Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chapter 80: Nine Paintings (5)
[Modern Research] Contains piperine, volatile oil, sesamin, fatty oil, etc.Piperine has sedative, anticonvulsant and antiepileptic effects; the volatile oil proposed by Piper longum has inhibitory effects on albino and Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella, Bacillus subtilis, and Escherichia coli.

Piper tuber is shown in "Lei Gong Pao Shao Lun".It is the fruit of Piper cubeba L., a climbing vine of Piperaceae, or the deciduous shrub or small tree Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers. of Lauraceae.The former is mainly produced in Indonesia, the Malay Peninsula, India and other places; the fruit of the small tree Litsea japonica is distributed in various places south of the Yangtze River Basin.

[synonym] cubeb, Piga.

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

【Efficacy and application】Warming the middle and dispelling cold: used for stomach cold and vomiting, hiccups and abdominal fullness and cold pain.For stomach cold, vomiting, hiccups, often used together with galangal, pinellia, clove, and evodia; for abdominal distension and cold pain, often used together with galangal, woody root, and green bark.If there is food accumulation, it can be compatible with fried malt, divine comedy, radish seeds, etc.Warming the kidneys, dispelling cold and relieving pain: For cold colic and abdominal pain, it can be used with fenugreek, evodia, Yuanhu, etc.; for frequent urination and turbid urine, it can be used in combination with black medicine, Yizhiren, gallinaceous gold, Gorgon, etc.

It is commonly used in modern times for chronic gastritis, swelling and pain of testis and epididymis, amoebic dysentery, etc.To treat amoebic dysentery, it can be used alone as a powder and put into capsules, 1g each time, 4 times a day.

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

[Cautions for use] Xin Wen helps fire, and it is contraindicated for patients with heat due to yin deficiency and heat syndrome.

【Modern Research】Contains volatile oil, piperin, resin, etc.It has a local stimulating effect on the mucous membrane and can be absorbed.It also has this effect on the urinary tract and respiratory mucosa.Litsea pepper liquid extract can increase urine volume and chloride excretion.

Tsaoko see "The Essentials of Herbal Medicine Collection".It is the fruit of Arnomum tsao-ko Crevost et Lem., a perennial herb of Zingiberaceae.Mainly produced in Yunnan, Guangxi, Guizhou and other places.

[synonym] grass nuts, grass fruit.

[nature and flavor return to the meridian] pungent, warm.Return to the spleen and stomach meridians.

【Efficacy and application】Removing cold and dampness: used for abdominal fullness, vomiting, lack of food, and diarrhea caused by stagnation of spleen and stomach due to cold and dampness.Eliminate phlegm and block malaria: For malaria with turbid phlegm, or malaria with middle-jiao cold-damp blockage, it can be used in combination with Bupleurum, Scutellaria, Pinellia, Cangzhu, Perrin, Cardamom, Betel Nut, Changshan, Magnolia officinalis, etc. , such as Jiemao Qibao Drink ("Yang's Family Tibetan Recipe") and Dayuan Drink ("Plague Theory").

It is commonly used in modern times for malaria, chronic gastritis, indigestion, acute enteritis, bacillary dysentery, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 3-6g.

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated in patients with qi deficiency and blood deficiency or without excess of cold and dampness.

【Modern Research】Seeds contain volatile oil, etc.

Aconitum see Hou Ningji's "Pharmacology".It is the tuber root of Aconitum carmichaeli Debx. Aconitum kusnezoffii Rchb., a perennial wild herb of Ranunculaceae.Mainly produced in Zhejiang, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Henan, Anhui, Liaoning and other places.

[Synonyms] Aconitum, Chicken Poison, Tufuzi, Aconitum Aconitum, Aconitum Bamboo, Heartbroken Grass, Raw Aconitum, Aconitum Aconitum.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] pungent, bitter, hot.It is very poisonous.GUIXIN, liver, spleen channel.

