Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chapter 70 Eight Paintings (8)
[Synonym] Small fruit with upper leaves, stone string lotus.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, light, cool.Return lung, Liver Channel.

【Efficacy and Application】Moisturizing the lungs and resolving phlegm: It is used for tuberculosis cough, bloody sputum and chronic cough due to lung deficiency. It can be decocted with Baiji and Qixingcao.Menstrual relief and pain relief: for irregular menstruation, hernia abdominal pain, rheumatic arthralgia, decocted with water alone; for bruises, powdered alone, mixed with wine for external application.

Modern commonly used in tuberculosis hemoptysis, chronic bronchitis, chronic pharyngitis, bruises and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 6-12g.External application: appropriate amount, smashed for applying.

See "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" for Anemarrhena.It is the rhizome of Anemarrhe-na asphodeloide Bge., a perennial herb of Liliaceae.Mainly produced in Hebei, Shanxi and other places.

[Synonyms] Mao Zhimu, Guang Zhimu, Fei Zhimu, Yan Zhimu.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] bitter, sweet, cold.Return lung, stomach, kidney channel.

【Efficacy and Application】Clearing heat and purging fire: It is used for high fever, thirst, sweating and upset due to exogenous febrile diseases. It is often combined with gypsum, japonica rice, and licorice, that is, Baihu Decoction ("Treatise on Febrile Diseases").Nourish yin and lower fire: used for fever due to yin deficiency, night sweat due to bone steaming, often used together with Gentiana chinensis, Digupi, and Artemisia annua, such as Gentiana chinensis powder ("Health Treasure Book"); For dream diarrhea, backache, dry throat, night sweat and sore throat, it can be combined with Phellodendron Phellodendron and Dihuang, etc., such as Zhibai Dihuang Wan ("Yi Zong Jin Jian"); Tianhuafen is used together, that is, Yuye Decoction ("Medical Compassion in Chinese and Western Records").Clearing the lungs and moistening dryness: used for lung heat and dryness of the lungs and cough, often combined with Adenophora radix, Ophiopogon japonicus, Gypsum, Bellflower, Digupi, etc., such as Zhimu Ganju Decoction ("Zheng Yinmai Zhi").In addition, for chronic sore throat, dry throat and hoarseness, it is often used together with Scrophulariae Scrophulariae, Rehmannia, and Licorice.

Modern commonly used in Japanese encephalitis, epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis, tuberculosis, chronic bronchitis, urinary tract infection, diabetes, stomatitis, pharyngitis, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 6-12g.

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated for those with spleen and stomach deficiency and loose stools.

【Modern Research】Contains timosaponin.Anemarrhena extract has antipyretic effect on rabbit high fever caused by Escherichia coli.The decoction can inhibit Shigella, Proteus, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Salmonella typhi, Staphylococcus, Vibrio cholerae, Escherichia coli, Streptococcus pneumoniae, β-hemolytic streptococcus, Candida albicans, etc. effect.The water extract can reduce the blood sugar level of normal rabbits, especially for alloxan diabetic rabbits.

See "Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Chronicle" for weeping grass.It is the whole plant of Sedum sarmentosum Bge., a perennial succulent herbaceous plant of Crassulaceae.It is distributed throughout the north and south of my country.

【Synonym】Dogtooth Banzhi, Scutellaria barbata, Shamrock clover, Bermudagrass, Chicken tongue grass, Buddha nails.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, light, cool.Return lung, spleen, liver channel.

【Efficacy and application】clearing damp-heat: used for damp-heat jaundice, hypochondriac pain, used alone, or combined with Yinchen, Banlangen, Gardenia, etc.; For damp-heat diarrhea, it can be compatible with purslane, brocade, etc.Heat-clearing and detoxifying: used for sores, furuncles, lung abscesses, intestinal abscesses, breast abscesses, insect bites, sore throat, water and fire burns, etc.To treat sores, carbuncles, burns, and snake bites, you can mash fresh grass juice to take orally, and apply an appropriate amount of fresh grass mash to apply to the affected area; to treat sore throat, you can mash fresh grass juice to gargle.

Modern commonly used in acute and chronic hepatitis, enteritis, dysentery, cellulitis, mastitis, appendicitis, lung abscess, snake bites, burns, herpes zoster, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 15-30g (50-100g for fresh products); or pounded into juice.External application: appropriate amount, pounded for applying; or ground into powder for application; or extract juice for external application.

[Cautions for use] Take it with caution for people with spleen and stomach deficiency.

[Modern Research] Contains alkaloids, sucrose, fructose, etc.It has the functions of protecting the liver and reducing enzymes, and has inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Salmonella typhi, Candida albicans, etc.

