Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chapter 74 Eight Paintings (12)
See "Ben Cao Tu Jing" for Yanzhou Selaginella.It is the whole herb of Selaginella involved (Sw.) Spring, a perennial herb of Selaginellaceae.It is mainly distributed in the south of the Yangtze River.

[Synonym] Jinbuhuan, Frog Claw, Selaginella, Selaginella, Millennium Cypress, Dicypress Branch, Pine Cypress Grass.

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

【Efficacy and Application】Cooling blood to stop bleeding: used for various internal and external bleeding syndromes caused by blood heat.To treat hematemesis and epistaxis, it can be combined with Shengdi, Rhizoma Imperatae, etc.; to treat hematuria, it can be combined with Puhuang, Rhizome Imperatae, and thistle; to treat traumatic bleeding, it can be ground into powder for external application alone.Clearing damp-heat: used for damp-heat jaundice, stranguria, edema, decocted alone or in combination.To treat jaundice, it can be combined with Yinxingcao, Desmodium, Polygonum cuspidatum, etc.Resolving phlegm and relieving cough: For phlegm-heat cough, often decocted with rock sugar water.

In modern times, it is mostly used for viral jaundice hepatitis, cholecystitis, leukorrhea, and various hemorrhagic diseases.Cholecystitis can be treated with 60g of this product, 15g of Prunella vulgaris, 9g each of Bupleurum, Radix Paeoniae Rubra, and Scutellaria baicalensis, decocted in water.In addition, grind powder, adjust and apply tea oil, and treat burns and scalds.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 10-15g (30-60g for fresh).External application: appropriate amount, crushed for applying; or powdered for applying.

[Modern Research] Contains trehalose, etc.It has the functions of inhibiting Salmonella typhi, Shigella and Staphylococcus aureus.

See "Compendium of Materia Medica".It is the inflorescence of Rhododendron molle (Bl.) G.Don, a deciduous shrub of the Rhododendron family.Distributed in East China, Southwest, Central South.

[Synonym] Azalea flower, tiger flower, three money three, a cup of drunkenness, yellow rhododendron flower.

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

【Efficacy and application】Expelling wind and dredging collaterals: for rheumatism obstinate numbness, numbness of limbs, astringent speech, steamed with wine alone, dried in the sun and ground into powder for consumption; or take 120g of Naoyanghua, 30g of Rosa chinensis root, 500mL of shochu, seal and soak For one month, take 1-15 mL of medicinal wine every night.Analgesic: for windworm toothache, it can be made into powder with Aconitum aconitum, melted into wax into pills, wrapped in cotton and 20 pill to bite; for headache, fresh products smashed and applied externally to the back of the head or sore spots.In addition, smashing and rubbing fresh products on the affected area can cure stubborn ringworm and itching; smashing them together with Xiaobangu and Zeilan, heating them with wine and applying them externally can cure wound pain.

Modern commonly used for headache, toothache, rheumatic joint pain and various neuralgia.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 0.3-0.6g; soaked in wine or taken as pills or powder.External application: rubbing.

[Caution for use] This product is poisonous and should not be taken frequently or for a long time.Those with physical weakness should not take it.

【Modern Research】Flowers contain toxic components of wood toxin and heatherin.It has analgesic and antibacterial effects.

For calamine, see "Wai Dan Materia Medica".It is the ore of the carbonate mineral smithsonite Smithsonite.Mainly produced in Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan and other places.

[synonym] sweet stone, lugan stone, flying calamine.

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

【Efficacy and Application】Improve eyesight and relieve nebula: For conjunctival redness and swelling, it can be used as powder with weathered nitrate as powder, and put on eyes with water; for nebula to cover eyes, it can be used as powder with green alum and park nitrate as powder, boiled water to dissolve , Warm eye wash.Reducing dampness and suppressing sores: used for ulcers, skin eczema, etc.To treat ulcers that are not constricted and dripping with pus, it can be combined with Phellodendron Phellodendron, talc, gypsum, etc. to be ground into powder for external use, or mixed with keel as powder, and mixed with the affected area, such as Pingjisan ("Yuyaoyuan Fang"); It can be mixed with clam powder, Galla gall, Coptis chinensis, etc., for external mixing, such as Yinhanshishiitching prescription ("Renzhai Zhizhi Fang").

