Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chapter 59 Seven Paintings (7)
【Efficacy and Application】Expelling phlegm and relieving cough: It is used for persistent phlegm obstruction, chest fullness, cough and shortness of breath, and thick sputum sometimes. It is used alone as powder, honeyed pills, and jujube soup, such as saponins pills ("Golden Chamber Synopses").Orifice opening and closing: used for apoplexy and epilepsy with excessive phlegm and orifice closure.For apoplexy, it can be combined with asarum, peppermint, southern star, pinellia, realgar, etc. as the end, blowing the nose and sneezing, such as Tongguan powder ("Danxi Xinfa Fuyu"); for epilepsy with excessive phlegm, dizziness Orifice closed, can be mixed with alum in equal parts as the end, mixed with warm water and vomited, such as Xisalisan ("Shengji Zonglu").If it is difficult to cure dry stool, it can be stored with calcined charcoal alone, ground into powder, and served with rice soup; it can also be ground into powder with the same amount of asarum.In addition, it can also dissipate stagnation and reduce swelling, dehumidify and kill insects. It is used for sores, tinea and scabies. It can be mixed with realgar, cnidium, light powder, etc. For sores and swollen end ulcers, it can be mashed with castor seeds and applied externally.

Modern commonly used in chronic bronchitis, cerebrovascular accident, epilepsy, roundworm intestinal obstruction, acute mastitis, scabies, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Oral administration: 1-3g in pills and powders.External application: Appropriate amount, ground into powder for nasal convulsion, or decocted for washing, or ground into powder for sprinkling, toning and applying, or decocting for application.

[Notes for use] Oral administration can irritate the gastrointestinal mucosa, causing vomiting and diarrhea, so it can only be used in small doses of powder or pills.Pregnant women should not take it.

【Modern Research】Contains several kinds of saponins, tannins, sitosterol, etc.In animal experiments, it can increase the secretion of mucous membranes in the respiratory tract and has an expectorant effect; it has an excitatory effect on the isolated rat uterus.In test tube, inhibited certain skin fungi.

See "Materia Medica Yanyi Supplement" for saponins.Gleditsia sinensis Lam. spines for legume soap.The origin is the same as that of acacia.

[synonym] saponins, soap needles, saponins, tianding, acacia thorns.

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

【Efficacy and application】Reducing swelling and expulsion of pus: used for carbuncle sores, breast abscess, scrofula and phlegm nucleus, often used with Shanjia, Yinhua, raw licorice, etc., such as Xianfang Huomingyin ("Xiaozhu Women's Good Prescription") ; carbuncle and pus into the ulcer, often with Astragalus, Angelica, Chuanxiong, Shanjia compatibility, namely Toupusan ("Surgery Authentic").Soufeng insecticide: for leprosy, tinea.To treat leprosy, it can be used with big maple seed oil and rhubarb, such as Zhuifeng San ("Syndrome and Treatment Guidelines"); to treat skin ringworm, it is often fried with vinegar and applied externally.

In modern times, it is often used for acute tonsillitis, mastitis, carbuncle, and milk obstruction.To treat acute tonsillitis, use 10g of water to decoct, and take it twice in the morning and evening.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 3-9g; or into pills or powder.External application: Appropriate amount, decocted with vinegar for application; powdered for sprinkling; or mixed for applying.

[Cautions for use] It is not suitable for those with carbuncle and ulcer.Pregnant women should not take it.

【Modern Research】Contains flavonoids, phenols, and saponins.

For mimosa, see "Lingnan Herb Collection".It is the whole plant of the legume plant Mimosa pudica.Distributed in East China, South China, and Southwest China.

[Synonym] Mimosa, drinking call grass, mimosa, induction grass.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, slightly cold.It is slightly poisonous.GUIXIN, Spleen Channel.

【Efficacy and application】clearing away heat and detoxification: For heat ulcers and herpes zoster, fresh leaves are mashed and applied externally.Soothe the nerves and calm down: used for restless sleep at night, insomnia, often used with Yajiao Teng, Polygala, Suanzaoren, etc.Clearing dampness and heat: used for dampness-heat diarrhea, stranguria syndrome, dysuria, often compatible with plantain, sea jinsha, akebia, etc.In addition, decocting 15g of Shenjincao with water and adding a little wine can cure bruises.

In modern times, it is often used for carbuncle furuncle, herpes zoster, gastroenteritis, urinary stones, neurasthenia, acute hepatitis, etc.For acute hepatitis, it can be decocted with water alone.

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

[Caution for use] This product has anesthetic effect, so it should not be taken too much when taken orally.Pregnant women should not take it.

[Modern Research] Mimosin and its glucoside, pinitol, etc.

