Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chapter 63 Eight Paintings (1)
For the green skin, see "The Classic of Materia Medica".It is the immature peel or young fruit of various tangerines such as Citrus tangerina Hort.et Tanaka or C. erythrosa Tanaka, an evergreen small tree of Rutaceae.Mainly produced in Fujian, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guizhou and other places in the south.

[synonym] small green peel, green orange peel, green orange peel, a green peel.

[Sexual ignorance meridian distribution] bitter, pungent, slightly warm.Return liver, gallbladder, spleen channel.

【Efficacy and Application】Soothing the liver and dispelling qi: used for distending pain in hypochondrium due to liver depression and qi stagnation, often used with Bupleurum, Citrus aurantium, Rhizoma Cyperi, Toosendan; Compatibility with leaves, dandelion, etc.; for hernia pain, it is often compatible with black medicine, toosendan, cumin, orange core, etc.; Compatibility such as frankincense.Dispelling accumulation and guiding stagnation: used for stagnation of qi due to food accumulation, fullness in the epigastric cavity, lack of food and belching, often combined with divine comedy, hawthorn, malt, etc., such as Qingpi pills ("Shen's Zunsheng Shu").

Modern commonly used in acute and chronic hepatitis, cholecystitis, hepatosplenomegaly, indigestion, intercostal neuralgia, mastitis, mammary gland hyperplasia, indirect inguinal hernia, orchitis, prostatitis, bronchial asthma, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 3-10g; or into pills or powder.

[Cautions for use] This product is strong in nature, and should be used with caution in patients with qi deficiency and excessive sweating.

[Modern Research] It mainly contains volatile oil, and the main components in the oil are limonene, citral and so on.It can increase the discharge of respiratory secretions, reduce the relative density (specific gravity) of secretions, and have an expectorant effect.Can promote the secretion of digestive juice and expel intestinal gas.

See "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" for green pea.It is the stem, leaf and root of Celosia argentea L., an annual herbaceous plant of Amaranthaceae.Wild or cultivated in most parts of the country.

[Synonym] Wormwood, cockscomb amaranth, oxtail flower, native cockscomb, pheasant comb.

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

【Efficacy and application】Dampness and insecticide: used for scabies, itching of skin sores, women's vulva itching, decocting water to fumigate and wash the affected area.Cooling blood and hemostasis: For bleeding from golden sores, mash fresh grass and apply to wounds.In addition, stewing 30g of its root with trotters can cure rheumatism and body pain.

It is commonly used in modern times for scabies, urticaria, vulvar itching, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 30-60g for fresh use.External application: appropriate amount, smashed for applying, or fumigated for washing.

【Modern Research】Contains a lot of oxalic acid and sugar.

For frogs, see "Rihuazi Zhujia Materia Medica".The whole of the internal organs are removed for Rana nigromaculata Hallowell or Rana plancyi Lataste of Ranaidae.The former is distributed in most parts of my country; the latter is mostly produced in the Yangtze River Basin and Jiangnan provinces.

[Synonym] Frog fish, frog, frog, green chicken, sitting fish, clam fish.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, cool.Return bladder, intestine, stomach warp.

【Efficacy and Application】Diuresis and swelling: for edema, single use, remove viscera, boil and add sugar, take 1 tablet each time; use for swelling and swelling of the abdomen, can be made into powder with mole cricket and Chen gourd, or made into pills, warmed Take rice wine; for damp-heat jaundice, dysuria, stew with raw lotus root.Heat-clearing and detoxifying: for hemorrhoids, you can use roasted and ground powder to apply to the affected area alone; for heat-toxin sores, mumps, and scabies, mash tadpoles and apply externally to the affected area; for poisonous dysentery, you can use frogs alone Crumble it, heat it on a tile, add a little musk to make a cake and paste it on the navel.Tonify deficiency and strengthen body: for postpartum physical weakness, boiled or decocted alone.

In modern times, it is often used for kidney disease edema, liver cirrhosis, ascites, jaundice, hemorrhoids, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Oral administration: decoction or cooking,] ~ 3 pieces; or into pills or powder.External application: appropriate amount, pounded for applying; or adjusted for applying.

[Modern Research] Contains protein, fat, carbohydrates, ash, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin C, niacin, etc.Skeletal muscle contains phosphocreatine, ATP, creatine, carnosine, amino acids, protein, glycogen, etc.

