Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chapter 85: Nine Paintings (10)
[Modern Research] The leaves contain epiterpene alcohol, terpene, quercetin, and dulcitol.Seed oil contains saturated fatty acids, oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, caproic acid, acetic acid, benzoic acid, etc.In animal experiments, the water extract has the effect of lowering blood sugar, urine sugar and increasing body weight; oral administration to diabetic patients, 0.1-1.0 g per day, has the effect of lowering blood sugar.

See "Chinese Medicinal Flora" for Dioscorea shield leaf.It is the rhizome of Dioscorea zingiberensis CHWright, a herbaceous vine of Dioscoreaceae.Distributed in Shaanxi, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places.

[synonym] pillow root, turmeric, coptis ginseng, ground yellow ginger.

[nature and flavor] sweet, bitter, cool.

【Efficacy and application】Detoxification and detumescence: It is used for heat-toxin sores, redness, swelling and heat pain, bee sting wounds, powdered and applied alone.

It is commonly used in modern times for acute suppurative skin infections, soft tissue injuries, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] External application: Appropriate amount, grind into powder and apply.

【Cautions】It is forbidden to use when the skin is broken or pus has formed.

[Modern research] Contains diosgenin, which is a good raw material for the synthesis of adrenocortical hormone drugs.

See "Shen Nong's Herbal Classic" for table salt.It is a crystal formed by decocting sea water or salt water in salt wells, salt pools, and salt springs.It is produced in all coastal areas of our country, and it is also produced in places where there are salt wells, salt ponds, and salt springs in the interior.

[synonym] salt, fried table salt, big salt.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] salty, cold.Return stomach, kidney, large intestine, small intestine channel.

【Efficacy and application】Spitting food: used for food, phlegm drink, and poisonous substances staying in the stomach cavity. Spit with thick salt soup;Purging fire and detoxification: for sores, carbuncles, swelling and pain, poisonous insect stings, washed with water; for sore throat, boiled water to dilute it; for wind-fire toothache, gargle with light salt water, or brush teeth with powdered salt; Cover the eyes with shade, melt the water and dot the eyes.In addition, it can also treat the internal damp-heat accumulation of urination obstruction and abdominal fullness. It can be mixed with scallion white and musk in an appropriate amount, smashed and applied to the navel.

It is commonly used in modern times for conjunctivitis, cataracts, skin ulcers, dental caries pain, periodontitis, indigestion, eczema of the scrotum, etc.

[Usage and dosage] Oral administration: dissolve in boiling soup, 0.9-3g; stir-fry yellow for emetic use, 9-18g.External application: Appropriate amount, steamed and ironed; or apply water to eyes, wash sores.

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated for those with edema, cough and thirst.

[Modern Research] Contains sodium chloride, and the crude product can be mixed with magnesium chloride, magnesium sulfate, sodium sulfate, calcium sulfate, etc.

See "Shen Nong's Herbal Classic" alone.It is the root or rhizome of Angelica pubescens Maxim. f. biserrata Shah et Yuan or Angelica pubescens Maxim., which is a perennial herb of Umbelliferae.The former is mainly produced in Hubei and Sichuan; the latter is mainly produced in Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and other places.

[synonym] solitary grass, solitary, longevity grass, Chuan Duhuo, Xiang Duhuo, Shan Duhuo, Dahuo.

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

[Application] Expelling wind and dampness: used for wind-cold-damp arthralgia, sore waist and knees, numbness of limbs, difficulty in flexion and extension, often compatible with Eucommia ulmoides, Gentiana chinensis, Angelica, Achyranthes bidentata, Sangjisheng, Fangfeng, etc., such as Duhuojisheng Decoction ("Preparation for Emergency "Thousand Gold Prescriptions"); if the meridians are in the wind, you lose your voice, your hands and feet don't follow you, your mouth and eyes are slanted, it can be decocted with raw ground juice and bamboo leek.Dispersing and resolving the exterior: used for aversion to cold and fever, headache, body pain, and heavy limbs caused by exogenous wind-cold and damp pathogens. It is often used in combination with Nepeta, Fangfeng, Chuanxiong, Qianghuo, etc. .