For euonymus, see "Zhejiang Tianmu Yam Zhizhi".It is the stem bark or root of Euonymus oxyphylla Miq., a shrub in the Euonymus family.Distributed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Anhui, Sichuan and other places.

[Synonyms] Euonymus cones, Wulingzi, Vatica.

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

【Efficacy and application】Expelling wind and dampness: used for rheumatic arthralgia, decocted alone, or soaked in wine with Qianghuo, Fangfeng, Gentiana chinensis, Duhuo, safflower, madder, etc.Promoting blood circulation and stimulating menstruation: for amenorrhea due to deficiency and cold, and dysmenorrhea, it can be decocted with mugwort leaves and cumin; for bruises, decocted with water and wine, or smashed for external application.Diuresis and dampness removal: for edema and swelling, it can be decocted with morning glory; for eczema of the scrotum, decocted for fumigation and washing, or powdered and mixed with tung oil to apply to the affected area.

Modern commonly used in rheumatoid arthritis, bruises, eczema of the scrotum, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 15-30g.External application: Appropriate amount, decocted for fumigation and washing, or pounded for applying, or powdered for applying.

See "Materia Medica for Rescuing Famines" for Potentilla.It is the root or whole plant with roots of Potentilla chinensis Ser., a perennial herb of Rosaceae.Distributed in most parts of the country.

[Synonym] Turning cabbage, turning white grass, sky blue and white, old crow's claw.

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

【Efficacy and application】cooling blood and stopping dysentery: It is used for dysentery and abdominal pain, and is often used in the same way as amaranthus, pulsatilla, and ten major achievements.Cooling blood to stop bleeding: used for menorrhagia, metrorrhagia, epistaxis, hemoptysis, hematuria, hematochezia, etc. caused by blood heat.Decoct with fresh grass or dried products alone, add a small amount of brown sugar to take; it can also be combined with oriental cypress leaves, large thistles, small thistles, etc.

Modern commonly used in acute bacillary dysentery, amoebic dysentery, various bleeding diseases.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 15-30g; grind into powder or soak in wine.External application: appropriate amount, decocted for washing; or smashed for applying; or powdered for applying.

Let the gentleman see "Kaibao Chongding Materia Medica".The fruit of Quisqualisindica L. is used as a plant of the family of Junzi.Mainly produced in Sichuan, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places.

[Synonyms] Liuqiuzi, Wusuozi, Suoziguo, Dongjunzi, Bingganzi, Shijunrou.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, warm.It is slightly poisonous.Return spleen, stomach warp.

【Efficacy and application】killing insects and relieving pain: used for ascariasis and pinworm, especially for ascariasis.It can be chewed alone, or used in combination, such as decocting with betel nut.Eliminate accumulation and invigorate the spleen: It is used for infantile malnutrition, and is often compatible with Huhuanglian, Wuwen, Codonopsis, Atractylodes, etc.

Modern commonly used in ascariasis, pinworm and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-12g; or as pills or powder.

【Cautions】Do not take with hot tea.Eating too much or drinking hot tea can cause hiccups, vomiting, dizziness and other reactions, so it should not be used more often.

[Modern Research] Contains potassium gentic acid, etc.In vitro experiments have shown that potassium gentinate has a significant inhibitory effect on the whole body of Ascaria suum.

Arborvitae leaves see "On the Properties of Medicine".It is the twigs and leaves of Arborvitae Biota orientalis (L.) End.Produced in most parts of the country.

[synonym] cypress leaf, cluster cypress leaf, cypress leaf, arborvitae charcoal.

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

【Efficacy and Application】Cooling blood to stop bleeding: used for hemoptysis, hematemesis, epistaxis, hematuria, hematochezia, metrorrhagia caused by blood-heat, alone, or used in the same way with Chrysanthemum root, Daji, Xiaoji.Compatible with fresh land, fresh lotus leaves, and fresh mugwort leaves, that is, Sisheng Pills ("Women's Good Prescriptions"); if treating bleeding due to deficiency and cold, it can be combined with dried ginger and mugwort leaves, that is, Baiye Decoction ("Synopsis of the Golden Chamber") .Eliminates phlegm and relieves cough: For cough due to phlegm heat, used alone, or mixed with jujube as tea.Hair growth and antipruritic: for hair loss and scalp itching, fresh products can be soaked in 60% ethanol for 7 days, take the liquid and apply externally, 3 times a day, and can also be supplemented with Zhishouwu, Rehmannia glutinosa, Ligustrum lucidum, etc. Liver and kidney medicines are decocted together.Detoxification and dissipating stagnation: used for mild water and fire burns and mumps.For mild burns, it is mostly mixed with sesame oil at the end of arborvitae; for cheeks, it can be mixed with egg white at the end of arborvitae.In addition, decocting it with water alone as a tea drink can also cure high blood pressure.

