Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chapter 83: Nine Paintings (8)
[Caution for use] This product is irritating to the gastrointestinal tract, so the spleen and stomach are weak.Contraindicated for vomiting and pregnant women.

【Modern research】The main component is bitter element, which still contains brunicaline, brucetiside, bruceline, brunicine, etc.Water extract and ether extract have the effect of killing amoeba in vitro.It can expel intestinal parasites such as whipworm, tapeworm and roundworm.Brucea javanica oral liquid and aqueous solution have significant antimalarial effect on experimental chicken malaria.

Leek see "Materia Medica Collection Notes".It is the seed of Allium tuberosum Rottler., a perennial herb of Liliaceae.Produced all over the country.

[synonym] leek seed, leek kernel.

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

[Application] Nourish the liver and kidney: It is used for weakness of the liver and kidney, soreness and coldness of the waist and knees, pain in the muscles and bones, pain in the lower abdomen of women with Yin and cold, and colic pain.Strengthening yang and strengthening essence: used for impotence, nocturnal emission, slippery essence, enuresis, frequent urination, leucorrhea, stranguria due to deficiency of kidney yang. .Reducing hiccups and stopping hiccups: used for intractable hiccups, stir-fried, or powdered for raw use, 9-15g each time, twice a day.

In modern times, it is mostly used for impotence, spermatorrhea, infertility, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, and sciatica.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 3-9g, or into pills or powder.

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated in patients with yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire.

【Modern Research】Seeds contain alkaloids, saponins, sulfides, proteins, vitamin C, etc.

See "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica" for leeks.It is the leaf of Allium tuberosum Rottler.

[Synonym] Grass stalactites, yangcao, lazy vegetables, long-lived leeks, aphrodisiacs, flat vegetables.

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

【Efficacy and application】Warming the middle and promoting qi: It is used for chest pain, abdominal pain, choking diaphragm and nausea caused by stagnation of qi due to moderate cold.Scattering blood to stop bleeding: used for vomiting blood, hemoptysis, hematemesis, epistaxis, bleeding, hematuria, hematochezia, pounded juice for cold drink, or used in the same way as raw ground; for bruises, 3 parts of fresh leek and 1 part of flour can be pounded together Apply to the affected area in a lake shape.Warming the kidney and strengthening yang: It can be used for sluggish yang due to yang deficiency and coldness of the kidney, nocturnal emission, dream release, cold pain in the waist and knees, and it can be eaten with walnut meat fried with sesame oil.Detoxification and killing insects: used for skin itching, lacquer sores, rabies, snakes, and scorpion bites, pounded and wrung juice for oral administration, or pounded for application.In addition, hundreds of insects do not come out of the ears, so they can be poured into the ears with juice.

Modern commonly used in coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, chronic gastritis, chronic bacillary dysentery, diaphragm spasm, bronchial asthma, urinary tract infection, gastrointestinal bleeding, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, postpartum hemorrhage, hemorrhoid bleeding, allergic purpura, rectal prolapse, uterine prolapse, bruises, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Oral administration: Squeeze juice to drink, 30-60mL, or stir-fry for cooking.External application: smashed for applying; extract the juice for instillation, stir-fry for ironing or decoct in water for fumigation.

[Cautions for use] People with yin deficiency and internal heat, sores, and eye diseases should not eat it.

[Modern Research] Contains bitter quality, glycosides, linalool and various methyl and allyl sulfides.Intravenous injection of the stock solution obtained by pressing and filtering leek stems into mice can produce shock-like symptoms and even irritability and convulsions, and later turn into sedation, lethargy, cyanosis and death.Intravenous injection of rabbits has a slight hypotensive effect; it inhibits the isolated frog heart first and then excites it, and a large amount of application can cause the heart to arrest in the expansion stage; it has a mild expansion effect on the blood vessels of frog lower limbs and rabbit ears.

Bell grass see "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica".It is the whole herb of the perennial herbaceous plant Crotalaria ferruginea Grah.It is distributed all over the country.

【Synonym】Wild Peanut, Lotus Piggrass, Horse Bell, Kidney Qi Grass, Ring Bell, Yellow Flower Wild Lily, Wild Edamame, Lotus Beard Grass.