【Efficacy and application】Expelling wind and dampness: used for wind-cold-damp arthralgia, waist and leg pain, stroke paralysis, and hemiplegia.Treat wind-cold-damp arthralgia, waist and leg pain, often with Notopterygium, Duhuo, Fuzi, Angelica, Frankincense, Myrrh; treat stroke paralysis, hemiplegia, often with Araceae, Chuanwu, Pinellia, saponins, such as Wuhu Decoction ("Yang's Family Tibetan Prescription").Dispelling cold and relieving pain: It is used for cold pain in the epigastrium and abdomen caused by stagnation of cold pathogens, cold colic, abdominal pain, bruises, blood stasis, swelling and pain, and migraine headache.It is often used together with galangal and Evodia to treat abdominal cold pain; it is often used together with Evodia rutaecarpa, orange core, lychee core, and cumin to treat cold hernia and abdominal pain; it is often used together with frankincense, myrrh, and wulingzhi to treat bruises and musk are equally used, such as Xuntong Pills ("Shiyi Dexiao Fang"); for headache, it is often compatible with Asarum, Angelica, Chuanxiong, etc.Detoxification and detumescence: It is used for pyogenes and swollen toxins, powdered for external application alone, or used with Fritillaria, pollen, raw pinellia, and hibiscus leaves.

Modern commonly used in rheumatoid arthritis, low back pain, sciatica, cerebrovascular accident, tetanus and so on.

【Usage and Dosage】Decoction: 1.5-6g, or as pills or powder.External application: Appropriate amount of raw product, powdered for application, or ground with vinegar and wine for application.

[Caution for use] This product is pungent and toxic, so it is contraindicated for those who are weak, pregnant women, people with yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire, and those with pain due to heat syndrome.Raw products should be taken with caution, and processed products should be decocted for more than 1 hour.Fenbaiji, Fritillaria, Poria, Pinellia, Trichosanthes, Trichosanthes; Rhinoceros Horn, Maltose, Black Bean; Evil Veratrum; Avoid Black Bean Sauce.

[Modern Research] Contains aconitine, hypoaconitine, neoaconitine and other alkaloids.Aconitine has obvious analgesic effect on mice.Shikonitine has a superficial local anesthetic effect.The decoction has the obvious effect of promoting the disappearance of egg white swelling of the soles of the feet.

See "Materia Medica Huibian" as the tuber or whole plant of Lamiaceae perennial herb Stachys SIEBOLDII Miq.Distributed in Hebei, Shanxi, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Sichuan and other places.

[synonym] ground silkworm, nectar, snail vegetable, earthy caterpillar fungus, earth ginseng, rhododendron, screw dish.

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

【Efficacy and application】Relief of exterior and antipyretic: used for wind-heat and cold, decocted with water alone.Dehumidification and detoxification: for damp-heat jaundice, take the root and decoct it with centella asiatica, gardenia root, fresh capillary, and lean meat; for rheumatic arthralgia, use the whole plant alone, decoct half of water and wine; For sores, swelling and pain, and snake bites, it can be smashed with Centella Asiatica and Raw Pinellia to apply to the affected area.In addition, stewed pig lung food with its roots alone can treat tuberculosis.

Modern commonly used in cold fever, jaundice, rheumatoid arthritis and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 15-30g of whole herb, 30-60g of root, soaked in wine, or roasted and ground into powder.External application: appropriate amount, decocted for washing, or crushed for applying.

[Modern Research] Contains stachydrine, choline, etc.

See "Plant Names and Facts Map Research" for grass blood jelly.It is the rhizome of Polygonum paleaceum WaLL., a perennial herb of Polygonaceae.Distributed in Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places.

[Synonyms] Huihuicao, Snake Pimple, Yuantou Chicken, Queen Bee Seven, Old Bumblebee, Blood Panax notoginseng, Purple Ginseng.

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

【Efficacy and Application】Removing blood stasis and hemostasis: for vomiting blood, epistaxis, hemoptysis, decocted with water alone; for traumatic bleeding, grind powder and apply externally to wounds.Promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis: used for bruises, blood stasis, swelling and pain, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea, lumps in the abdomen, decocted for single use, or roasted and ground into powder and taken with warm wine.It can be used for bruises, and can also be decocted with elderberry and taken with wine.Detoxification and treatment of sores: for carbuncles, sores, snake bites, external application of roasted and ground powder alone.If it is made into powder together with borneol, mix castor oil or sesame oil and apply it externally, and it can also treat water, fire and burns.

In modern times, it is often used for various hemorrhages, bruises, boils, burns, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 10-15g; powdered 1.5-3g.External application: appropriate amount, ground into powder and applied; or adjusted for applying.

【Modern Research】Contains tannins, etc.

Cardamom grass see "Lei Gong Pao Shao Lun".It is the seed mass of Alpinia katsumadai Hayata, a perennial herb of Zingiberaceae.Mainly produced in Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi and other places.

[Synonym] Cardamom, Leu Kou, Cao Kou, Ouzi, Cao Kou Ren, Cao Kou, Cao Kou Ren.

[nature and flavor return to the meridian] pungent, warm.Return to the spleen and stomach meridians.