See "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" for Artemisia annua.It is the whole plant of Artemisia annua L. or Artemisia apiacea Hance, an annual herb of Compositae.Produced in most parts of the country.

[Synonyms] Artemisia, Artemisia, Sangengcao, Wild Artemisia, Black Artemisia, Fragrant Artemisia, Bitter Artemisia, Stinky Artemisia, Artemisia Annua, Stinky Artemisia annua.

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

【Efficacy and application】clearing heat and relieving summer heat: for exogenous summer heat, dizziness, chest tightness, nausea, single use, or with honeysuckle, lotus leaf, watermelon and green clothes, etc.; for children who feel heat and have trouble urinating, often use fresh products with it Plantain is used together.Antipyretic and steam removal: used for fever due to yin deficiency, hot flashes due to bone steam, and night sweats due to night heat.Cutting malaria: For malaria cold and heat, fresh products alone are decocted and taken orally, or pounded juice for oral administration; it is especially good for those who suffer from summer heat and dampness, and can be combined with Danzhuru and Pinellia, such as Haoqin Qingdan Decoction ("Popular Treatise on Febrile Diseases") ).Dispelling dampness and killing insects: used for skin eczema, scabies, and itching, can be mixed with mugwort leaf in appropriate amount, decocted in water for fumigation and washing.

In modern times, it is often used for unexplained fever, summer cold, heat stroke, malaria, tuberculosis, chronic bronchitis, seborrheic dermatitis, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 3-10g; or into pills, powder, or fresh product pounded into juice, 30-120g.External application: smashed for applying or decocted for fumigation.

【Cautions for use】Fresh products are better, and should not be fried for a long time.

[Modern Research] Contains volatile oil, and the oil contains artemisinone, isodermone, etc.In addition, it still contains scopolamine, scopolamine and artemisia lactone B, etc.It can replace chloroquine to inhibit the reproduction of various types of malaria parasite schizonts and stop the attack. It has the advantages of high efficiency, quick effect, low toxicity, and easy usage.The water infusion is diluted in test tubes, and it has inhibitory effect on some skin fungi.The ethanol extract has the effect of killing Leptospira in test tube.

For Qingdai, see "On the Properties of Medicine".It is Baphicacanthus cusia (Nees) Brem., Polygonum tinctorium Ait., Isatis tinctoria L., I. indigotica Fort., or I. indigotica Fort. Dried pigment obtained from processed stems and leaves of Indigofera tinctoria L.It is mainly produced in Fujian, Yunnan, Jiangsu, Hebei, and Anhui. Hebei, Fujian, and Yunnan produce the most, and Fujian produces the best quality, known as Jianqingdai.Processing and harvesting in summer and autumn.

[synonym] indigo flower, green clam powder, green tank flower, lake flower, indigo flower.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] salty, cold.Return liver, lung, stomach warp.

【Efficacy and application】clearing away heat and detoxification: used for heat-toxin sores, aphtha of the mouth and tongue, thrush in children, yellow water sores, erysipelas, eczema, often used together with Phellodendron cortex, gypsum, and talc, powdered and sprinkled dry, or mixed with oil for external application, That is Qingdai Powder ("Experience Prescription"); used for mumps swelling and pain, used alone, or with an appropriate amount of borneol, mixed with warm water and applied to the affected area.Cooling blood and eliminating plaques: used for hematemesis, hemoptysis, epistaxis and heat-toxin-induced plaques caused by blood heat, often compatible with rehmannia root, gypsum, scutellaria baicalensis, jasmine jasmine, cohosh, etc., such as Qingdai gypsum decoction "On"); to treat epistaxis, use absorbent cotton or gauze dipped in Qingdai and blood charcoal to stuff the nose.Clearing the liver and purging fire: It is used for convulsions, convulsions, epilepsy, and coma caused by flaming liver fire and extremely hot wind. It can be used alone, or it can be used in combination with bezoar, gentian, coptis, uncaria, etc., such as Liangjing Wan ("Qian Yi Fang").Xiefei and relieving cough: used for lung meridian heat excess, phlegm-heat cough, often used together with Gualou Ren, Chuan Fritillaria, and sea pumice, that is, Qingdai Haishi Pills ("Zheng Yinmai Zhi").In addition, if it is used with Hu Lian, Gan Chan and Aloe Vera.It also treats children with malnutrition and fever.