Modern commonly used in acute and chronic bacillary dysentery, bronchitis, tuberculosis, whooping cough, gastrointestinal bleeding, alopecia areata, burns and scalds.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 6-12g; or as pills or powder.External application: appropriate amount, decocted for washing; pounded for applying; or powdered for applying.

[Cautions for use] This product is cold and cold, and taking it for a long time can easily cause dizziness, nausea, stomach discomfort, and loss of appetite.

[Modern research] Contains volatile oil, the oil mainly contains fennelone, thujene, thujone, pinene, etc.; flavonoids include quercetin, myricetin, kaempferol, cypress biflavones, and spiky fir Biflavones, isopimaric acid, tannins, etc.Animal experiments have proved that it has antitussive and expectorant effects, and has a relaxing effect on isolated tracheal smooth muscle.The decoction significantly shortened the bleeding time of mice and the coagulation time of rabbits, showing a certain hemostatic effect; it had a certain sedative effect on mice.In test tube, it has inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Branham catarrhalis, Shigella, Salmonella typhi, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Streptococcus beta-hemolytic, and Bacillus anthracicus.Alcohol dipping agent also has certain inhibitory effect on Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Perrin see "Materia Medica Renewed".It is the stem and leaf of Eupatorium fortrnei Turcz., a perennial herb of Compositae.Mainly produced in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hebei, Shandong, Guangxi, Sichuan and other places.

[Synonym] Bluegrass, Zeopsia, Perfume Orchid, Savannah, Vanilla, Pintail Phoenix, Perrin Leaf, Xingtoucao.

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

【Efficacy and application】Removing dampness and awakening the spleen: It is used for distension and fullness in the stomach and abdomen caused by damp resistance in the middle Jiao, reluctance to eat, nausea and vomiting, and is often used in combination with Huoxiang, Atractylodes atractylodes, and white cardamom.Because of its flat and fragrant nature, it is especially suitable for spleen meridians with damp heat and sweet and greasy taste in the spleen. It can be used alone or with Coptis chinensis and reed rhizome.Relieves heat and eliminates foulness: It is used for aversion to cold and fever caused by summer heat or damp temperature, head fullness and headache, chest tightness and loss of appetite.

It is commonly used in modern times for gastrointestinal colds and the like in summer.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 6-9g (9-15g for fresh products).

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated in patients with yin deficiency and qi deficiency.

【Modern Research】Contains volatile oil.It has a direct inhibitory effect on influenza virus.The water decoction has inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Sarcina, Proteus, Salmonella typhi, etc.

See "Guizhou Folk Medicine" for mountain bean root.It is the root of Campylotropis trigonoclada (Franck) Schindl., a small shrub of the leguminous family.Distributed in Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places.

[Synonym] Sanlengjin, Jianshuixiao, wild broad bean root.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] pungent, astringent, slightly sweet, flat.Return spleen, large intestine, small intestine, liver, gallbladder meridian.

【Efficacy and application】 o clearing away heat and promoting dampness: for damp-heat diarrhea, it can be decocted with fotanmu and purslane; for jaundice, it can be used together with jaundice grass, black leek, and plantain; for stranguria syndrome, For hematuria and edema, it can be used together with Imperata Imperatae, Pigpalm, Akebia, and Honeysuckle.Dispersing wind-heat: used for wind-heat and cold, often decocted with Bazihua and Yinhuateng.Promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis: For bruises, it can be used alone to mash, add a small amount of Tongji, mix well and apply to the affected area.

Modern commonly used for cold and fever, viral jaundice hepatitis, urinary tract infection, bruises, bacillary dysentery, enteritis, etc.

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

For frankincense, see "Bielu of Famous Doctors".It is the oil gum resin exuded from the bark of the olive plant Boswellia carleriiBirdw. and its congeners.It is mainly produced in Somalia, Ethiopia, southern Arabian Peninsula, Sudan, Libya, Turkey and other countries.

[Synonym] Smoked Luxiang, Nipple Incense, Xixiang, Tianzexiang, Bath Incense, Dropping Frankincense, Making Frankincense, Ming Frankincense.

