Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chapter 60 Seven Paintings (8)
[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 6-9g; or into pills or powder.

[Cautions for use] Do not take if the fire is strong and the yang is strong and easy to move.

[Modern Research] Contains vitamin A substances, tannins, etc.

For myrrh, see "On the Properties of Medicine".It is the oleoresin exuded from the bark of olive shrub or tree Commiphoramyrrha Engl. or Balsa modendron eh renber gianum Berg.Mainly produced in Somalia, Ethiopia, Yemen and India.

[synonym] make myrrh, end medicine.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] bitter, flat.GUIXIN, Liver Channel.

【Efficacy and application】Promoting blood circulation and relieving pain: used for bruises, blood stasis, swelling and pain, often used with frankincense, dried blood, and safflower, such as Qilisan ("Liangfang Jixiu"); used for blood stasis and qi stagnation. All pains in trusted subordinates, women's amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, and postpartum abdominal pain. It is often used in the same way as safflower, Corydalis Corydalis, and Angelica.Reducing swelling and promoting granulation: used for carbuncle swelling and pain or sore ulceration.The former is often used together with frankincense, realgar, and musk, such as Xingxiao pills ("Taiping Huimin Heji Bureau Prescription"); Fusan ("Ulcer Medicine Encyclopedia").In addition, myrrh soaked in ethanol for external use can also treat aphtha, toothache, and sore throat.

In modern times, it is often used for bruises, thromboangiitis obliterans, angina pectoris of coronary heart disease, local suppurative infection, wounds that have not healed for a long time, stomatitis, pharyngitis, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, hyperlipidemia, etc.

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

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated for those without stasis and pregnant women.

[Modern Research] Contains resin, gum, volatile oil, etc.It has the effects of lowering blood fat, anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antibacterial.

Gallatum see "Hai Yao Materia Medica".It is the gall produced by the larvae of the gall wasps parasitic on the young branches of the Fagaceae plant gall tree Quercus itt fectoria Olivier.Produced in Greece, Turkey, Iran and other countries.

[Synonym] No food child, no stone, no stone.

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

【Efficacy and application】convergence and solidification: used for diarrhea in children with diarrhea, can be made into fine powder with simmering Heli Le, mixed with porridge and drink, that is, no stone powder ("Puji Fang"); used for children with intestinal deficiency and heat, Diarrhea and blood, severe abdominal pain, non-stop day and night, often combined with Burnet, Cortex Phellodendri, Coptis chinensis, and sour pomegranate, boiled batter with vinegar to make pills, and mixed with rice drink, that is, no stone pills ("Taiping Huimin Heji Bureau Prescription") ; used for hemorrhoids, excessive blood flow, often used together with Radix baicalensis, Leonurus, Divine Comedy, Cypress leaves, and Sang Er, that is, no stone powder ("Taiping Shenghui Fang"); used for Yin sweat, can be used alone to simmer Cook the ground powder, bathe it with warm soup first, and then apply it with ashes.Hemostasis and muscle growth: used for wound bleeding, sores that persist for a long time, powdered or applied alone.Analgesic: used for dental pain, single use as a powder, wrap 3g in cotton, bite it on the painful spot, spit out saliva, that is, powder without stones ("Shengji Zonglu").In addition, it can also eliminate phlegm and relieve cough, which can be used as appropriate.

In modern times, it is commonly used for bleeding hemorrhoids, traumatic bleeding, sores, chronic bronchitis, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 6-12g; or into pills or powder.External application: appropriate amount, powdered and sprinkled; or adjusted for applying.

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated for those with damp-heat stagnation or stagnation at the beginning of diarrhea.

[Modern Research] Contains tannin, gallic acid, syringic acid, resin, etc.It has the effects of lowering blood sugar concentration, inhibiting the central nervous system, and prolonging sleep time.

Chen Xiang see "Bielu of Famous Doctors".It is the resinous heartwood of Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.) Gilg. or Aquilariaagallocha Roxb., an evergreen tree of Thymelaeaceae.The former is mainly produced in Hainan, Guangdong, and Guangxi; the latter is mainly produced in India, Malaysia and other places.

[Synonym] helmet agarwood, agarwood slices, agarwood crumbs, honey fragrance, agarwood fragrance.

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

【Efficacy and application】Promoting qi and relieving pain: It is used for chest and diaphragm fullness and fullness of confidantes due to stagnation of cold and qi stagnation. ").If it is used together with ebony, woody, and betel nuts, it will be agarwood Simo Decoction ("Healthy Family Treasure").Lowering adverse flow and anti-vomiting: used for stomach-cold vomiting and hiccups, often used together with clove, white cardamom, perilla leaf, and persimmon pedicle, that is, Shenliuxiang powder.Warming the kidney and inhaling qi: used for dyspnea due to deficiency and coldness in the lower yuan, often combined with aconite and ginger, that is, agarwood powder; Hu is equivalent.