Modern commonly used in rheumatoid arthritis, chronic bronchitis, colds, facial paralysis and so on.To treat chronic bronchitis, you can take 9g of solitary life, 15g of brown sugar, decoct into 100mL, and take it in 4 times.

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

【Cautions】Use with caution in patients with yin deficiency and blood dryness.

[Modern Research] Contains lovage lactone angelica alcohol, angelica element, bergamot lactone, volatile oil, etc.In animal experiments, gavage or intraperitoneal injection has obvious analgesic and sedative effects.It has a certain inhibitory effect on formaldehyde-induced foot swelling in rats.It has inhibitory effects on Escherichia coli, Mycobacterium proteus, Shigella, Salmonella typhi, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Vibrio cholerae, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis human.The tincture has a significant antihypertensive effect on anesthetized dogs.

Gallbladder see "Shen Nong's Materia Medica".It is the crystal of Chalcanthite, a sulfate mineral, or hydrated copper sulfate made by chemical methods.Mainly produced in Yunnan and Shanxi.

[synonym] stone gall, cornerstone, emerald gall alum, gallbladder alum, blue alum.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sour, pungent, cold.It is slightly poisonous.Return liver, gallbladder channel.

【Efficacy and application】Spitting out wind-phlegm: for wind-phlegm congestion, sore throat, epilepsy, the powder is used alone, warm vinegar soup is adjusted, and vomiting; it can be used for throat swelling and pain, it can be combined with white silkworm powder, blowing in the throat , that is, Ersheng Powder ("Jisheng Fang"); if poisonous substance is accidentally ingested, grind the single flavor into powder, mix it with water, and spit it out.Detoxification and dampness removal: used for mouth and tongue sores caused by poisonous heat stagnation, malnutrition, nasal malnutrition, rat fistula and malignant sores, hemorrhoids with heat and swelling, powdered for external mixing or applying, decocted and washed; used for rheumatism and redness , burned and ground, soaked in soup to wash the eyes; used for worms entering the ears, and filled the ears with bile alum powder and vinegar.

Modern commonly used in epilepsy, blepharitis, mouth ulcers, gingivitis and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Oral administration: into pills, 0.3-0.6g.External application: Appropriate amount, powdered and sprinkled; or adjusted for application; or dissolved in water and applied to eyes.

[Caution for use] This product is poisonous, and should not be taken in excess or taken for a long time, both internally and externally.Those who are physically weak are forbidden to take it.

[Modern Research] Mainly contains copper sulfate with crystal water.Oral administration of the solution can irritate the mucous membrane of the digestive tract and cause reflex vomiting.However, it is too strong for gastric mucosal damage, so it should be used with caution. In addition, it also has the effect of promoting bile secretion.For external use, it can combine with proteins to form insoluble protein compound precipitates, so the concentrated solution of bile alum has a corrosive effect on local mucous membranes.

Dan Nanxing see "Compendium of Materia Medica".It is a processed product made of Tiannanxing powder mixed with ox bile.Mainly produced in Sichuan, Henan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Guangxi and other places.

[Synonym] gall star.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] bitter, cool.GUIXIN, liver, lung meridian.

【Efficacy and application】clearing heat and resolving phlegm: used for cough and asthma caused by phlegm-heat internal stagnation, yellow and sticky phlegm, difficulty in expectoration, fullness in the chest and diaphragm, and even shortness of breath and nausea. Poria, Pinellia, etc., such as Qingqi Huatan Pills ("Medical Prescriptions").Expelling phlegm and calming convulsions: used for stroke paralysis due to excess phlegm heat, convulsions, epilepsy, convulsions, dizziness due to head wind, infantile convulsions, phlegm obsession, drooling, spasms of hands and feet, often compatible with bezoar, Tianzhuhuang, raw rhubarb, Antelope horn, turmeric, calamus, polygala, bamboo leek, coptis, etc.