【Efficacy and application】Warming the middle and drying dampness: It is used for abdominal fullness, vomiting and diarrhea, loss of appetite, salivation in the mouth, white and greasy tongue coating caused by persistent cold and dampness in the middle burner. , Cangzhu, Magnolia officinalis, Amomum, etc.

Modern commonly used in acute and chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer, chronic colitis, chronic bacillary dysentery, indigestion, malaria and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 3-6g.

[Cautions for use] This product is warm and dry, and should not be taken by those with little body fluid deficiency and blood.

[Modern Research] Seeds contain volatile oil, cardamomin, alpinol, etc.A small dose of water decoction has an excitatory effect on isolated guinea pig intestines, while a large dose and volatile oil have an inhibitory effect.It has inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella and Escherichia coli.

Cistanche cistanche see "Jilin Chinese Herbal Medicine".It is the whole plant of Boschniakia rossica Fedtsch.et Flerow, a parasitic herbaceous plant of Ledanceae.Distributed in Northeast China and Inner Mongolia.

【Synonym】Golden bamboo shoots, goblin, meat floss, cistanche, not old grass.

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

[Applications] Tonifying the kidney and strengthening yang: used for impotence due to kidney deficiency, nocturnal emission, cold pain in the waist and knees, urination, can be used in combination with dodder, calamus, dogwood, psoralen, etc.; used for female infertility, can be used alone to soak in wine Take it, or decoct it with Eucommia, Antler Gum, Rehmannia, Angelica, and Radix.

It is commonly used in modern times for sexual dysfunction, female infertility, habitual constipation, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 15-30g; or steeped in wine.

[Modern Research] The aboveground part contains cistanche aldehyde and cistanche lactone; the underground rhizome contains alkaloids.

For Artemisia annua, see "Shen Nong's Materia Medica".It is the young stem and leaf of Artemisia capillaris Thunb., a perennial herb of Compositae.It is distributed in most parts of the country.

[Synonym] Yinchen, Yinchen, Yinchen Artemisia, Mianyinchen, Artemisia velvet, Artemisia fine-leaved.

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

【Efficacy and application】Reducing dampness and reducing jaundice: used for jaundice.If the yellow color is as bright as orange, with fever, difficulty urinating, and constipation, it is often combined with gardenia and rhubarb, that is, Yinchenhao Decoction ("Treatise on Febrile Diseases"); For those who are afraid of cold, it is often combined with aconite, dried ginger, and roasted licorice, that is, Yinchen Sini Decoction ("Yuji Weiyi"); if the body is heavy and sleepy, and the syndrome of dysuria is obvious, it can be combined with Poria, Polyporus, etc. Chen Wuling Powder ("Synopsis of the Golden Chamber").Dispelling dampness and relieving itching: used for eczema itching, wind itching all over the body, and scabies, decocted or taken alone, or washed externally, or used with Cortex Phellodendri, Sophora Sophorae, and Smilax Poria cocos.

It is commonly used in modern times for acute and chronic viral jaundice hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, cholecystitis, biliary system infection, cholelithiasis, biliary roundworm, hypertension, coronary heart disease, hyperlipidemia, common cold, influenza, superficial fungal infection, hook end spirochetes, diabetes, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-15g.External application: appropriate amount, decocted for washing.

[Modern Research] Contains volatile oil, the main components of which are caprene, caprene, etc., and also contains folic acid and chlorogenic acid.It can promote bile secretion and excrete bile.Water decoction or injection has therapeutic effects on liver damage caused by carbon tetraoxide, no matter in terms of liver function or pathological morphology.To Staphylococcus aureus, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Bacillus anthracis, Salmonella typhi, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Shigella, Neisseria meningitidis, influenza virus, etc. inhibitory effect.It has a slight inhibitory effect on Ehrlich's ascites carcinoma in vitro.Capuchin and others have strong inhibitory and killing effects on certain fungi that cause skin diseases.There are anti-Leptospira effect.Alcohol infusion has significant antipyretic effect on rabbits with artificial fever caused by injection of typhoid vaccine.Animal experiments have obvious antihypertensive effect.It can dilate blood vessels, lower blood lipids, anticoagulate, and increase coronary flow.

For buckwheat, see "Essential Prescriptions for Emergencies".It is the seed of buckwheat Fagopyrumesculentum Moench, an annual herbaceous plant of Polygonaceae.It is cultivated all over the country.