It is commonly used in modern times for chronic gastritis, gastric neurosis, bronchial asthma, emphysema, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 1.5-3g; grind into juice or into pills or powder.

[Cautions for use] Take it with caution for patients with yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire, and qi deficiency.

【Modern Research】Contains volatile oil and resin, etc.

Notopterygium see "Shen Nong's Materia Medica".It is the rhizome and root of Notopterygium incisum Ting. or Notopterygium forbesii Boiss., etc., a perennial herb of Umbelliferae.Mainly produced in Sichuan, Gansu and Qinghai.

[Synonyms] Sichuan Qianghuo, Xiqianghuo, Silkworm Qiang.

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

【Efficacy and application】Dispelling cold and relieving the exterior: used for exogenous wind-cold, aversion to cold, fever, headache, pain in the limbs and joints, often used with Fangfeng, Asarum, Chuanxiong, etc. .Tongbi Zhitong: For rheumatic arthralgia, pain in shoulders, arms, and extremities, it is often used in the same way as Duhuo, Fangfeng, and Vitex, such as Qianghuo Shengshi Decoction ("Internal and Internal Injury Discrimination").

Modern commonly used for colds, rheumatoid arthritis, glaucoma, tetanus, urticaria, skin itching, etc.

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

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated in patients with blood deficiency and arthralgia.

[Modern Research] Contains volatile oil, β-sitosterol, coumarin compounds, phenolic compounds, etc.Has sedation.Anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, anti-experimental arrhythmia and inhibition of skin fungi and Brucella.

Myrobalan see "Ben Cao Tu Jing".In order to make the fruit of Terrninalia chebulaRetz., a tall tree of Junziceae, it is mainly produced in Yunnan.

[Synonym] Myrobalan skin, myrobalan meat, stewed myrobalan, and myrobalan.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] bitter, sour, astringent, warm.Return spleen, lung, large intestine channel.

【Efficacy and application】Astringent intestine antidiarrheal: used for chronic diarrhea, chronic dysentery, and prolapse of the anus.For chronic dysentery, abdominal pain and partial heat, it can be used together with Coptidis Rhizome, Woody Fragrance, and Licorice, that is, Myrobalan powder ("Bao Ming Ji"); for chronic diarrhea of ​​deficiency and cold or prolapse of the anus, it can be combined with dried ginger, poppy shell, tangerine peel, etc. , such as Myrobalan Pisan ("Secret Collection of Orchid Room").Concentrating the lungs and relieving cough to open the sound: used for asthma and cough due to lung deficiency, or long-term cough aphonia, used together with Platycodon grandiflorum and licorice, that is, Myrobalan soup ("Xuanming Lun"); compatible with almonds and Tongcao, that is, Myrobalan drink ("Jisheng Argument").

Modern commonly used in chronic enteritis, dysentery, chronic pharyngitis, tuberculosis, chronic bronchitis, lobar pneumonia and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 3-9g; or into pills or powder.External application: appropriate amount, decocted in water for fumigation and washing.

[Caution for use] This product is sour and astringent, and has the disadvantage of retaining evil. It is contraindicated for those with phlegm, cough, and diarrhea at the beginning.

[Modern Research] Contains tannins, the main components of which are chebulic acid and chebulin.The decoction has inhibitory effects on Shigella, Salmonella typhi, Escherichia coli, Proteus, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, beta-hemolytic streptococcus and pneumococcus in vitro.This product is rich in tannins and has astringent effect on mucosal ulcers formed during bacillary dysentery or enteritis.Chebulin has papaverine-like smooth muscle antispasmodic effect.Myrobalan has a certain anti-experimental tumor effect.

For psoraleae, see "Lei Gong Pao Shao Lun".It is the fruit of Psoralea corylifolia L., an annual herbaceous plant of the leguminous family.Mainly produced in Sichuan, Henan, Shaanxi, Anhui and other places.

[Synonym] Poguzhi, Heiguzi, Poguzi, Poguzhi.