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

【Efficacy and application】Astringing the lung and relieving cough: It is used for chronic cough due to lung deficiency, expectoration with bloody sputum, and it is taken with honey broiled decoction.Nourishes the kidney and nourishes the liver: It is used for tinnitus and deafness caused by liver and kidney yin deficiency, dizziness, nocturnal nocturnal emission, and stewed meat alone.To treat deafness, it can be combined with Shichangpu; to treat nocturnal emission, it can be combined with Yehansu, Climbing Dragon, Maoyao, Shuangshencao, etc.Promoting water and expelling dampness: used for edema and difficulty urinating, it can be used in the same way as plantain and rhizome.Detoxification and detumescence: for furuncle swelling and pain, mumps, single use pounded for application or decocted.

Modern commonly used in chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, nephritis, mumps, tonsillitis, spermatorrhea, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 10-30g; or stewed meat.External application: appropriate amount, smashed for applying.

See "New Ginseng in Decoction Pieces" for Hashi toad.It is the whole eviscerated body of Rana temporariachensinensis David or Rana amurensis Boulenger which is a frog family.Mainly produced in Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Jilin, Inner Mongolia and other places.

[Synonym] Hash toad, clam, frog, toad.

[meridian distribution of nature and flavor] salty, cool.Return lung, kidney channel.

[Application] Tonifying the lungs and nourishing the kidneys: used for both lung and kidney deficiency, cough and asthma, shortness of breath and fatigue, exacerbated by movement, stewed soup; or compatible with ginseng, schisandra, psoralen, walnut meat, etc.

Modern commonly used in chronic asthmatic bronchitis, tuberculosis and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Stew: 1 to 3 pcs.

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated in patients with phlegm-damp cough and loose stools.

【Modern Research】Rana Rana contains frog alcohol, glycoside triphosphate, etc.

Shrimp see "Bielu of Famous Doctors".It is the whole body or meat of various freshwater shrimps such as Macrobrachiurn nipponense (de Haan.), a long-armed shrimp.It is distributed in freshwater rivers and lakes in the north and south of my country.

[synonym] shrimp, rice shrimp, mysis shrimp, freshwater shrimp, white shrimp, plum shrimp.

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

【Efficacy and application】Reinforcing kidney and strengthening yang: It is used for sluggish yang path caused by kidney yang deficiency, sore waist and knees. It is recommended to rinse fresh river prawns with clean water, appropriate amount of leeks, and stir-fry cooked food with a little oil and salt.Breastfeeding: It is used for puerpera whose breast milk is not coming down. Take the clean meat and mash it, drink it hot with rice wine, and drink pig's trotter soup after a little milking time.To support poison and reduce swelling: it can be decocted with Astragalus membranaceus for vulvae and malignant sores; it can be pounded and pasted with Huangdan for blood wind ecthyma.

It is commonly used in modern times for sexual dysfunction and postpartum hypogalactia.

[Usage and Dosage] Oral administration: Appropriate amount, boiled or powdered.External application: smashed for applying, or dried and powdered for spreading.

[Cautions for use] Use with caution in patients with hyperactivity of liver yang and syndrome of excess heat.

[Modern Research] Contains protein, fat, carbohydrates, ash, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, etc.

See "Book of Materia Medica" for horseflies.It is the dry whole body of Tabanus bivittatus Mats. and other related insects of the same genus.It is distributed in most parts of the country.

[Synonym] Gadfly, Gadfly, Gadfly, Gadfly, Gadfly, Blind Gadfly.

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

【Efficacy and application】Blood blood and blood stasis: used for amenorrhea due to blood stasis, postpartum blood stasis, abdominal pain, and accumulation of lumps. It is often used together with leech, chrysalis, rhubarb, peach kernel and other medicines, such as rhubarb chrysanthemum pills ( "Synopsis of the Golden Chamber"); used for bruises, stasis pain, and can be used with peach kernels, sumac, frankincense, myrrh and other medicines.

In modern times, it is often used for amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, early liver cirrhosis, hepatosplenomegaly, uterine fibroids, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 1.5-3g; or human pills, powder, 0.3-0.6g.

【Caution】Not suitable for the elderly, infirm and pregnant women.

For ants, see "Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine".It is the whole insect of the black ant Formica fusca L. in the family Formicaceae.It is distributed in most parts of the country.

[synonym] ants, horse ants, black ants, big black ants.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] salty, sour, flat.Return liver, kidney channel.