Modern commonly used in influenza, mumps, Japanese encephalitis, chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, viral pneumonia, myocarditis, chronic myeloid leukemia, viral hepatitis, otitis media, oral ulcers, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 1.5-3g; or into pills or powder.External application: dry sprinkle or apply.

[Cautions for use] This product is cold and cold, and it is contraindicated for those with spleen and stomach deficiency.

[Modern Research] Contains indigo, indirubin, indigo brown, indigo, tannic acid, protein and a large amount of inorganic salts.Indirubin has a moderate inhibitory effect on transplanted tumors in animals.In vitro, it has inhibitory effect on leukemia cells of chronic myeloid and acute myeloid, and also promotes reticuloendothelial system and macrophage phagocytosis.Indigo suspension has a certain degree of protective effect on liver injury caused by carbon tetrachloride.The decoction has antibacterial effects on Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus anthracis, Shigella, and Vibrio cholerae in vitro.

See "Materia Medica Mengqi" for Qingmuxiang.It is the root of Aristoloch ia debilis Sieb.et Zucc. or Aristolochia contortaBge., a perennial deciduous vine of Aristolochiaceae.Mainly produced in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei, Hunan and other places.

[Synonym] Tuqingmuxiang, Aristolochia root, solitary root, Yunnan root, Qingtengxiang, snake ginseng root, Tianxian vine root, Baiqingmuxiang.

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

【Efficacy and application】Promoting qi and relieving pain: for hypochondriac pain, chest and abdomen distension, single use, or with Bupleurum, Cyperus cyperi, Xuanhu, tangerine peel, etc.; for Sha bloating and abdominal pain, single use pounded juice, or powder Take; used for hernia, often compatible with toosendan, orange core, etc.Heat-clearing and detoxifying: for carbuncle, swollen and furuncle, grind the powder alone, adjust and apply the affected area, or pound and apply fresh products; for poisonous snake bites, it can be ground into powder with realgar, mixed with wine for external application, and can also be compatible with Angelica dahurica for oral administration And external use, or with Andrographis paniculata, fleas, etc.; for diarrhea and abdominal pain, can be used alone to pound the juice, or dry products into powder, and can also be used with Pueraria root, Coptis chinensis, and woody fragrance.Dehumidification and antipruritic: used for skin eczema and itching, wash with decocted water alone, and grind it into powder and sprinkle it, or mix it with sesame oil, or combine it with alum, gall, calamine, etc.

It is commonly used in modern times for hypertension, chronic gastritis, indigestion, skin ulcers, eczema, enteritis, dysentery, small intestinal hernia, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 3-9g; or into pills and powders, 1.5-2g.External application: Appropriate amount, powdered for applying, or ground for application.

[Cautions for use] This product is bitter and cold, and it should be used with caution for those with spleen and stomach deficiency.Dosage should not be too much, taking too much can easily cause nausea and vomiting.

[Modern Research] Contains volatile oil, and the main components in the oil are aristolochone, aristolochic acid, and greenwood acid.Decoctions, tinctures, liquid extracts or hydrochloric acid extracts have certain antihypertensive and sedative effects on various animals after intravenous injection or oral administration.The extract has a mild inhibitory effect on intestinal motility in anesthetized dogs in situ and in dogs with chronic intestinal fistula.Aristolochic acid has inhibitory effect on mouse sarcoma 37 cells and mouse adenocarcinoma-755.It can also significantly increase the activity of phagocytes and enhance the defense function of the body.The total alkaloids of Akira sinensis have different degrees of inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli and Proteus.The acidic part of the greenwood ether solution has an emetic effect on pigeons and dogs.The volatile oil is poisonous to Ascaris suum.

Qingfengteng see "Compendium of Materia Medica".It is the stem vine of Sinomenium acutum (Thunb.) Rehd. et Wies., Diploclisia chinensisMerr., or Sabia japonica Maxim.Mainly produced in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hubei, Hunan and other places.

[Synonyms] Qingfengteng, Qingteng, Xunfengteng, Big-leaf Qingshenger, Zhuigufeng, Dafengteng.