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

【Efficacy and application】Reinforcing kidney and strengthening yang: used for impotence and nocturnal emission due to deficiency of kidney yang, cold pain in waist and knees.To treat impotence, it is often used together with dodder, walnut, agarwood, etc., such as Buguzhi Wan ("Taiping Huiheji Bureau Prescription"); to treat cold pain or weakness in the waist and knees, it is often used together with Eucommia and walnut, that is, green moth Pills ("Taiping Huimin Heji Bureau Prescription").Consolidating semen and reducing urination: used for slippery semen, enuresis, and frequent urination.To treat slippery essence, often stir-fry it with green salt in equal parts; to treat enuresis in children, use it alone to stir-fry and grind it into powder; to treat excessive urination due to kidney qi deficiency and coldness, often take equal parts with fennel as pills, that is, broken paper pills ("" Jiazangfang").Supporting yang and stopping diarrhea: It is used for diarrhea caused by deficiency of spleen and kidney yang. It is often used together with nutmeg, schisandra, and evodia, namely Sishen Wan ("Internal Medicine Abstract").In addition, intramuscular injection of 50% psoralen injection, 1mL once a day, topical application of Buguye to the local leukoplakia, and exposure to ultraviolet light or sunlight at the same time can cure vitiligo.

Modern commonly used for impotence, enuresis, nervous frequent urination, benign prostatic hyperplasia, ulcerative colitis, allergic colitis, vitiligo and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 4.5-9g; or into pills or powder.External application: appropriate amount, powdered and rubbed; or soaked in wine and rubbed on.

[Cautions for use] This product is warm and dry, can injure yin and help fire, so it is contraindicated for people with yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire and dry stool.

[Modern Research] Contains psoriasis toxin, psoralen, isopsoralen, psoralen, isopsoralen, psoralen A, psoralen B, etc.Psoralen B can significantly dilate coronary blood vessels, excite the heart, and improve heart power in animals, and can resist frog heart failure caused by lactic acid.Psoralen has a certain effect on increasing the leukopenia caused by chemotherapy and radiation therapy.And has anti-experimental tumor effect.Isopsoralen has hypotensive, sedative and antispasmodic effects on anesthetized dogs.Psoralen and xanthotoxin are light-sensitive components that can promote the regeneration of melanin in the skin; they have hemostatic effect on gynecological bleeding.Bakuchiol has a strong inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus in vitro.

See "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" for Ganoderma lucidum.It is the whole plant of Ganoderma japonicum (Fr.) Lloyd or Ganoderma lucidum (Leyss.ex Fr.) Karst.The former is distributed in South China, Zhejiang, Fujian and other places; the latter is distributed in East China, Southwest China, South China, Hebei and Shanxi.

[Synonym] Ganoderma lucidum grass, wood Ganoderma lucidum, fungus Ganoderma lucidum.

[Sexual ignorance returns to the meridian] sweet, slightly bitter, flat.GUIXIN, Spleen, Lung Channel.

【Efficacy and application】Nourishing and strengthening: used for fatigue and infirmity, dizziness due to lack of food, used alone, or used with longan meat, Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, and angelica.Relieving cough and relieving asthma: For elderly or children with cough and asthma, decoct it with water alone, or use it with Codonopsis pilosula, pinellia, and schisandra.Nourishes the heart and calms the nerves: It is used for palpitations, insomnia and dreaminess caused by insufficient Qi and blood, and lack of nourishment of the mind.Used alone, or used with longan meat and jujube seed.

In modern times, it is often used for indigestion, chronic bronchitis in the elderly, bronchial asthma in children, hypercholesterolemia, leukopenia, coronary heart disease, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 3-15g; or into pills and powders, 1-3g.

[Modern Research] Contains mannitol, alkaloids, ergosterol, glucosamine, resins, polysaccharides, etc.According to animal experiments, it has sedative, cough-relieving, expectorant-expelling and cardiotonic effects.And it can improve the ability of mice to withstand hypoxia and improve myocardial blood supply.Ganoderma lucidum injection has weak cholesterol-lowering effect.It has an antispasmodic effect on certain smooth muscles.Polysaccharides have the effect of enhancing immune activity.

See "Bie Lu" by Lu Ying.It is the whole plant or root of Sambucus javanica Reinw.Distributed in South Central, Southeast, and Southwest.

[Synonym] Huohuo, elderberry, Paifeng vine, stinky grass, hero grass, octagonal hemp, Luodeda, aescinus, Zoumafeng.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, slightly bitter, flat.Return liver, kidney, large intestine, lung meridian.

【Efficacy and application】Expelling wind and removing dampness: used for rheumatic arthralgia, decocted with water alone.Promoting dampness and reducing jaundice: used for edema, dysuria, jaundice, decocted with water alone, or used in combination.Relieve tendons and activate blood circulation: For bruises and fractures, use fresh products alone to mash the affected area, or mash it with twigs and wine for external application; it can also be combined with angelica, white peony root, Chuanxiong, frankincense, etc., and refined into pills , rice wine delivery service.In addition, fresh leaves are smashed, a little egg white is smashed and applied to the affected area, which can cure sores; ground powder can be used to cure toothache, abdominal pain, etc., and has the effect of reducing swelling and relieving pain.