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

【Efficacy and application】Promoting blood circulation, promoting qi and relieving pain: It is used for various pains caused by blood stasis and qi stagnation. Composed of myrrh, salvia, angelica.It can be used internally or externally to treat bruises and pain; to treat heart pain due to blood stasis, it can be combined with Chuanxiong, red peony, and salvia, etc. to relieve pain; to treat limb pain caused by blood stasis, it is often combined with angelica, scrophulariaceae, and holly. ; treat intestinal abscess and abdominal pain, use with red rattan, diding, Yinhua, forsythia, etc., such as red rattan decoction; if used with myrrh, realgar, and musk, Xingxiao pills ("Surgery Quansheng Ji"), It can cure carbuncle, gangrene, swelling and poison; if it is compatible with Gentiana chinensis, Qianghuo, Angelica, and Caulis Caulis, Juanbi Decoction ("Bai Yi Xuan Fang") can cure rheumatic arthralgia.Reducing swelling and promoting granulation: It is used for non-constriction after sores and ulcers. It is often used externally with myrrh powder, that is, Haifusan ("Complete Book of Ulcer Experience"), and it can also be used as a plaster.

Modern commonly used in coronary heart disease angina pectoris, liver cirrhosis, cerebrovascular accident, acute mastitis, thromboangiitis obliterans, bruises, acute suppurative infection, etc.

【Usage and Dosage】Decoction: 3-9g; or as pills or powder.External application: appropriate amount, ground into powder for applying; or plaster.

【Caution】Not suitable for pregnant women.

[Modern Research] Contains resin, gum, volatile oil, etc.Has an analgesic effect.

See "Materia Medica Mengguan" for gold foil.It is a paper-like sheet hammered with natural gold Native gold.

[Synonym] Jin Bo.

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

【Efficacy and application】Soothe the heart and calm the nerves: for heart palpitations, convulsions, epilepsy, mania, can use Tianzhuhuang, cinnabar, gall star, bezoar, realgar, pearl, musk, etc., grind powder and refine honey to make pills, gold foil for clothing, such as gold foil Zhenxin pill ("Shen's Zunsheng Book").Detoxification and treating sores: used for boils and swollen toxins, powdered for external use.

Modern commonly used for Japanese encephalitis, meningitis, toxic dysentery, hepatic encephalopathy, cerebrovascular accident, epilepsy, schizophrenia, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Oral administration: human pills and powders, generally used as pills and hanging clothes.External application: powdered and sprinkled.

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated in patients with deficiency of yang and qi stagnation, lower benefit and coldness.

[Modern Research] Mainly contains natural gold, and often contains a small amount of other metal elements such as silver and copper.

See "Compendium of Materia Medica" for kumquat.It is the fruit of Rutaceae kumquat Fortunella margarita (Lour.) Swingle, or golden bullet Fortunella crassifolia Swingle.Distributed in the southern provinces of my country.

[synonym] Lu orange, mountain orange.

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

【Efficacy and application】Regulating qi and resolving depression: used for chest tightness and hypochondriac pain caused by liver depression and qi stagnation, stomach pain and loss of appetite, used alone, or used together with Fructus aurantii and Woody Fructus.Resolving phlegm and sobering up: For cough with excessive phlegm and thirst due to alcohol injury, decoction or drink; or make tea.Digestion and appetizers: used for indigestion and loss of appetite, can be used alone with honey pickles, chew a few capsules after meals.

Modern commonly used in neurosis, chronic bronchitis, whooping cough, drunkenness and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 3-9g (15-30g for fresh products), or make tea, or chew.

[Modern Research] Contains ginseng, vitamin C, organic acids, etc.

See "Zhejiang Traditional Chinese Medicine Resources List" for Jin Zhuer.It is the whole plant of Lysimachia grammica Hance., a perennial cluster herbaceous plant of Primulaceae.Distributed in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Hubei, Sichuan and other places.

[Synonyms] Xiaoqie, Roadside Yellow, Xuegongxu, Five Star Yellow, Rehmannia Rehmanniae, Little Rescue, Gunshot Wound Medicine.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] pungent, bitter, cool.Return liver, small intestine, spleen channel.

【Application】Promoting qi and promoting blood circulation: For liver depression and hypochondriac pain, it can be decocted with plum blossom leaves and coriander, and taken with sugar; for bruises, use pounding and rubbing the affected area with wine.Diuretic and swelling: used for dysuria and edema, it can be decocted with plantain and water bulb heart.Pulling out toxins and reducing swelling: For carbuncle and sores, you can use fresh products, fresh dandelion, and Prunella vulgaris in equal parts, and pound the affected area together; or use rice vinegar and medicine to stir-fry the affected area.

In modern times, it is commonly used for bruises, nephritis, edema, and boils.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 15-30g; or pounded into juice.External application: appropriate amount, fresh products smashed for applying.

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