Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chapter 54 Seven Paintings (2)
【Modern Research】Contains tannins, etc.

See "Compendium of Materia Medica" for bayberry bark.It is the bark of Myrica rubra Sieb. et Zucc.

[Synonym] bayberry skin.

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

【Efficacy and Application】Regulating qi and harmonizing: used for gas stagnation in the stomach and intestines, vomiting in the nausea area, fullness in the abdomen, no desire to eat or drink, used alone, or used in the same way as Qingmuxiang.Activating blood circulation and healing wounds: used for bruises and sprains, it can be compatible with Bailiang golden root, soaked in wine for 10 days, and rubbed on the affected area; it can also be soaked in children's stool for 7 days with the root of Schisandra chinensis, sliced ​​and dried, added cumin to grind powder, rice wine Wash it down.Detoxification and healing of sores: used for swelling and pain of sores, water and fire burns, powdered and applied.In addition, external application of the powder alone can also treat traumatic bleeding.

It is commonly used in modern times for gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcers, bruises, fractures, burns, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-15g; or soak in wine; or into pills or powder.External application: Appropriate amount, decocted for fumigation and washing, or powdered for applying.

[Modern Research] Contains flavonoids, etc.It has inhibitory effect on Shigella, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and so on.

See "Compendium of Materia Medica" for soybean oil.Fatty oil extracted from the seeds of the leguminous plant Glycine max (L.) Merr.

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

【Efficacy and Application】Intestinal laxative: For intestinal dryness and constipation, only use stewed warm drink.In addition, it can also cure scabies when applied to the affected area alone.

It is commonly used in modern times for large bowel secrete and acute intestinal obstruction.

[Usage and Dosage] Oral administration: Stewed warm drink, 30-60g.External application: apply the medicine to the affected area.

[Modern Research] Contains fatty acids, β-carotene, vitamin E (namely tocopherol) and so on.

For watercress green, see "Plant Names and Facts".It is the whole herb or root of Peperomia reflexa (Lf) A. Dietr., a 1-year-old succulent herbaceous plant of the pepper family.Distributed in Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other places.

[Synonym] Watercress deer title grass, rock tendon grass, watercress grass, stone resurgence.

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

【Efficacy and Application】Stimulate tendons and activate blood circulation, dispel wind and dehumidify: for bruises, rheumatic arthralgia, can be soaked in wine or decocted in water.Treat bruises and fractures, fresh grass can also be smashed and applied to the affected area.Detoxification and detumescence: for sores, swelling and pain, take the fresh product and mash it, add a little salt and apply it externally.Eliminating phlegm and relieving cough: used for fatigue cough, asthma, pertussis, etc., decocted with water alone, or soaked in wine for consumption.In addition, taking it over a simmer with pepper and brown sugar can cure watery diarrhea.

Modern commonly used in rheumatoid arthritis, bruises, bronchitis, whooping cough and so on.

【Usage and Dosage】Decoction: 9~15g.External application: appropriate amount, pounded for applying; decocted for washing.

Yuanhua see "Shen Nong's Herbal Classic".It is the flower bud of Daphne genkzcva Sieb.et Zucc., a deciduous shrub of Daphneaceae.Mainly produced in Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Sichuan, Shandong, Hunan and other places.

[Synonym] Vinegar Daphne Flower, Naoyuhua, Cotton Strip, Dawg Tiao Flower, Silver Belt.

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

【Efficacy and application】Drinking water by purging: It is used for body and face edema, hydrops in the chest and flanks, abdominal edema, constipation. It works like Euphorbia and Gansui, but it can especially purify the chest and flanks and drink it alone or in combination. Gansui, Euphorbia, Jujube, Morning Glory, etc., such as Shizao Decoction ("Treatise on Febrile Diseases"), Zhouche Wan ("Jingyue Quanshu").Insecticide treatment of sores: used for head sores, alopecia areata, stubborn tinea, powdered for single use, or co-ground with realgar, and lard paste for external application.In addition, decocting water for gargling, or rubbing powder into powder to make heat can cure toothache.

It is commonly used in modern times for exudative pleurisy, ascites due to cirrhosis, viral hepatitis, schizophrenia, epilepsy, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 1.5-3g, or into pills or powder.External application: Appropriate amount, powdered for applying or decocted for gargle.

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated for those with weak constitution and pregnant women.Anti-licorice.

