Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chapter 56 Seven Paintings (4)
【Efficacy and application】clearing away heat and detoxifying: it is used for furuncles accumulated by heat and toxins, carbuncle sores, erysipelas, swelling and pain of hemorrhoids, snake and insect bites, fresh roots pounded and applied to the affected area, or compatible with Coptis chinensis, Scutellaria baicalensis, Yinhua, forsythia, Dandelion, etc.; used for Tianxing febrile disease, thirst and madness, fresh root pounded juice drink.Dissipating stasis and relieving pain: used for bruises, blood stasis swelling and pain, fracture pain, smashed, decocted in good wine, and smashed for external application.Cooling blood and hemostasis: used for hemoptysis, hematemesis, epistaxis, hematuria, metrorrhagia, purpura caused by heat-injured blood collaterals, used alone, or in combination with rhizome of rhizome of Rhizoma Imperatae, madder root, orientalis leaves, etc.Heat-clearing and anti-fetal: It is used for heat accumulation in the uterus, restless fetal movement, fetal bleeding, and unbearable abdominal pain. It can be compatible with Scutellaria baicalensis and Zhuru.To treat fetal leakage, it is often used with Cyperus cyperi, donkey-hide gelatin, angelica, shengdi, and sangjisheng.Diuretic to treat stranguria: It is used for urethral stagnation and astringency pain caused by damp-heat injection, obstructed urination, and cloudy. Pound Shiluo into powder, mix it with warm water.

In modern times, it is mostly used for bronchiectasis, gastrointestinal bleeding, urinary tract infection, nephritis edema, pregnancy edema, prostatitis, habitual abortion, red leucorrhea.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 4.5-15g; or pounded into juice.External application: smashed for applying or decocted for washing.

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated in patients with weak spleen and stomach, chronic illness and diarrhea, and diseases not caused by blood heat.

[Modern Research] Contains phenols, triterpenes (or sterols), chlorogenic acid, etc.The water-soluble injection of alcohol extract and chlorogenic acid derivatives after acidification of the extract can significantly shorten the bleeding and coagulation time of mice; it has a local hemostatic effect on the tail-docked wound of mice; the caffeic acid contained in ramie root The diethylammonium salt of cobalt 60.The irradiated mice can significantly increase white blood cells and platelets; it has inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus in vitro.

See "Compendium of Materia Medica" for banana leaves.It is the leaf of Musa basjoo Sied. et Zucc., a plant of the Musaceae family, distributed in the south of the Yangtze River Basin.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, light, cold.GUIXIN, Liver Channel.

【Efficacy and application】Reduce water and reduce swelling: Used for edema, dysuria, beriberi, and can be used as fumigation lotion or warm bath agent with decoction of gardenia jasminoides.Heat-clearing and detoxifying: for carbuncle sores, use powdered powder alone, and apply with ginger juice; for burns caused by water and fire, powdered powder, sesame oil, or egg white to apply.Huayu: used for fishbone throat.For single use, burn and store into powder, and send it with water or wine.In addition, it is only used for drying in the shade for storage, grind it into powder, add a little roasted salt, grind it evenly, and use it to wipe the teeth in the morning and evening. It has the effect of strengthening the teeth and preventing the teeth from loosening.

In modern times, it is often used for boils, nephritis, edema, burns, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 6-9g; or burned into powder, 0.5-1g.External application: Appropriate amount, smashed for applying or burnt into powder for applying.

For plantain root, see "Rihuazi Zhujia Materia Medica".It is the rhizome of Musa basjoo Sieb.et Zucc., a perennial herb of Musa family.

[Synonym] Banana head.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, cold.Return liver, spleen channel.

【Efficacy and application】clearing away heat and detoxification: used for fever, polydipsia, boils, erysipelas, pain, swelling and back pain.For febrile disease and polydipsia, use fresh twisted juice to drink alone; for boils, erysipelas, etc., use pounding and applying alone.Diuretic and damp-removing: for bleeding and upset, astringent and painful urination, it can be used together with Eclipta chinensis; for jaundice, it can be smashed with Arthia chinensis and gentian; for leucorrhea, it can be taken with stewed pork.In addition, smashing the juice and applying it externally can cure incompatibility of sores; decoction and rinsing can cure toothache.

Modern commonly used for colds, high blood pressure, hepatitis, dysentery, urinary tract infection, otitis media, traumatic bleeding and so on.

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

Sumu see "Newly Revised Materia Medica".It is the dry heartwood of Caesalpinia sappan L., an evergreen small tree of the leguminous family.Produced in Guangxi, Guangdong, Taiwan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan and other places.