【Efficacy and Application】Tonifying the kidney and replenishing essence: for kidney deficiency, impotence and nocturnal emission, it can be ground into powder with Jiuxiang worm, mulberry octopus, ginseng, epimedium, leek, wolfberry, osmanthus twig, and white peony root, and served with rice wine Clothes.To dredge meridians and activate collaterals: for rheumatic arthralgia, dry and grind the powder alone, take honeyed pills, or use it with Gentiana chinensis, Chuanshanlong, Qiannianjian, Achyranthes bidentata, etc.; for numbness of hands and feet, whole body pain, take alone with soaked wine.Detoxification and detumescence: for furunculosis, swelling and pain, it can be pounded and applied together with cocklebur; for snake bites, it can be pounded and applied alone.

Modern commonly used in male infertility, sexual dysfunction, rheumatic and rheumatoid arthritis, peripheral neuritis, hepatitis B, snake bites, etc.For those who are positive for hepatitis B surface antigen, it can be ground into powder with capillary, astragalus, notoginseng, schisandra, xianlingpi, turtle shell, and knotweed, and mixed with honey.

[Usage and Dosage] Oral administration: powdered, 2-5g, or human pills, or soaked in wine.External application: appropriate amount, smashed and applied.

[Modern research] Contains a variety of aliphatic hydrocarbons, formic acid, 17 kinds of amino acids, selenium, germanium and other inorganic elements, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, vitamin E, etc. It has sedative, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and immune function enhancement. Enhance sexual function, improve endurance, delay aging and so on.

Constellation dishes see "Fujian Folk Herbal Medicine".It is the whole plant of Lysimach fortunei Maxim., a perennial herb of Primulaceae.Distributed in East China, Central China and South China.

[Synonym] Red Root Grass, False Polygonum, Baijiancao, Blood Thread Grass, Red Dengxin, Red Tendon, Pulling Blood Red, Dinghongcao, Scattering Blood Grass, Red Air Root, Red Tendon Grass, Dwarf Peach Grass.

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

【Efficacy and application】clearing heat and promoting dampness: used for damp-heat jaundice, decocted with water alone, or combined with wild pumpkin root, Daqing root, and Imperata rhizome, stewed with refined meat and water.Heat-clearing and detoxifying: for conjunctival congestion and swelling, decoct with water alone, and decoct water to fumigate and wash the eyes; for sore throat, it can be taken with Qingmuxiang and water; for mastitis, carbuncle, snake bite, single Use, or compatibility, decoct and take the residue for external application.Cooling blood and activating blood circulation: used for hematemesis due to blood heat, stranguria, metrorrhagia, compatible with large thistle, small thistle, arborvitae leaves, Burnet, etc.; used for amenorrhea dysmenorrhea, bruises, decocted in water alone, or recipe use.

It is commonly used in modern times for acute jaundice hepatitis, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, mastitis, rheumatoid arthritis, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, bruises, etc.

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

[Modern research] Contains scorpion, purple gold quinone, etc.It has the functions of lowering total bilirubin, protecting liver and anti-inflammation.

Drynariae see "Supplements to Materia Medica".It is the rhizome of the epiphytic herbaceous plant of the family Water Keelaceae, Drynaria artunei0 (Kunze) J.Sm. or Drynaria ba rmlii (Christ) Diels., etc.Mainly produced in Hubei, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Sichuan and other places.

[Synonym] Monkey ginger, Shimao ginger, Guoshanlong, Shiyan ginger, Shiliang ginger, hair ginger, Shen ginger, Mao Guanzhong, drynaria, chicken ginger.

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

【Efficacy and application】Reinforcing the kidney and strengthening the waist: for low back pain due to kidney deficiency, long-term arthralgia syndrome, weakness of lower limbs, compatible with Eucommia, Dipsacus, Duhuo, Sangjisheng, Achyranthes bidentata, Clematis, etc.; used for tinnitus due to kidney deficiency, deafness, toothache, Honey-burned alone as the final dose, or used together with rehmannia glutinosa, dogwood, paeonol, Poria, Alisma, etc.; for chronic diarrhea due to kidney deficiency, prolapse of the anus, can be compatible with Codonopsis pilosula, psoralen, nutmeg, evodia, schisandra, fried yam, etc. .Bone-removing tendons: for bruises, broken tendons and fractures, take fresh products and ginger and pound juice for external application, or soak in wine for oral administration, and can also be used with natural copper, wood beetle, Dipsacus, frankincense, and myrrh.

Modern commonly used in rheumatoid arthritis, soft tissue injury, joint dislocation, closed fracture, lumbar muscle strain, nocturnal emission, chronic enteritis, chronic bacillary dysentery, periodontal disease, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-15g; soak in wine or take as pills or powder.External application: smashed for applying.

[Cautions for use] Use with caution in patients with yin deficiency and no blood stasis.