See "Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine" for mimosa root.It is the root of Mimosa pudica L., a leguminous plant.

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

【Efficacy and application】Cough and phlegm: It is used for phlegm and cough caused by lung qi, and it is decocted with water alone.Dispelling dampness and dredging collaterals: for rheumatism arthralgia, single use soaked wine.Harmonizing stomach and eliminating accumulation: used for children with poor appetite, belching and swallowing sour, decocted with water alone; or compatible with hawthorn, radish, etc.

It is commonly used in modern times for chronic bronchitis, chronic gastritis, and indigestion in children.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-15g; or soak in wine.

【Modern Research】Contains alkaloids, lactones and flavonoid glycosides.In animal experiments, its decoction has obvious antitussive effect.It can resist the spasm effect of acetylcholine on the isolated rabbit intestine.In vitro tests, it has strong inhibitory effects on aureus, Staphylococcus albus, and catarrhal Branham, and also has inhibitory effects on Asian influenza A virus and rhinovirus type 17.

See "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" for Achyranthes bidentata.It is the root of Achyranthes bidentata Bl., a perennial herbaceous plant of Amaranthaceae.It is mainly produced in Henan, Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong and other places.

[Synonym] Huai knee, quasi-Achyranthes bidentata, Achyranthes bidentata, Huai Xi.

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

【Application】Promoting blood circulation and eliminating phlegm: used for irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, and postpartum abdominal pain due to blood stasis, often used with peach kernel, safflower, angelica, Chuanxiong, etc. Same use; for bruises, often compatible with Angelica, Chuanxiong, Dipsacus, etc.Invigorate liver and kidney, strengthen muscles and bones: for weakness of lower limbs, soreness of waist and knees caused by deficiency of liver and kidney, it can be combined with Eucommia, Dipsacus, Psoraleae, etc. Sanmiao Pills ("Medical True Story"): lower extremity joint pain caused by rheumatism, often compatible with Duhuo, papaya, Fangji, 萆薜, etc.Introduce blood downward: for hematemesis and epistaxis caused by blood heat, it can be used with Xiaoji, Maogen, gardenia, etc.; for gingival swelling, toothache and aphtha caused by yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire, it is often used in combination with rehmannia, gypsum, and Anemarrhena etc., such as Yunv Jian ("Jingyue Quanshu"); used for dizziness caused by hyperactivity of liver yang, often combined with ocher, keel, oysters, etc., such as Zhengan Xifeng Decoction ("Medical Zhongzhong Shenxilu").Diuretic to treat stranguria: It is used for dysuria and hematuria due to hot stranguria, and is often compatible with Qumai, talc, Tongcao, etc., such as Achyranthes Radix Decoction ("Bei Ji Qian Jin Yao Fang").In addition, Achyranthes bidentata is used for pounding and applying, which can cure the pain of gold sores.

In modern times, it is often used for high blood pressure, cerebral vasospasm headache, rheumatoid arthritis, acute urinary tract infection, bladder stones, irregular menstruation, acute tonsillitis, gingivitis, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-15g; or soaked in wine, stewed into ointment, or made into pills or powder.External application: appropriate amount, smashed for applying.

[Cautions for use] It is contraindicated for patients with depression of central qi, spleen deficiency and diarrhea, weakness of lower energy, loss of essence in dreams, menorrhagia and pregnant women.

[Modern Research] Containing triterpene saponins (one of which is oleanolic acid), a large amount of potassium salts, ecdysterone, achysterone, etc., alcohol infusion can inhibit experimental arthritis in rats.To a certain extent, it can relieve the experimental pain (writhing reaction) of mice.Fluid extract has excitatory effect on the uterus of various animals.It can temporarily lower the blood pressure of dogs and rabbits; it has a mild diuretic effect and can also inhibit the contraction of the heart and intestines.

See "Compendium of Materia Medica" for Gu Ya.It is the mature fruit of Oryza sativa L., which is processed and germinated.

[synonym] rice buds.

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

【Efficacy and application】Digesting and dissolving accumulation: used for stagnation of indigestion, fullness, and diarrhea. It can be decocted with hawthorn, divine comedy, and orange peel; it can also be compatible with Atractylodes macrocephala, amomum, and licorice.Spleen invigorating and appetizing: used for spleen deficiency, used alone, or made into pills or powdered with Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, Amomum seed, and roasted licorice, such as Gushen pills ("Danliao Collection of Proved Prescriptions").

It is commonly used in modern times for indigestion.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 10-15g (large dose, 30g); or powdered.

See "Kaibao Materia Medica" for Gujingcao.It is the inflorescence with flower stems of Eriocaulon buergerianum Koern., an annual herbaceous plant of the Eriocaulonaceae family.It is mainly produced in the Yangtze River Basin and various places in the south of the Yangtze River.