[Synonyms] Sufangmu, Hongchai, Chimu, Sufang.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, salty, flat.Guixin, Liver and Spleen Channel.

【Application】Promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis: used for amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea due to stagnation of blood, often combined with angelica, chuanxiong, safflower, Achyranthes bidentata, etc., such as Tongjing pills ("Classification of Syndromes"); used for postpartum haemorrhage, It is often used with lotus leaf, peony, cinnamon, turtle shell, etc., such as Sufangyin ("Shengji Zonglu"); for confidant pain, often compatible with salvia miltiorrhiza, Chuanxiong, Corydalis, etc.; used for carbuncle For swollen sores, it can be used in the same way as honeysuckle, forsythia, and Angelica dahurica.Reducing swelling and relieving pain: used for bruises, blood stasis, swelling and pain, often used together with frankincense, safflower, and dried blood, such as Balisan ("Yi Zong Jin Jian").In addition, applying superfine powder to the affected area for bandage and fixation can cure broken fingers.

In modern times, it is often used for bruises, fractures, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 3-9g; or grind into powder, boil paste.External application: appropriate amount, powdered and sprinkled.

【Caution】Not suitable for pregnant women and menorrhagia.

[Modern Research] Contains brazilian hematoxylin, hematoxylin, β-mysinol glucoside, etc.The decoction has sedative and hypnotic effects on animals, and can resist the convulsive effect of strychnine on mice; it can enhance the contractility of isolated frog hearts and resist the inhibition caused by drugs such as chloral hydrate.The infusion and decoction have significant antibacterial effects on Salmonella typhi, Shigella, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Haemophilus influenzae, Staphylococcus aureus, beta-hemolytic streptococcus, and Streptococcus pneumoniae, and have significant antibacterial effects on Bordetella pertussis , Streptococcus pneumoniae also have antibacterial effect.

See Su Hexiang's "Bielu of Famous Doctors".It is the resin secreted by the styrax Liquidambarorientalis Mill.Mainly produced in Turkey.It is cultivated in Guangxi, my country.In early summer, the bark is wounded or cut deep to the xylem, so that fragrant resin is produced and penetrates into the bark.Peel off the bark in autumn and extract the aromatic resin, which is common styrax.Dissolve it in ethanol, filter, and evaporate the ethanol to obtain refined styrax.

[Synonym] Suhe sesame oil, Suhe oil, Diyouliu.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] pungent, warm.aromatic.GUIXIN, Spleen Channel.

【Efficacy and Application】Resuscitate and eliminate phlegm: for stroke, sudden coma, trismus, unconsciousness and cold evil, phlegm turbidity internal closure, can be used with benzoin, musk, borneol, clove, sandalwood, etc., such as Styrax Pills ("Taiping Huimin Heji Bureau Prescription").In addition, it can also be used for chest pain and heartache by using its ability to resuscitate and eliminate phlegm. For example, "Guanxin Suhe Pill" is made from this product with sandalwood, frankincense, green wood incense, and borneol.If styrax is dissolved in alcohol and applied externally, it can also treat frostbite.

Modern commonly used in coronary heart disease angina pectoris, myocardial infarction and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Oral administration: into pills and powders, 1-0.3g per dose, not into decoction.External application: Appropriate amount, dissolved in ethanol, applied.

【Cautions for use】This product is a warm-opening medicine, and it is only suitable for cold-closed syndrome. It is contraindicated for those with heat-closed or qi-deficiency.

【Modern Research】Contains cinnamic acid, α- and β-styresinol, cinnamic acid ester, oleanolic acid, etc.Suhe balsam can dilate coronary blood vessels and relieve angina pectoris.It is also a stimulating expectorant with weak antibacterial effect and can be used for various respiratory infections.Used topically, it relieves inflammation, such as eczema and itching, and promotes the healing of ulcers and wounds.

See "National Compilation of Chinese Herbal Medicine" for cycads.It is the leaf of Cycas revoluta Thunb., an evergreen shrub or tree of Cycas family.Distributed in Fujian and Guangdong, it is now widely cultivated in various places.

[Synonym] Dafengwei, Panjiaoye, Tieshuye.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, light, flat.Return liver, stomach warp.