【Modern Research】Contains hesperidin, glucose, starch, etc.

See "The Essentials of Materia Medica Collection" for Qiushi.It is a processed product of human white and table salt.In ancient times, it was also made from human urine, autumn dew and gypsum.Renzhongbai and gypsum are processed into Danqiu stone, which is mainly produced in East China; Xianqiu stone, which is processed from salt and clean spring water, is mainly produced in Anhui.

[Synonym] Qiudan stone.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] salty, cold.Return lung, kidney channel.

[Application] Nourish Yin and reduce fire: It can be used for bone steaming and hot flashes due to yin deficiency and fire excess, cough and hemoptysis, dizziness, fatigue and emaciation, can be used with yam, lotus meat, rehmannia glutinosa, etc. Pain can be decocted with Danqiu stone or ground into powder for external use.Tonifying kidney and astringent essence: for kidney deficiency and nocturnal emission, white turbidity, creamy drench, can be combined with white poria cocos and dodder seed, that is, Qiushi Jiaogan pill ("Zheng's family biography"); for women with red and white vaginal discharge, steamed red dates and autumn Take stone pills.

Modern commonly used in chronic bronchitis, tuberculosis, chronic pharyngitis, chronic tonsillitis, prostatitis, urinary tract infection, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 4.5-9g, or into pills or powder.External application: appropriate amount, powdered and sprinkled.

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

[Modern research] Danqiu stone mainly contains calcium urate and calcium phosphate.Salty autumn stone contains chlorine, sulfate, sodium, potassium, calcium, dilute hydrochloric acid insoluble matter and trace amounts of magnesium and nitrate.

Begonia root see "Guizhou Folk Medicine Collection".It is the root of Begonia evansiana Andr., a Begoniaceae plant.It is distributed all over the country.

[Synonym] A mouthful of blood, gold thread hanging gourd, rock balls, Dahongpao.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sour, astringent, cool.Return liver, large intestine, small intestine, spleen channel.

【Efficacy and Application】Promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis: for bruises, hematemesis after injury, swallow the ground powder alone with wine, or combine with Lianchao, etc.; for irregular menstruation and dysmenorrhea, it can be used with Chuanxiong, Zelan, Achyranthes bidentata is equally used; for sore throat, it can be used alone to gargle with pounded juice.Removing blood stasis and stopping bleeding: used for various internal and external bleeding syndromes, taken orally or applied externally.Clearing away heat and promoting dampness: used for stranguria, dysentery and leukorrhea, decocted or powdered for oral administration.To treat leukorrhea, it can also be decocted together with Chungen Baipi.

In modern times, it is mostly used for bruises, irregular menstruation, urinary tract infections, enteritis, dysentery, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-15g, or powdered, 3-6g each time.External application: Appropriate amount, smashed or ground into powder for application, or pounded juice for gargle.

For stalactites, see "Materia Medica Chongyuan".It is the ore of the carbonate mineral stalactite stalactite.Produced in Guangxi, Guangdong, Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places.

[synonym] stalactite, summer stone, stalactite, goose pipe stone.

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

【Efficacy and application】Warming the lungs and lowering the qi: used for fatigue, cough and asthma, vomiting blood, single-use powder, glutinous rice soup; or use with sand ginseng, radish seed, etc.; or take with yellow wax pills, such as stalactite pills (" "Sanji Zonglu"); or compatible with aconite, walnut meat, cinnamon, Schisandra, etc.Tonify the kidney and strengthen yang: It is used for impotence, ejaculation of essence, cold pain in the waist and legs due to weak kidney yang. It can be taken together with Eucommia ulmoides, dodder, xianlingpi, Shufu tablets, and cinnamon as pills.Li Qiao Tong Ru: used for milk barrier, can be used in equal amounts with Leu Lu, grind into powder and drink orally.

Modern commonly used in chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, tuberculosis, postpartum hypogalactia, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-15g, or as pills or powder.

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated in patients with yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire, lung heat and cough.

[Modern Research] Contains calcium carbonate, a small amount of magnesium and a very small amount of acid-insoluble residue.

See "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" for hook kiss.It is the whole plant of the evergreen vine Gelsemium elegans Benth.Distributed in East China, South China and Southwest China.

[Synonym] Pueraria lobata, Poison Root, Humancao, Broken Heart Grass, Huangteng, Chaoyangcao, Dachayao, Huangmengcao, Kuwangong, Yangdaigui.

[nature and flavor] pungent, bitter, warm.It is very poisonous.

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