[Modern Research] Contains genkwain, hydroxygenkwain, apigenin, benzoic acid and sitosterol, etc.Genkwain can stimulate the intestinal mucosa, causing severe watery diarrhea and abdominal pain.Oral administration of decoction to rats and intravenous injection of anesthetized dogs can cause diuretic effect.Water infusion has inhibitory effect on some skin fungi in vitro.It has antitussive and expectorant effects on experimental animals.

See "Wu Pu Materia Medica" for daphne root.It is the root of Daphne genkwa Sieb.et Zucc. of Daphne genkwa Sieb.et Zucc.

[Synonym] Golden belt, yellow euphorbia, Shu mulberry, iron cowhide.

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

【Efficacy and Application】Remove swelling with water: For those with edema and solid body, use it alone as the end, and take it with warm water in hollow.Detoxification and detumescence: used for breast abscess and fish navel furuncle, which persists after long-term treatment.To treat mastitis, use it alone to mash it, stuff it into the nostril of the affected side, or decoct it in water; to treat umbilical furunculosis, it is often applied externally with saponins, alum, and black beans, such as genkwa root ointment ("Taiping Shenghuifang") ").If smashed into juice and taken, it can also cure scrofula.

Modern commonly used in neurodermatitis, acute mastitis, rhinitis and so on.To treat neurodermatitis, it can be powdered and applied with vinegar or wine.For the treatment of acute mastitis, fresh roots can be taken to remove the outer skin and wood core, chopped and mashed, kneaded into small balls, stuffed in the nostrils, and taken out after about 20 minutes with a hot feeling.It can also be made into a 5% dipping solution, which can be used to stuff the nose after dipping in the medicine with a cotton ball.To treat rhinitis, take 100g root and chop it up, immerse it in 30mL of 75% ethanol for 100 weeks, soak 2-2 drops of genkwa tincture with soybean-sized cotton ball, wrap it with sterile cotton, stuff it between the inferior turbinate and nasal septum, paranasal sinuses Inflammation can be stuffed in the middle nasal passage, once a day, 3 to 1 hours each time, 1 times as a course of treatment.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 1.5-4.5g, or pounded into juice or into pills or powder.External application: Grind into powder for applying, or boil for ointment.

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated for weak constitution and pregnant women.Anti-licorice.

[Modern Research] The root bark contains genigenin, genigenin, β-sitosterol, etc.It can induce labor in animals.The carbonic acid dissolved part of the root has obvious excitatory effect on the uterus of animals.

See "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" for catkins.It is a processed product of Ulmusmacrocarpa Hance, a deciduous small tree or shrub Ulmusmacrocarpa Hance.It is mainly produced in North China and Northeast China.

[synonym] stinky catkin, mountain elm, white catkin, big fruit elm paste.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] pungent, bitter, flat.Return spleen, stomach warp.

【Efficacy and application】Removing accumulation and killing insects: It is used for abdominal pain caused by insect accumulation and malnutrition in children.To treat insect accumulation, use it alone as the powder, take it with rice drink, or mix it with Lei Wan and dry lacquer as the powder, and take it with warm water, that is, catkin powder ("Miraculously Effective Prescription"), and can also be used with neem root bark, Shijunzi, Betel nuts and others are combined into pills, such as Huachong pills ("Yi Fang Ji Jie"); to treat malnutrition in children, it is often used together with Codonopsis, Atractylodes macrocephala, Chinese yam, and Gallinaceae and other spleen-invigorating and Qi-invigorating drugs.In addition, single use as the end, mixed with honey, can cure scabies and tinea eczema.

In modern times, it is often used for ascariasis, pinworm disease, and malnutrition in children.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 4.5-9g; or into pills and powders; external application: powdered for application.

[Cautions for use] Take it with caution for those with weak spleen and stomach.

【Modern Research】Contains tannic acid, etc.Alcohol extracts have significant pest control effects on Ascaris suum, earthworms, and leeches in vitro.The water infusion has different degrees of inhibitory effects on some common pathogenic skin fungi in test tubes.

For turnip seeds, see "Bielu of Famous Doctors".It is the seed of Brassica rapa L., a 2-year-old herbaceous plant of Brassicaceae.It is grown all over the country.

[Synonym] Manjingzi.

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

【Efficacy and Application】Nourishing the liver and improving eyesight: For green blindness and dark eyes, steamed, dried, ground into powder, mixed with water, or decocted.Dispelling dampness and diuresis: used for dysuria, pregnancy edema, damp-heat jaundice, can be ground into powder and taken after mixing.

Modern commonly used in blue blindness, jaundice and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 3-9g; or powdered.External application: appropriate amount, powdered for applying.