现代常用于慢性溃疡、接触性皮炎、各种睑缘炎、急性结膜炎、翼状胬肉、角膜翳等。治疗眼病，常用炉甘石（黄连水飞）20g、琥珀1.5g、煅珊瑚1.5g、冰片6g、珍珠0.4g、4朱砂1g、麝香0.4g、硼砂2g、熊胆2.5g，共研细末，点于眼眦内，即八宝眼药。

【Usage and Dosage】External application: Appropriate amount, apply to eyes with water; grind into powder and sprinkle; or adjust for application.

[Modern research] Mainly contains zinc carbonate, and still contains a small amount of calcium oxide, magnesium oxide, iron oxide, manganese oxide, etc.Calcined calamine mainly contains zinc oxide.It can partially absorb wound exudate, has moderate antiseptic, astringent and protective effects, and can also inhibit the growth of local Staphylococcus.

Tung root see "Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine".It is the root of Aleurites fordii Hemsl. of Euphorbiaceae plant.It is mainly distributed in the Yangtze River Basin and south of it.

[synonym] tung tree root, tung oil tree root.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, pungent, cold.poisonous.Return spleen, lung, small intestine, kidney channel.

【Efficacy and application】Removing accumulation and lowering qi: used for food accumulation and fullness, infantile malnutrition, decocted with water or stewed meat.Diuresis and swelling: for edema, difficulty urinating, decocted with water alone.Resolving phlegm and relieving asthma: For tuberculosis and cough, use stewed pork alone; for asthma, it can be decocted with salt skin root and rock sugar in an appropriate amount.Repelling ascariasis and killing insects: used for ascariasis, powdered for single use.In addition, the fresh skin is mashed and applied externally, which can cure sores and scabies.

In modern times, it is mostly used for indigestion, indigestion, nephritis, edema, ascariasis, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 12-18g (30-60g for fresh products); or powdered; stewed meat; soaked in wine.External application: appropriate amount, smashed for applying.

See "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" for Zelan.It is the stem and leaf of Lycopus lucidus Turcz., a perennial herbaceous plant of Lamiaceae.There are many distributions in the north and south of my country.

[Synonym] Sweet potato seedlings, grass Zelan.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] bitter, pungent, slightly warm.Return liver, spleen, small intestine channel. [Application] Promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis: used for irregular menstruation, menstrual pain, blood stagnation amenorrhea, postpartum stagnant abdominal pain, often used with angelica, salvia, white peony root, Cyperus cyperi; used for bruises, stasis and swelling Pain, can be compatible with peach kernel, safflower, Jiangxiang, Angelica, Chuanxiong, etc.; for carbuncle sores, can be mashed for external application, decocted and taken, or used with Silver Flower, Angelica, and Licorice.Promoting water and reducing swelling: used for dysuria and body and face edema, and can be used together with Fangji.

In modern times, it is often used for women's irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, bruises, acute nephritis, edema, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 4.5-10g, or into pills or powder.External application: appropriate amount, smashed for applying or decocted for fumigation.

【Cautions】Use with caution if there is no blood stasis.

[Modern Research] Contains volatile oil, glucoside, tannins, resins, flavonoid glycosides, phenols, amino acids, organic acids, etc.It has the functions of anti-thrombosis, inhibition of blood coagulation system and enhancement of fibrinolytic activity.

See "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" for Alisma.It is the tuber of Alismaplantago-aquatica L.var.orientaleSamuels., a perennial marsh plant of the family Alismaceae.Mainly produced in Fujian, Zhejiang, Sichuan, Jiangxi and other places.

