, rheumatoid arthritis, etc.

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

[Caution for use] This product is poisonous and should be taken with caution when taken orally.Contraindicated in patients with liver and kidney disease.

[Modern research] The whole plant contains seven kinds of alkaloids, among which the most abundant ones are Nongjili B, C and A.Nongjili A has a certain inhibitory effect on mouse sarcoma-180, leukemia L615, and rat Wacker cancer-256, among which the effect on Wacker cancer-256 is the most significant.It has a good curative effect in clinical trial for skin cancer and uterine cancer.It also has a certain effect on leukemia.Nongjili A has a lasting and significant blood pressure lowering effect on anesthetized dogs, can inhibit the isolated rabbit heart, and has an exciting effect on smooth muscle.

See "Qizhou Medicine Records" for Qizhou Artemisia annua.It is the whole herb of Erigeron canadensis L., a 1-year-old herbaceous plant of Compositae.It is distributed in most parts of our country.

[Synonyms] Xiaofei Peng, Yudancao, Stink Artemisia, Bamboo Leaf Artemisia.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] bitter, pungent, cool.Return liver, gallbladder, stomach warp.

【Efficacy and application】clearing heat and promoting dampness: for diarrhea and jaundice caused by accumulation of damp-heat, decocted in a single flavor and taken in water; for purulent ears, fresh leaves can be pounded into juice and eel blood drops for ears.Detoxification and detumescence: for sores, furuncles, swollen toxins, bruises, rheumatic arthralgia, you can mash fresh herbs for external application; for toothache, you can mash fresh products and put them on the sores; for conjunctival congestion and swelling, take fresh leaf twist juice eye drops.Expelling wind and relieving itching: For psoriasis, cystic wind of the kidney, pruritus of eczema, take fresh leaves and rub the affected area, or decoct in water and wash outside.

Modern commonly used in bacillary dysentery, enteritis, viral hepatitis, cholecystitis, otitis media, stomatitis, conjunctivitis, neurodermatitis, eczema, etc.

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

[Modern Research] Contains volatile oil, and the oil contains limonene, linalool, etc.The decoction has inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella, Salmonella typhi, etc. in vitro.The volatile oil of leaves can prevent children from allergic diarrhea to cow's milk.

See "Plant Names and Facts of Plants" for the bone-seeking style.It is the rhizome or whole plant of Aristolochia mollissima Hance., a perennial twining herbaceous plant of Aristolochiaceae.Mainly produced in Henan, Jiangsu, Hunan, Jiangxi and other places.

[Synonym] Xungufeng, Qinggufeng, Baimianfeng, Baimaovine, Huangmuxiang, Chuandijie, Dililac.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] bitter, flat.Return liver channel.

【Efficacy and Application】Expelling wind and dredging collaterals: used for rheumatic arthralgia, numbness of limbs, spasm of tendons, can be decocted in water, soaked in wine, or made into liquid extract, extract tablet, injection and other dosage forms. ; Can also be compatible with Clematis, Geranium, Chuanxiong and so on.Tongluozhipain: for epigastric pain, toothache, hernia pain, bruises.To treat epigastric pain, it is advisable to take the root decoction with water, or chew the raw medicine in the mouth and swallow it, or combine it with sea octopus, tangerine peel, etc.; to treat toothache, it can be decocted with a single decoction to rinse; to treat hernia pain, you can add boiled eggs to the fresh root Take it for food; treat bruises, decoct in water or soak in wine, take it, and mash fresh products for external application; treat hemorrhage in golden wounds, mash leaves and apply to wounds.In addition, washing with decoction can treat itchy skin.

In modern times, it is often used for rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis, stomach pain caused by various reasons, testicular pain, hookworm dermatitis, and for the treatment of cancer.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 10-15g; or steeped in wine.External application: appropriate amount, crushed for applying; decocted for gargle; or washed.

[Modern Research] Contains alkaloids, volatile oils, lactones, etc.The volatile oil and total alkaloids contained in it have obvious preventive effect on experimental arthritis in rats.The decoction has good effects on pain relief, swelling reduction and joint function improvement for rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis.It has inhibitory effect on mouse Ehrlich ascites tumor.It has inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus in vitro.

See "Compendium of Materia Medica" for carambola.It is the fruit of the evergreen shrub or small tree plant Averrhoa caramt) ola L. of the Oxalis family.Distributed in Yunnan, Guangdong, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangxi and other places.

[Synonyms] Wulianzi, Sanlianzi, Sanpo, Carambola, Sanlengzi, Suanwulong, Fenggu, Yangtao, Shanlian.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, sour, cold.Return lung, heart, small intestine channel.

【Efficacy and Application】Relieves throat and promotes body fluid: It is used for cough due to wind-heat, sore throat and polydipsia due to fever. You can eat carambola fresh.Purging fire and treating stranguria: used for aphtha of the mouth and tongue caused by excessive fire in the heart and small intestine, difficulty in urination, stone stranguria, fresh product pounded into juice, or decocted with honey and taken in water.In addition, this product is mashed and wrung juice, which can be used for malaria mother's lumps; fresh juice can be used to treat purulent ears.

Modern commonly used in hepatosplenomegaly, otitis media, bronchitis, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 15-60g; or raw food, twisted juice, 2-3 pieces.

[Modern Research] Contains oxalic acid, citric acid, malic acid, sucrose, fructose, glucose, etc.

See "Shen Nong's Herbal Classic" for actinolite.It is the ore of the silicate mineral Actinolite or Actinolite asbestus.Mainly produced in Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Hubei and other provinces.

[Synonym] Yangqishi, Baishi, Shisheng.

[meridian distribution of nature and flavor] salty, slightly warm.Return the kidney channel.