【Efficacy and application】Regulating qi and relieving pain: It is used for abdominal distension and pain caused by stagnation of liver and stomach qi, hypochondriac pain, hiccups, and headache. It is often taken with decoction alone.Promoting blood circulation and promoting blood stasis: used for amenorrhea, dystocia, bruises, knife wounds and hematemesis caused by blood stasis.To treat amenorrhea, often burn charcoal to store sex, and take red wine; to treat dystocia, often decoct it with water; to treat bruises, it can be applied with the original distiller's grains; Bleeding from knife wound, burnt black powder and sprinkled on the affected area.In addition, decoction with palm charcoal and lotus leaf charcoal can cure metrorrhagia.Resolving phlegm and relieving cough: It is used for cough with excessive phlegm caused by phlegm dampness blocking the lung, decocted in water and taken.

In modern times, it is often used for superficial gastritis, gastric ulcer, intercostal neuralgia, irregular menstruation, bruises, traumatic bleeding, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, liver cancer, cervical cancer, etc.For liver cancer, it can be decocted with Shuyangquan and Banzhilian 30g each; for cervical cancer, it can be decocted with red dates. Decoction.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-15g; or boiled, powdered and taken.External application: appropriate amount, incinerated; or calcined into powder for application.

[Modern Research] Contains cycad biflavones, cypress biflavones, etc.

See "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" for Chixiaodou.It is the seed of Phaseolus calcaratus Roxb. or Phaseolus angularis Wight.The former is produced in Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi and other places; the latter is cultivated all over the country.

[synonym] red bean, red bean, red bean.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, sour, slightly cold.GUIXIN, small intestine channel.

【Efficacy and Application】Reducing water and reducing swelling: used for edema, beriberi and asthenic edema.For edema and beriberi, it is often used together with mulberry root white skin and perilla, such as Chixiaodou Decoction ("Shengji Zonglu"); for asthenic edema, it can be decocted with groundnuts and red dates for long-term use.Promoting dampness and reducing jaundice: for damp-heat jaundice, it can be used with ephedra, forsythia, and Morus alba, such as ephedra and forsythia chixiaodou decoction ("Treatise on Febrile Diseases").Heat-clearing and detoxifying: used for intestinal abscess and carbuncle caused by heat-toxin, redness, swelling and heat pain, erysipelas, mumps.To treat intestinal abscess, it is often used together with coix seed, Fangji, and licorice, such as Chidou Coixen Decoction ("Shortcut to Ulcer Branch").To treat sores, carbuncles, and mumps, use the powder alone, mix it with water or vinegar for external application, or take it orally; you can also mix it with Chixiaodou powder and hibiscus leaf powder.In addition, just use boiled soup to drink, can produce breast milk, and treat breast milk retention.

Modern commonly used in acute jaundice hepatitis, nephritis, dystrophic edema, diabetes, mumps, appendicitis, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-30g; or powder.External application: appropriate amount, formulated by Shengyan for applying.

[Cautions for use] Use with caution in patients with Yin deficiency and Jin injury.

[Modern Research] Contains protein, fat, sugar, trace vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, calcium, iron, phosphorus, etc.Also contains triterpenoid saponins.

See "Shen Nong's Herbal Classic" for red stone fat.Halloysite is a monoclinic polyhydrate kaolin.Produced in Fujian, Henan, Jiangsu, Shaanxi, Hubei, Shandong, Anhui, Shanxi and other places.

[synonym] laterite, red stone soil.

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

【Efficacy and application】Astringent intestinal antidiarrheal: used for chronic diarrhea, dysentery, pus and blood in the stool, and prolapse of the anus.To treat dysentery due to deficiency and cold, pus and blood in the stool, it is compatible with dried ginger and japonica rice, that is, Taohua Decoction ("Treatise on Febrile Diseases"); "On"), equal parts with Fulonggan for external use as powder, to treat prolapse of the anus.Gucengzhi belt: used for metrorrhagia, often combined with arborvitae leaves and squid bones, and calcined for final dose, that is, Chishi Zhisan ("Taiping Shenghui Fang").Promoting muscle and suppressing sores: It is used for sores that do not close after a long time, eczema, and eczema soaked in pus.If it is sprinkled with Chinese gallnut and rosin powder, it can also treat traumatic bleeding.

Modern commonly used in chronic dysentery, chronic colitis, menorrhagia, traumatic bleeding and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-12g, or into pills or powder.External application: powdered and sprinkled, or adjusted for applying.

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated in patients with stagnation of dampness and heat.Pregnant women take it with caution.

[Modern Research] Mainly contains hydrated aluminum silicate, iron oxide and other substances.Oral administration can absorb poisons in the digestive tract, such as phosphorus, mercury, bacterial toxins, and products of abnormal food fermentation.Protects against inflamed gastrointestinal mucosa.Has a hemostatic effect on gastrointestinal bleeding.