[Synonyms] Star Grass, Shrub Ear Grass, Pearl Grass.

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

【Efficacy and application】Evacuate wind-heat, improve eyesight and relieve nebula: It is used for wind-heat in liver meridian, conjunctival congestion, swelling and pain, nebula, bird's eye, partial orthotic headache, stewed duck liver alone, can also be taken with nepeta and gentian Grass and red peony are equally used, such as Gujing Longdansan ("Guidelines for Syndrome and Treatment").

Modern commonly used in acute conjunctivitis.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 6-15g; or into pills or powder.

[Cautions for use] It is contraindicated for those with blood deficiency and eye diseases.

【Modern Research】Water infusion has different degrees of inhibitory effect on Microsporum trichophyton Alduang's and Microsporum ferruginosa in test tubes.

Tortoise shell see "Shen Nong's Herbal Classic".It is the plastron of the turtle Chinemys reevesii (Gray).Mainly produced in Hubei, Anhui, Hunan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places.

[Synonym] Raw tortoise shell, roasted tortoise shell, tortoise shell, tortoise shell, broken tortoise shell.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] salty, sweet, cold.Return liver, heart, kidney channel.

【Applications】Nourishing Yin and subduing Yang: used for hyperactivity of fire due to yin deficiency, fatigue and heat caused by bone steaming, and night sweats. Hyperactivity, dizziness, often used together with Radix Asparagus, Scrophulariaceae, Keel, Oyster, etc., such as Zhengan Xifeng Decoction ("Medical Composite Chinese Shenxilu"); to treat heat and evil damage to yin, spasms of tendons, tetany, etc. Symptoms, often used with Radix Paeoniae Alba, Ophiopogon japonicus, and Habitat, such as Dading Fengzhu ("Warm Disease Tiaodian").Tonify the kidney and strengthen the bones: It is used for weakness of the waist and feet due to deficiency of kidney yin, weak muscles and bones, or incompatibility of fontanel in children. It is often used with tiger bone, rehmannia glutinosa, and white peony root, such as Huqian Pills ("Danxi Xinfa").Strengthen menstrual flow and stop metrorrhagia: It is used for menorrhagia due to yin deficiency and blood heat, metrorrhagia and vaginal discharge, often used together with white peony root, Phellodendron phellodendri, Toon root bark, Cyperus cyperi, such as Gujing pill ("Introduction to Medicine").Nourishing blood and nourishing the heart: used for palpitations due to guilty conscience, insomnia and forgetfulness, can be used with keel, polygala, calamus, etc., such as pillow pills ("Prescriptions for Emergencies").

In modern times, it is often used for neurasthenia, epilepsy, ADHD in children, hypertension, diabetes, rickets in children, sequelae of stroke, hyperthyroidism, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9~24g (preferably decocted first).

[Modern Research] Contains animal glue, keratin, fat, collagen, 18 kinds of amino acids and calcium, phosphorus, strontium, zinc, copper and other elements.It has the effects of antipyretic, blood enriching, sedative, anticoagulant, increasing coronary flow, improving hypoxia tolerance, enhancing immune function, and bidirectionally regulating DNA synthesis rate.

See "Materia Medica Chongyuan" for tortoise shell glue.Solid gelatin boiled for the carapace of the turtle Chinemys reevesii (Gray).

[Synonym] Tortoise shell cream, tortoise glue, tortoise shell glue.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, salty, flat.Return liver, kidney, heart channel.

【Application】Nourishing yin and nourishing blood: It is used for deficiency of kidney yin, deficiency of essence and blood caused by hot flashes, nocturnal emission, night sweats, soreness of the waist and knees, chronic illness and blood deficiency, sallow complexion, dizziness, palpitation and shortness of breath, single use It can be used in combination with rehmannia glutinosa, dogwood, yam, medlar, antler gum, and dodder; if hot flashes are steamed, it can be combined with Digupi, Yin Bupleurum, etc.Convergence and hemostasis: used for yin deficiency, tuberculosis, hemoptysis, menorrhagia, metrorrhagia and bleeding.For the treatment of hemoptysis due to yin deficiency, it can be used together with Baibu, donkey-hide gelatin, baiji, and northern root; for menorrhagia, uterine bleeding, it can be used in combination with donkey-hide gelatin, mugwort leaf charcoal, etc.

Modern commonly used in neurasthenia caused by endocrine dysfunction, severe anemia, sexual dysfunction, tuberculosis and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Oral administration: melted, 3-15g.

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated in patients with cold and damp stomach.

[Modern Research] It has the effect of significantly increasing the number of white blood cells in mice.