Rutaceae see "Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine".It is the whole plant of Cymbopogon distans (Nees) A.Camus., a perennial herb of Gramineae.Distributed in Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places.

[Synonym] Zhuge grass, citronella sinensis grass, citronella grass, shoot vanilla, lime grass.

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

【Efficacy and application】Expelling wind and dampness: used for rheumatic arthralgia, it can be decocted with Herba sinensis, Achyranthes bidentata, and Shenjincao.Released to relieve summer heat: used for exogenous pathogenesis in summer, vomiting and diarrhea abdominal pain, decocted with water alone; or used together with herb, papaya, magnolia officinalis, ginger, and licorice.Relieving cough and asthma: for wind-cold cough and asthma, it can be combined with perilla, five horses, mulberry leaves, and upside-down beef root; for lung heat and dry cough, it can be combined with sand ginseng, radix radix, mulberry root bark, bellflower, Coltsfoot and licorice are equally used.

It is commonly used in modern times for acute and chronic bronchitis, rheumatoid arthritis, summer heat and cold.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-15g (large dose 30-60g); or soak in wine.External application: appropriate amount, smashed for applying; or decocted for fumigation.

[Modern Research] Contains acidic saponins, tannins, proteins, mucus, sugars, volatile oils, etc.It has antitussive and antiasthmatic effects, and can inhibit isolated rabbit intestinal smooth muscle.In vitro tests have different degrees of inhibitory effects on Gram-positive cocci and bacilli, Gram-negative cocci and bacilli.

For brassicae, see "Emergency Prescriptions for Emergencies·Food Treatment".It is the seed of Brassica campestris L.var.oleifera DC., a 1-year or 2-year-old herbaceous plant of Brassicaceae.It is mainly produced in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

[synonym] rapeseed.

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

【Efficacy and application】Break blood and promote qi: used for blood stasis and dysmenorrhea, postpartum lochia persistent, blood knots rushing to the heart and stinging pain, often mixed with angelica, osmanthus, and red peony as the end, that is, Brassica powder ).Reducing swelling and dissipating stagnation: used for mastitis and swollen toxins, powdered for application or oil-pressed application; used for bruises, powdered with millet, keel, and vinegar to make a plaster for the affected area.Laxative: For constipation, it can be decocted with Magnolia Bark, Angelica, Citrus aurantium.

In modern times, it is commonly used in postpartum placental residual, contraception, constipation, adhesive intestinal obstruction, etc.For contraception, 12g of brassica seeds, 9g of raw land, 9g of white peony root, 9g of angelica, 3g of Chuanxiong, decocted in water, taken for 3 days after menstruation, can prevent pregnancy for 1 month; for intestinal obstruction, 150g of brassica seeds can be used , cumin 60g, decoct in water, and take it several times.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 5-10g; or into pills or powder.External application: appropriate amount, powdered for applying.

【Cautions】Do not take if you have loose stools.

[Modern Research] Contains 40% to 50% fat, 23% protein, rutin, etc.

See "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" for amaranthus.It is the stem and leaf of Amaranthus mangostanus L., an annual herbaceous plant of Amaranthaceae.It is cultivated all over the country.

[synonym] amaranth, green amaranth.

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

【Efficacy and application】clearing heat and stopping dysentery: used for red and white diarrhea, can be boiled under water to cook porridge, that is, purple amaranth porridge ("Shouqin Pension New Book").Purging and clearing the orifices: used for bowel obstruction, decocted with water alone.In addition, washing with decoction can cure lacquer sores and itching; amaranth stalks can be ground into calcined powder, and a little borneol can be applied to the affected area to treat yellow water sores and hemorrhoids.

Modern commonly used in bacillary dysentery, enteritis, hemorrhoids and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 30-60g; or porridge; or pounded juice.External application: appropriate amount, decocted for washing; or crushed for applying.

[Modern Research] Stems contain unsaturated fatty acids and palmitic acid with linoleic acid as the main component; leaves contain amaranthin, palmitic acid, linolenic acid, triacylglycerol, vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, etc.It has a strong antibacterial effect on Gram-positive bacteria and Gram-negative bacteria.

See "Southern Yunnan Ben Cao Tu Shuo" for peanuts.It is the seed of Arachishypogaea L., a 1-year-old herbaceous plant of the family Fabaceae.It is cultivated all over the country.

[Synonym] Longevity fruit, groundnut, fanguo.