Modern commonly used in chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, cerebrovascular accident, epilepsy, schizophrenia, tetanus and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 3-9g.

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated in patients with yin deficiency, dry cough and pregnant women.

【Modern Research】Contains saponins, D-mannitol, benzoic acid, etc.

Sheng red thistle see "Fujian folk herbal medicine".It is the whole plant of Ag-eratum conyzoides L., an annual herb of Compositae.Distributed in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places.

[Synonyms] Ageratum thistle, Pustula, Maoshexiang, Shenghongyao, Guangmacao, Stinkweed.

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

【Efficacy and application】clearing away heat and detoxification: for cold and fever, sore throat, decocted or drink alone; for carbuncle sores, add a little brown sugar and pound and apply to the affected area.Cooling blood to stop bleeding: used for blood heat and bleeding syndrome.For tuberculosis and bloody sputum, it can be decocted with Ai Cha Feng, Ophiopogon japonicus, and Ye Shangzhu each 15g; for epistaxis, fresh leaves can be rubbed and stuffed in the nose; for metrostaxis, water can be used alone Decoction; for traumatic bleeding, single use mashed and applied to the affected area.Activating collaterals and relieving pain: For rheumatic arthralgia, bruises, simply use fresh grass to smash and apply to the affected area.

Modern commonly used for colds, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, acute gastroenteritis, rheumatoid arthritis, cellulitis, tuberculosis, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, traumatic bleeding, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 15-30g (30-60g for fresh products), or ground into powder, or pounded into juice.External application: appropriate amount, crushed for applying, powdered for blowing throat or to be applied.

[Modern Research] Contains flavonoids, alkaloids, etc.Has an antibacterial effect.

See "Compendium of Materia Medica Supplements" for Pang Dahai.It is the seed of Sterculiascaphigera Wall., a deciduous tree of the Sycamore family.Mainly produced in Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, etc.

[Synonyms] Annanzi, Dadongguo, Dafa, Tonghai.

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

【Efficacy and application】clearing lung and relieving throat: used for hoarseness due to lung heat, sore throat, cough with phlegm heat and dry cough without phlegm. It can be taken as a single brew or combined with jade butterfly, cicada, sand ginseng, licorice, etc.Moistening bowel and laxative: used for constipation caused by heat evil, headache and conjunctival congestion, soaked in single flavor, or combined with hemp seed, Yu Liren, almond, etc.In addition, soaking hair in boiling water and adding rock sugar to adjust clothes can cure blood in stool.

Modern commonly used in acute tonsillitis, acute and chronic pharyngitis, habitual constipation and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 4.5-9g; or make tea.

[Modern Research] Contains pentosan, mucus, galacturonic acid, arabinose, etc.The water extract can increase the volume of rabbit intestines, produce mechanical stimulation, promote intestinal peristalsis, and have a laxative effect.The water extract has certain diuretic and analgesic effects.It has inhibitory effect on influenza A virus.The warm infusion after removing fat from the seeds has antihypertensive effect on both cats and dogs.Plasmodium has a contractile effect on vascular smooth muscle, can improve mucosal inflammation, relieve spasmodic pain, and can be used for prostatitis, urethritis, uterine and annex inflammation, and irregular menstruation.

See "Guizhou Folk Prescriptions and Medicines Collection" for fat blood vine.It is the root of Polygonum cynanchoides Hemsl., a 1-year-old vine herb of Polygonaceae.Distributed in Southwest China and Gansu, Shaanxi, Hubei and other places.

【Synonym】Buckwheat vine, Spatholobus vine, Yunkoulian, Baijieyao, yellow ginger vine, Polygonum multiflorum vine.

[meridian distribution of property and flavor] sour, pungent, cool.Return lung, stomach warp.

【Efficacy and application】Astringing the lung and relieving cough: It is used for tuberculosis cough, bloody sputum, pertussis, stewed meat alone, or taken with rock sugar and pepper soaked in wine.For whooping cough, it can also be decocted with Lubiancao.Promoting qi and invigorating the stomach: used for qi stagnation and abdominal fullness and pain, soaked in wine alone or decocted with Andrographis paniculata.Expelling wind and removing dampness: for rheumatic arthralgia, it can be soaked in wine with the same amount of Sperantospera.