[Synonyms] Wumai, Huaqiao, Qiaozi, Jingchangcao.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, sour, cool.Return spleen, stomach, large intestine channel.

【Efficacy and application】Walking the intestines and appetizing: It is used for colic intestinal pain, dysentery with silent mouth, ground powder and stir-fried yellow, mixed with water.Dispelling accumulation and leading stagnation: used for abdominal distension and fullness caused by stagnant stomach and intestines, stomach pain and anorexia, stir-fried charcoal as powder, mixed with water.Detumescence and detoxification: It is used for Chiyou erysipelas, carbuncle and ulcer on the back, water and fire burns, grinding powder, water or vinegar for erysipelas.

It is commonly used in modern times for chronic enteritis, chronic bacillary dysentery, chronic gastritis, indigestion, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Oral administration: Grind powder and stir-fry yellow, 10-15g.External application: appropriate amount, powdered and blended; or adjusted for applying.

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated in patients with spleen and stomach deficiency.

[Modern Research] Achene contains salicylamine, 4-hydroxybenzylamine, N-salicyl forked salicylamine and so on.

Buckwheat seven see "Shaanxi Traditional Chinese Medicine".It is the root tuber of the perennial vine of Polygonaceae Pteroxygonum giraldii Dammer et Diels.Mainly produced in Shaanxi, Sichuan, Henan, Shanxi and other places.

[Synonyms] Baiyaozi, Shitianqiao, Hongyaozi.

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

【Efficacy and application】clearing heat and detoxifying: for carbuncle sores, fresh products can be mashed and applied externally, or powdered for application; for water and fire burns, it can be mixed with borneol separately, mixed with sesame oil, and can also be used with rhubarb and ground The elm and borneol are powdered together, mixed with sesame oil.Cooling blood and hemostasis: used for vomiting blood, epistaxis, blood in stool, metrorrhagia caused by blood heat, can be decocted together with Imperata Imperatae, Burnet, Arborvitae leaves, and Rehmannia. 0 clearing away heat and dampness: used for damp-heat diarrhea, can be taken with Burnet burnet in equal parts, ground into powder, mixed with water, or decocted.

In modern times, it is often used for boils, burns, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, enteritis, dysentery, etc. [Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 6-9g; or powdered.External application: smashed for applying or powdered for applying.

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated in patients with spleen and stomach deficiency.

[Modern Research] Contains a small amount of anthraquinone and a large amount of tannins.

See "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" for Poria cocos.It is the dried sclerotia of Polyporaceae Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf.Mainly produced in Anhui, Hubei, Henan, Yunnan and other places.

[Synonym] Poria, Fuling, Fuling, Bai Fuling, Yunling, Songling, Zhu Fuling.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sweet, light, flat.GUIXIN, Spleen, Lung Channel.

【Efficacy and application】Diuresis and dampness: used for water-dampness stagnation, dysuria, edema and fullness due to spleen deficiency, often compatible with Polyporus, Alisma, Atractylodes Rhizoma, and Guizhi, that is, Wulingsan ("Treatise on Febrile Diseases"); For hot drenching, dysuria, it is often compatible with gardenia, red peony, licorice, and angelica, that is, Wulinsan ("Taiping Huimin Hejiju Prescription").Invigorating the spleen and nourishing the middle: used for the syndrome of spleen deficiency and excessive dampness.If you experience fatigue, lack of food, abdominal distension, and diarrhea, often use it with Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, yam, lotus seeds, etc., such as Sijunzi Decoction, Shenling Baizhu Powder ("Taiping Huimin Hejiju Prescription"); if you see phlegm drink For stagnation, dizziness, palpitation, and cough, it is often used together with pinellia, orange peel, cinnamon twig, and aurantium citrus, such as Erchen Decoction ("Taiping Huimin Hejiju Prescription"); , can be used as the end in equal parts with yam, and mixed with rice drink.Calm the mind and calm the mind: used for heart palpitations due to deficiency of both the heart and spleen, insufficient qi and blood, insomnia, and forgetfulness. If the heart qi is deficient and cannot hide the mind, and those who are frightened and unable to lie down, it is often combined with ginseng, dragon teeth, polygala, etc., such as Anshen Dingzhi Pills ("Medical Mind Awareness").

In modern times, it is often used for nephritis edema, cardiogenic edema, dystrophic edema, neurasthenia, chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer, indigestion, chronic bronchitis, tuberculous pleurisy, liver cirrhosis, ascites, cervicitis and annex inflammation, etc.

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

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated in patients with debilitating cold and slippery essence, or qi deficiency and subsidence.

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