See "Compendium of Materia Medica" for winter jasmine.It is the flower of Jasminumnudiflorum Lindl., a deciduous shrub of the Oleaceae family.Distributed in Shandong, Shaanxi, Liaoning, Hunan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guizhou and other places.

[synonym] golden belt, golden plum, yellow plum, Qingming flower.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] bitter, pungent, flat.Return liver, lung, urinary bladder channel.

【Efficacy and application】clearing away heat and detoxifying: for cold and fever, headache and body pain, decocted with water alone; for sore throat, decocted with diandimei and licorice.Heat-clearing and diuretic: for urination pain, can be decocted with plantain 15g each.Promoting blood circulation and reducing swelling: used for bruises, bleeding from knife wounds, single use, appropriate amount smashed and applied to the affected area.

In modern times, it is commonly used for cold and fever, acute pharyngitis, urinary tract infection, bruises, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 10-15g; or powdered.External application: Appropriate amount, smashed and applied to the affected area; or mixed with sesame oil for rubbing.

See "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" for Xin Yi.It is the flower bud of Magnoliaceae deciduous shrub or tree Magnolialiliflora Desr. or Magnolia Magnoliadenudata Desr., etc.Mainly produced in Henan, Sichuan, Hunan, Anhui, Zhejiang and other places.

[Synonym] Magnolia bract, magnolia flower, wood pen flower, jasmine flower, ginger park flower.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] pungent, warm.Return lung, stomach warp.

【Efficacy and application】Dispersing wind and clearing the surface, dredging the nasal orifice: used for wind-cold cold, headache and stuffy nose, clear nasal discharge, can be used with Angelica dahurica, Fangfeng, Chuanxiong, etc.; used for exogenous wind-heat, headache and nasal congestion, runny nose , often used together with cocklebur, peppermint, and angelica, such as cocklebur powder ("Jishengfang").

Modern commonly used in rhinitis, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 3-9g; or into pills or powder.External application: Appropriate amount, ground into powder for stuffing the nose; or dipped in water and distilled for nasal drops.

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated in patients with yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire.

【Modern Research】Contains volatile oil, etc.The volatile oil has the effect of shrinking the blood vessels of the nasal mucosa; it has an excitatory effect on the uterus of animals in vivo and in vitro; it has an inhibitory effect on Candida albicans in vitro.The decoction has antihypertensive effect on intravenous injection of anesthetized animals.

For seabuckthorn, see "Chinese Herbal Medicines Commonly Used in Tibet".It is the fruit of the deciduous shrub or tree Hippophae rhamnoides L.Distributed in Northwest, North China and Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan and other places.

[synonym] vinegar willow fruit, sand date, vinegar willow, sour thorn, sour thorn.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sour, astringent, warm.Return lung, liver, stomach warp.

【Application】Strengthen the stomach and eliminate food: It is used for indigestion, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. It can be decocted with water alone or taken as an ointment.Resolving phlegm and relieving cough: for coughing with excessive phlegm, it can be mixed with white raisins, fenugreek, gardenia, and licorice in equal parts, add a little borneol, and take with warm water; for pulmonary abscess, it can be combined with fresh Houttuynia cordata , Campanulaceae are used equally.Promoting blood circulation and dispelling blood stasis: used for amenorrhea, bruises and bruises, and can be compatible with angelica and safflower.

In modern times, it is often used for indigestion, gastric ulcer, gastritis, weakness, irregular menstruation, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 3-9g; or into pills or powder.

[Modern Research] Contains flavonoids, vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin E, etc., dehydroascorbic acid, folic acid, and carotene.It has the functions of enhancing immune function, anti-tumor, increasing nutritional blood flow in mouse myocardium, improving myocardial microcirculation, reducing myocardial oxygen consumption, protecting liver, resisting gastric ulcer and anti-oxidation.

Sha Yuanzi see "Clinical Guide to Medical Records".It is the seed of Astragalus complanatus R.Br. or Astragalus chinensis L., a tall perennial herb of the leguminous family.Mainly produced in Northeast China, North China and other places.

[Synonym] Tribulus terrestris, Tribulus terrestris, Tribulus terrestris, Tongsha garden, Xiahuangcao.

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

[Application] Tonify the kidney and strengthen the essence: It is used for waist and knee pain due to deficiency of the kidney, nocturnal emission, premature ejaculation, and incontinence of urination.Nourish liver and improve eyesight: It is used for dizziness and blurred vision due to deficiency of both liver and kidney. It can be used alone as a powder, and it can be taken with boiled water after eating.

In modern times, it is often used for spermatorrhea, premature ejaculation, infertility, infertility, prostatitis, habitual abortion, viral myocarditis, cataract, central retinitis, optic atrophy, and juvenile myopia.

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