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

【Efficacy and application】Dehumidification and treatment of numbness: used for rheumatic arthralgia, swelling and pain of limbs, crane knee wind, decocted, soaked in wine, or decocted to wash the affected area; it can also be compatible with angelica, red peony root, clematis, xugufeng , coix seed, etc.Expelling wind and dredging collaterals: used for wind-evil meridians with slanted eyes, speech failure, and drooling in the mouth. It can be compatible with white silkworm, white monkshood, scorpion, nepeta, and wind.Diuretic and swelling: used for edema, beriberi, and difficulty urinating caused by water-damp internal stagnation.

In modern times, it is mostly used for rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, facial paralysis, nephritis edema, urinary tract infection, sciatica, trigeminal neuralgia, carbuncle, malignant sore, injury and pain.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-15g; soak in wine or boil ointment.External application: appropriate amount, decocted for washing.

[Cautions for use] Pregnant women and those with physical weakness should use it with caution.

[Modern Research] Contains sinomenine, qingfengmenine, and white orchidine.Anti-inflammatory, analgesic, sedative, antitussive, antihypertensive, inhibit intestinal smooth muscle contraction, resist myocardial ischemia, protect reperfusion injury, and have obvious antagonistic effect on arrhythmia.

Young lady see "Compendium of Materia Medica".It is the dry whole worm of Lytta caraganae Pallas, an insect of the caraganae family.Mainly produced in Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang and other places.

[Synonyms] Yuanqing, Yuanqing, Qingniangchong, Acacia, Qingworm.

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

【Efficacy and Application】Removing blood stasis and resolving stagnation: used for scrofula due to stagnation of Qi and phlegm, it can be combined with Mylabris, Guixin, etc., pounded and ground into powder, and taken with wine.Diuretic attack: For rabies bites, difficulty urinating, use 3 green lady, 2 red lady, 5 mylabris, half a hippocampus, 0.3g of capers, 0.15g of frankincense, agarwood, bellflower each, a little ghee, Grind it into powder and take it with rice wine, 0.5-1g each time, once a day.

Modern commonly used in lymph node tuberculosis, rabies bite, small intestinal hernia.

[Usage and Dosage] Oral administration: Remove wings and head and feet, fry and broil, then decoct, 1-2 pieces (0.03-0.06g), or into pills or powder.

[Caution for use] This product is highly toxic and should be taken with caution when taken orally.Contraindicated for the weak and pregnant women.

【Modern Research】Contains cantharidin and fat.Pharmacological action reference mylabris.

See "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" for green 葙子.It is the seed of Celosia argentea L., an annual herbaceous plant of Amaranthaceae.Produced in most parts of the country.

[Synonym] Oxtail Hanako, Gouweizi.

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

【Efficacy and application】Cleansing the liver and improving eyesight: It is used for red eyes, swelling and pain caused by inflammation of the liver, cloudy eyes, dim vision, and blue blindness.Suppressing liver and subduing yang: used for dizziness, headache, upset, tinnitus due to hyperactivity of liver yang, used alone, or combined with Prunella vulgaris, Kudingcha, wild chrysanthemum, etc.

Modern commonly used in hypertension, acute conjunctivitis, cataract, blepharitis, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-15g.

[Modern Research] Contains fatty oil (mainly green scorpion oil) and rich potassium nitrate and niacin.Animal experiments have proved that fennel has antihypertensive effect.

See "Jiangxi Herbal Medicine" for the green jasmine flower.It is the inflorescence of Celosia argentea L., a plant of the family Amaranthaceae.

[Synonym] Pen head flower.

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

【Efficacy and Application】Cooling blood to stop bleeding: It is used for hematemesis caused by blood heat, epistaxis, bleeding, menorrhagia, metrorrhagia, decocted with water alone, or stewed with pork.For epistaxis, it can also be decocted with Selaginella and brown sugar.Clearing the liver and improving eyesight: For conjunctival congestion, swelling and pain, and nebula, decocted or taken alone, or decocted to wash the eyes.

Modern commonly used in a variety of bleeding disorders, acute conjunctivitis, keratitis and so on.

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

See "Food Materia Medica" for roses.It is the bud or the first flower of Rosa rugosa Thunb., a shrub of the Rosaceae family.Mainly produced in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shandong, Sichuan, Hebei and other places.

[Synonym] Wandering flower, pen head flower, lake flower, thorn rose flower.

【Nature and flavor return to the classics】Sweet, slightly bitter, warm.Return to the liver and spleen meridians.

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