【Efficacy and application】Warming kidney and strengthening yang: It is used for male impotence, nocturnal emission, premature ejaculation, female uterine cold and infertility caused by kidney yang deficiency, as well as deficiency and cold of lower Jiao, cold waist and knee arthralgia. Psoraleae, Cuscuta, Morinda officinalis, and Cistanche are equally used as pills.For men who are cold and infertile, it can also be combined with chive seeds, pilose antler, dodder, and silkworm moths, such as Yangqishi pills ("Yan Shi Ji Sheng Fang"); , can also be compatible with dried ginger, Wuyu, velvet antler, Achyranthes bidentata, Rehmannia glutinosa, Atractylodes macrocephala, etc., such as Yangqishi pills ("Taiping Huimin Heji Bureau Prescription").

It is commonly used in modern times for impotence, infertility, infertility, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, etc.

【Usage and Dosage】Decoction: 3~6g; or into pills or powder, 1.5~3g.External application: appropriate amount, powdered for applying.

[Cautions for use] This product is generally not used in decoctions.People with yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire should not use it.It should not be taken for a long time.

[Modern Research] It mainly contains magnesium silicate, calcium silicate and a small amount of iron, aluminum, chromium, etc.

See "Materia Medica Tujing" for the shade fern.It is the rooted whole plant of the perennial herbaceous plant Botrychium ternatum (Thunb.) Sw.Distributed in the south and southwest of the Yangtze River Basin in my country.

[Synonyms] Yiduoyun, Potianyun, No Snake, Independent Golden Rooster, Coptis chinensis.

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

【Efficacy and application】clearing heat and detoxifying: used for sores and swollen poison, poisonous snake bites, decocted alone, or pounded fresh products for application.Pinggan Xifeng: for convulsive convulsions in children, used alone, decocted with rock sugar and a little water, or used in the same way as Commelina chinensis.Clearing the liver and improving eyesight: used for conjunctival congestion, swelling and pain, and cloudy eyes to cover the eyes. It can be used only as a powder or as a fresh product for eye drops.It can also be stewed with chicken liver to treat eye nebula.Clearing the lung and relieving cough: For lung-heat cough, whooping cough, or expectoration with bloody sputum, used alone or in combination with Houttuynia cordata and Morus alba.

In modern times, it is often used for boils, pharyngitis, tuberculosis, acute bronchitis, pneumonia, whooping cough, mastitis, snake bites, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 6~12g (fresh product 15~30g).External application: appropriate amount, smashed for applying.

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated in patients with spleen and stomach deficiency.

【Modern research】Contains fernin.

See "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" in defense.It is the root of the perennial winding vine of Fangji family, Stephania tetrandra S. Moore or the perennial climbing vine of Aristolochiaceae, Aristolochia fangchi Wu, etc.The former medicinal material is called Hanfangji, and it is mainly produced in Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei and other places; the latter medicinal material is called Mufangji, and it is mainly produced in Guangdong, Guangxi and other places.

[Synonyms] Han Fangji, Fen Fangji, Wood Fangji, Guang Fangji.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] bitter, pungent, cold.Return bladder, kidney, spleen channel.

【Efficacy and Application】Reducing water and reducing swelling: used for edema, bloating, beriberi.If it belongs to excess syndrome, it is often used together with Tinglizi, Jiaomu, rhubarb, etc., such as Jijiaolihuang Wan ("Golden Chamber Synopsis"); if it is a deficiency syndrome, it is often used with Astragalus, Atractylodes macrocephala, licorice, etc., such as Fangji Huangqi Decoction ( "Synopsis of the Golden Chamber").Expelling wind and relieving pain: used for wind-cold-damp arthralgia.For severe pathogenic wind, it is often combined with Fangfeng, Qianghuo, Duhuo, etc.; for damp-heat arthralgia, it is often combined with coix seed, talc, silkworm excrement, etc., such as Xuanbi Decoction ("Wenbing Tiaodian"); for cold-damp arthralgia, it can be combined with Fuzi , Cinnamon is equivalent to use.

In modern times, it is often used for rheumatoid arthritis, various neuralgia, cardiac edema, nephritis edema, dystrophic edema, high blood pressure, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 5-10g.

[Cautions for use] Fangji has a strong effect of diuresis and swelling, and Mufangji has a better effect of dispelling wind and relieving pain.This product is very bitter and cold, so it should not be used in large quantities, so as not to damage the stomach qi.Contraindicated for those with weak stomach qi and those with yin deficiency without damp heat.

[Modern research] Tetrandrine contains a variety of alkaloids, which have been isolated from tetrandrine A, B, C, hexine and water-soluble alkaloid Tetrandrine B6. In addition, it also contains flavonoid glycosides, phenols, organic Acid, volatile oil, etc.Tetradonki contains various alkaloids and phenolic components such as tetrandrine and B.Small doses of Fangji can stimulate the kidneys to increase urine output.The various alkaloids contained in it have the effects of lowering blood pressure (among which A and C are the strongest) and relaxing striated muscles for many animals.Tetrandrine also has blood vessel expansion, antipyretic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic and anti-cancer effects, and can stimulate the pituitary-adrenal cortex system to hyperfunction the cortex.Tetrandrine has a similar effect to A, but weaker.

Fangfeng see "Shen Nong's Materia Medica".The root of the perennial herbaceous plant parsnip Sposhnikovia divaricat (Turcz.) Schischk. of Umbelliferae.It is mainly produced in the three northeastern provinces, Inner Mongolia, Hebei and other places.

[Synonym] Qingfangfeng, Koufangfeng, Guanfangfeng, Dongfangfeng, Xifangfeng, Shanfangfeng.

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

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