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

【Efficacy and application】Moisturizing the lungs and relieving cough: It is used for dry cough and can be taken with rock sugar decoction.Moistening bowel and laxative: used for intestinal dryness and constipation, single use, Shengyan powder or chewing.Harmonizing the stomach and increasing milk: used for nausea and indigestion and insufficient milk.To treat nausea, you can eat more fried peanuts every day; to treat less milk, you can stew it with a pig's trotter.In addition, if you take it with 100g of Chixiaodou and red dates each in soup, it can prevent athlete's foot.

It is commonly used in modern times for chronic bronchitis, habitual constipation, and roundworm intestinal obstruction.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 60-90g; or grind into powder and take after mixing with water, 10-15g each time.

[Cautions for use] It is not suitable for people with excessive dampness in the body, slippery intestines and diarrhea.

【Modern Research】Seeds contain fatty oil, nitrogen, starch, cellulose, water, and ash.In addition to protein, nitrogenous substances also include amino acids, lecithin, purine, betaine and choline.Vitamins include vitamin B1, pantothenic acid, biotin, and tocopherol.The seeds also contain triterpene saponins, pyrocatechol-type tannins, colorless cyanidin, colorless delphinidin and arachidantin, etc.The seeds contain a certain phytohemagglutinin, which can stagnate human red blood cells treated with sialidase, and is an anti-P lectin.Animal experiments have proved that peanut water solution can shorten coagulation time and recalcification time, improve plasma tolerance to heparin, and promote thrombus formation and prothrombin activity.Oral groundnut bark can reduce the fibrinolytic activity and shorten the clotting time of hemophiliacs to normal.

Zanthoxylum bungeanum see "Daily Materia Medica".For Rutaceae shrub or small tree pepper Zanthoxylumbungeanum Maxim.It is distributed in most parts of our country.

[Synonym] Chuanjiao, Shujiao, Qinjiao, Dianjiao.

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

【Efficacy and application】Warming the middle and dispelling cold: used for cold pain in the abdomen, vomiting, diarrhea, can be used with dried ginger and Codonopsis, such as Dajianzhong Decoction ("Golden Chamber Synopsis"); It is often used together with aconite and dried ginger, that is, Jiaofu Decoction, or stir-fry this product, wrap it in cloth and iron the sores; to treat diarrhea due to cold in the interior, it is often compatible with Cangzhu, such as Jiaozhu Wan ("Puji Fang").Insecticide and analgesic: used for ascaris abdominal pain, vomiting or ascariasis, used alone or together with ebony.For those who are suffering from cold, ginger, asarum, cinnamon twigs, etc. can be added, such as Lizhong'an Roundabout Decoction ("All Diseases Rejuvenating Spring");In addition, soaking in decoction can cure lacquer sores and chapped hands and feet; 6% decoction with brown sugar 30-60g, taken while hot, can regenerate milk; decoction with vinegar alone can cure toothache; single use, or Wash it with Sophora flavescens, Fructus Cnidii, Fructus Kochia, Phellodendron Phellodendron, etc., to cure eczema.

Modern commonly used for gastrointestinal spasm, acute gastritis, ascariasis, enterobiasis, ascariasis intestinal obstruction, biliary ascariasis, eczema, etc.To treat pinworms, you can use decoction alone to retain the enema.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 1.5-4.5g; or into pills or powder.External application: appropriate amount, powdered for applying; or decocted for soaking.

[Cautions for use] This product is pungent and toxic, so it should not be taken by those with Yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire.Pregnant women take it with caution.

[Modern research] Zanthoxylum bungeanum fruit contains volatile oil, which contains geraniol, limonene, etc., and also contains sterols, unsaturated organic acids, etc.A small amount of geraniol has an excitatory effect on the isolated rabbit intestine, while a large amount inhibits it.Alcohol also has a local anesthetic effect.Decoction in vitro against A, B hemolytic streptococcus, Staphylococcus pneumoniae, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Proteus, Salmonella typhi, Escherichia coli, Shigella sonneri, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and cholera Vibrio has inhibitory effect.

See "National Compilation of Chinese Herbal Medicine" for peanut clothes.It is the seed coat of Arachis hypogaea L., a leguminous plant.

[Synonym] Peanut coat, peanut skin.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, bitter, astringent, flat.Return liver, lung meridian.

【Efficacy and Application】Astringing and hemostasis: used for various bleeding syndromes, can be stewed with rock sugar; or compatible with large thistle and small thistle.Concentrating the lung and relieving cough: For qi-reversed cough, use peanut wrap alone, decoct with slow fire and add sugar.

Modern commonly used in hemophilia, thrombocytopenic purpura, postoperative bleeding, various internal bleeding, chronic bronchitis, etc.

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