Radix Paeoniae Rubra see "Ben Cao Jing Ji Zhu".It is the root of Paeomia lactiflora Pall., Paeonia obovata Maxim., Paeonia veitchii Lynch., a perennial herb of Ranunculaceae.Mainly produced in Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Jilin.

[Synonym] Radix Paeoniae Rubra, Radix Paeoniae Rubra, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Radix Paeoniae Ruba.

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

【Efficacy and application】clearing heat and cooling blood: used for various diseases caused by blood heat.Treat blood heat carbuncle, heat pain, often with angelica, Chuanxiong, Yinhua, forsythia, etc. ("Essential Prescriptions for Emergencies").Dispersing blood stasis and relieving pain: used for amenorrhea due to blood stagnation, postpartum stagnant abdominal pain, can be used with angelica, chuanxiong, peach kernel, safflower, paojiang, etc. , peach kernel, etc.; to treat blood stasis and headache, it can be compatible with Chuanxiong, Baizhi, Angelica, Qianghuo, etc.; to treat chest pain and heart pain, it can be compatible with Chuanxiong, Jiangxiang, safflower, and Danshen, which is Guanxin No. [-] prescription.Clearing the liver and venting the fire: It is used for conjunctival congestion, swelling and pain caused by inflammation of the liver and hypochondriac pain caused by stagnation of Qi and stagnation of the liver.The former is often used with chrysanthemum, Prunella vulgaris, and cassia seeds; the latter is often used with Bupleurum, Cyperus cyperi, and tangerine peel.

In modern times, it is often used for amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, carbuncle, bruises, coronary heart disease, sequelae of concussion, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 4.5-9g; or into pills or powder.

[Cautions for use] People with blood deficiency should take it with caution, instead of veratrum.

[Modern Research] Contains paeoniflorin, paeonol, paeoniflorin, benzoic acid, tannins, etc.Paeoniflorin has antispasmodic effect on the stomach, intestine and uterine smooth muscle of experimental animals, and has analgesic, sedative, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, anti-ulcer effects, and can still increase the coronary flow of dogs.Radix Paeoniae Rubra decoction has inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus, Shigella, Salmonella typhi and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in vitro.

See "Suixiju Diet Spectrum" for red sugar.It is a red crystal obtained by refining the sap of Saccharumsinensis Roxb., a grass plant.

[Synonyms] Granulated sugar, purple sugar, black sugar, brown sugar, sliced ​​brown sugar.

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

【Efficacy and application】Helping the spleen and neutralizing the spleen: for diarrhea and phlegm, it can be decocted with ebony plum; for vomiting, it can be decocted with ginger juice.Promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis: It is used for postpartum abdominal pain caused by stagnant blood stasis, and it can be taken alone.Moisturizing the lungs and relieving cough: It is used for wheezing, coughing and restlessness caused by dryness of the lungs and body fluid injury. It is often used together with ginger juice.In addition, this product is simmered on a tile, ground into powder, mixed with vegetable oil and applied, which can cure water and fire burns.

In modern times, it is mostly used for women's postpartum haemorrhage, burns, physical weakness and weakness.

[Usage and Dosage] Oral administration: Chonghua with boiling water, wine or medicinal juice, 9-15g.External application: Appropriate amount, applied with water, or powdered for application.

[Cautions for use] People with phlegm dampness should not take it.

Chi Fuling see "Compendium of Materia Medica".It is the light red part of the dry sclerotia near the outer skin of Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf.The place of origin is the same as Poria cocos.

[Synonym] Chiling, Chifu.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, light, flat.Guixin, spleen, small intestine, bladder channel.

[Function and Application] Penetrating dampness and heat: It is used for dysuria and poor drainage caused by dampness and heat in the small intestine and bladder.

It is commonly used in modern times for acute urethritis, cystitis, urinary stones, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 6-12g; or into pills or powder.

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated in patients with deficiency cold, essence slippery or qi deficiency.

See "Plant Names and Facts Map Research" for red shins.It is the whole herb of Polygonum runcinatum Buch-Ham. and Polygonum runcinatum Buch-Ham.var.sinense Hemsl.Distributed in Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places.

[Synonym] Huadie, Hualianqiao, Sanxue Lian, Butterfly Grass, Nine Dragon Pan, Huaxue Pill, Sanxue Pill, Jinbuchang.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] bitter, sour, pungent, cold.Return liver, spleen, heart, lung, large intestine channel.

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