Modern commonly used in rheumatoid arthritis, nephritis edema, acute viral hepatitis, tonsillitis, bacillary dysentery, multiple boils, chronic bronchitis, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-15g (60-120g for fresh products).External application: appropriate amount, pounded for applying; or decocted for washing.

【Caution】Not suitable for pregnant women.

[Modern Research] Contains flavonoids, phenolic ingredients, tannins, sugars, chlorophyll, etc.Has a sedative effect.

See "National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicine" for Lu Yinggen.It is the root of Sambucus javanica Reinw., a plant of Honeysuckle family.

[Synonym] Capsule Polygonum root.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, sour, flat.Return liver, spleen, small intestine, urinary bladder channel.

【Efficacy and Application】Promoting blood circulation and dredging collaterals: used for bruises, fracture pain, rheumatic arthralgia, single use, boiled and filtered in half with water and wine, and seasoned with sugar.To treat sprains and contusions, fresh roots, scallions, and distiller's grains can also be smashed and applied to the affected area.Lishui Tonglin: For edema and fullness, difficulty urinating, used alone, or decocted with corn silk, raw astragalus, etc.; used for women with red and white vaginal discharge, can be stewed with pig small intestine.Cooling blood and detoxifying: used for vomiting and hemoptysis caused by blood heat, used alone, or decocted with leaves of arborvitae and burnet; used for carbuncle sores, fresh roots or leaves can be taken, smashed, and a little egg white Pound and apply to the affected area.

In modern times, it is often used for bruises, rheumatoid arthritis, nephritis edema, and women's vaginal discharge.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-15g (30-60g for fresh products).External application: appropriate amount, smashed for applying, or decocted for washing.

See "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" for donkey-hide gelatin.A gelatin block prepared from the dehaired hide of the equine donkey Equus asinus L.Mainly produced in Shandong, Hebei, Zhejiang, Henan and other places.

[Synonym] Raw donkey-hide gelatin, donkey-hide gelatin beads, Chen donkey-hide gelatin, donkey skin glue, clam powder, fried donkey-hide gelatin, fried donkey-hide gelatin with Puhuang, Fu Zhijiao.

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

【Efficacy and Application】Enriching blood and nourishing blood: It is used for various syndromes of blood deficiency, especially those caused by bleeding. "Disease Origin and Rhinoceros Candle"); if used with Guizhi, Licorice, Ginseng, etc., it can cure heart palpitations and pulse knots due to Qi deficiency and blood deficiency, such as Zhigancao Decoction ("Treatise on Febrile Diseases").Nourishing yin and moistening dryness: used for various diseases caused by yin deficiency, body fluid deficiency and blood dryness.Treat hyperactivity of fire due to yin deficiency, upset and insomnia, often used together with Coptis chinensis, Jizihuang, Scutellaria baicalensis, Radix Paeoniae Alba, and Rehmannia, such as Coptis Ejiao Decoction ("Treatise on Febrile Diseases"); to treat dry cough with heat due to lung deficiency, or bloody sputum, It is often used with aristolochia, burdock seed, almond, etc., such as Bufei Ejiao Decoction ("Febrile Diseases Discrimination"); to treat dryness and pathogenic injury to the lungs, dry cough without phlegm, dry nose and throat, upset and thirsty, often combined with Ophiopogon japonicus , mulberry leaves, and almonds are equally used, such as Qingzao Jiufei Decoction ("Medical Law").Hemostasis and miscarriage prevention: used for hematemesis and epistaxis due to yin deficiency and blood heat, it can be used with rehmannia glutinosa and Puhuang; used for metrorrhagia, menorrhagia, and pregnancy bleeding caused by women's Chongren deficiency, often combined with Rehmannia, Angelica, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Chuanxiong, Licorice, Artemisia argyi Charcoal, etc. are used equally, such as Jiaoai Decoction ("Synopsis of the Golden Chamber"); used for hematemesis, blood in the stool, and metrorrhagia when the spleen does not control the blood, often combined with Zaoxin soil, Shengdi, Atractylodes macrocephala, aconite, and licorice are used equally, such as Huangtu Decoction ("Synopsis of the Golden Chamber").Extinguishing wind and relieving convulsions: It is used in the late stage of febrile disease, yin deficiency causes wind, and sore hands and feet. It is often used together with tortoise shell and chicken yellow, such as Dading Fengzhu and Xiaodingfengzhu ("Warm Disease Tiaodian").

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