[Synonym] Jian Alisma, Chuan Alisma, Salt Alisma.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, light, cold.Return kidney, urinary bladder channel.

【Efficacy and application】Expelling heat and diuresis: used for dysuria, edema, stranguria, leukorrhagia, and diarrhea caused by damp heat in the lower energizer. It is often compatible with Poria, Polyporus, and Atractylodes macrocephala, such as Wulingsan ("Treatise on Febrile Diseases"); If it is used together with Atractylodes Atractylodes Rhizome, it is called Atractylodes Atractylodes Powder ("Suwen Pathogens Baoming Collection").

In modern times, it is often used for nephritis edema, rheumatic heart disease edema, acute urinary retention, hydrocele, hypertension, diabetes, perimenopausal (menopausal) syndrome, prostatitis, hyperlipidemia, etc.To treat hyperlipidemia, it can be decocted with cassia seed, fleece-flower root, rhubarb, and fried Atractylodes macrocephala.

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

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated in patients with kidney deficiency and slippery essence.

[Modern Research] Contains five triterpenoids: alisol A, alisol B, alisitol acetate, alisol B acetate, and epialisol A, and also contains volatile oil and a small amount of alkaloids , Asparagine, etc.It has diuretic, antihypertensive, hypoglycemic, anti-fatty liver and inhibits Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

See "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" for Zeqi.It is the whole plant of Euphorbia helioscopia L., a 2-year-old herbaceous plant of Euphorbiaceae.It is distributed in most parts of the country.

[Synonym] Green leaves and flowers, five clouds, five lamps, milkweed, cat's eye grass.

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

【Efficacy and application】Reducing water and reducing swelling: used for edema and swelling, used alone or together with jujube.If the lung and spleen are out of balance resulting in edema and wheezing, it can be combined with ginseng, Atractylodes macrocephala, and Cortex Mori.Resolving phlegm and relieving cough: It is used for phlegm-retention asthma and cough, and can be compatible with Pinellia, Baiqian, Licorice, etc., such as Zeqi Decoction ("Synopsis of the Golden Chamber").Detoxification and insecticide: used for scrofula, boiled ointment for internal or external application, or used with Prunella vulgaris, Fritillaria, oysters, etc.; used for ringworm sores, can be ground into powder, mixed with sesame oil, or applied with fresh lacquer white pulp for ringworm superior.

Modern commonly used in lymph node tuberculosis, osteomyelitis, bacillary dysentery, mumps, bronchitis, viral anicteric hepatitis, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 3-10g, boiled into paste or human pills, powder.External application: Appropriate amount, decocted for washing, boiled for ointment or powdered for application.

[Cautions for use] Use with caution in patients with weak spleen and stomach.

【Modern Research】Contains quercetin-5, 3-di-D-galactoside, lacquer saponin, and triterpenoids, which have antitussive, expectorant, and anticancer effects.

See "Plant Names and Facts" for a single grass, which is the whole herb of the 1-year-old herb Lysimachia candida Lindl. in the family Primulaceae.Distributed in East China, South China, and Southwest China.

[Synonyms] Xingxiu Cai, Golden Rooster Gallbladder, Jiejiehuang.

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

【Efficacy and application】clearing away heat and detoxification: for sore throat with heat and toxin, can be decocted with throat grass or rinsed frequently; for sore carbuncle, mastitis, can be decocted with dandelion 30g each, and medicine dregs Apply to the affected area; for hemorrhoids, the affected area can be fumigated and washed with decocted water alone.Promoting blood circulation and relieving pain: For bruises, it can be smashed and applied to the affected area alone.Promoting dampness and reducing swelling: used for rheumatic arthralgia, beriberi edema, can be decocted with atractylodes atractylodes and rice swill.

Modern commonly used in acute pharyngitis, acute tonsillitis, bruises, rheumatoid arthritis, etc.

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

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