Modern commonly used in tuberculosis, gastritis, rheumatoid arthritis and so on.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 10-15g; or soak in wine.External application: appropriate amount, smashed for applying.

For impatients, see "Materia Medica for Rescuing Famines".It is the seed of Impatiens balsamina L., an annual herbaceous plant of Impatiens balsamaceae.It is produced in most parts of our country.

[Synonym] Goldilocks flower seed, Phoenix fairy.

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

[Application] Promoting blood circulation and promoting menstruation: used for irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, and amenorrhea due to blood stasis, powdered into honeyed pills, decocted with angelica, or decocted with Danshen, motherwort, and eupatorium; Dystocia, it can be ground into powder and taken, and externally used castor beans to smash and smear the soles of the feet; for postpartum lochia, stagnant abdominal pain, decocted soup and brown sugar kimono alone, or ground into warm wine and taken; for bruises, it can be used with Each 1.5g of agarwood is ground into powder and taken after mixing.Ruanjian Sanjie: used for bone spur throat, smashed, and taken in warm water; used for single and double milk moths, powdered and blown throat.

In modern times, it is often used for irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, osteoarthritis, esophageal cancer, tonsillitis, and bruises.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 3-4.5g, or into pills or powder.External application: Appropriate amount, grind into powder and blow throat, or adjust and apply.

[Cautions for use] Contraindicated for those who are physically deficient without blood stasis and pregnant women.

[Modern Research] Contains fatty oil, impatiens sterol, saponins, polysaccharides, volatile oil, protein, etc.Water decoction, water infusion, and tincture have obvious excitatory effects on the isolated uterus of rabbits and the uterus of anesthetized rabbits in vivo.The decoction also has a significant contraceptive effect on female mice, can inhibit estrus, and reduce the weight of ovaries and uterus.

Qianhu see "Thunder Fire Theory".It is the root of Peucedanum praeruptorum Dunn, a perennial herb of Umbelliferae, or Peucedanum decursivum (Miq.) Maxim.Mainly produced in Zhejiang, Hunan, Anhui, Jiangxi and other places.

[Synonyms] Yanfeng, Xiaofangfeng, Tu Angelica, Duck-footed Peucedanum, Chicken-footed Pedicure.

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

【Efficacy and application】Shufeng heat clearing: used for headache, fever, cough, phlegm, nasal congestion, runny nose caused by exogenous wind-heat, often compatible with burdock, platycodon grandiflorum, white front, mulberry leaves, mint, etc.Lowering qi and resolving phlegm: It is used for cough and asthma caused by phlegm heat obstructing the lungs, thick and thick phlegm, and fullness in the chest and diaphragm.

It is commonly used in modern times for colds, influenza, acute and chronic bronchitis, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 1.5-9g; or into pills or powder.

[Cautions for use] Use with caution in patients with yin deficiency and flaming fire, and deficiency of qi and blood.Evil acacia.Fear of veratrum.

[Modern Research] The roots of Peucedanum baicalensis contain volatile oil, procuracylactones A, B, C, D and trace amounts of procuracin.The root of the purple flower contains volatile oil, isoanisole, limonene, purple flower proscurdin and so on.Zihuaqianhu decoction has an expectorant effect when taken orally.Procupine can increase coronary flow, reduce cardiac oxygen consumption and so on.

See "Northeast Medicinal Flora" for Chuanshanlong.It is the rhizome of Dioscorea nipponica Mak., a perennial twisting herbaceous plant of Dioscoreaceae.Distributed in most parts of the country except Xinjiang and Tibet.

[Synonym] Chuanlonggu, Chuandilong, dog yam, Chuanshangu, fire rattan root, turmeric, bamboo root potato, ground keel, Chuanshanlong.

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

【Efficacy and application】Expelling wind and dampness: used for wind-cold-damp arthralgia, joint pain, waist and leg pain, numbness of muscles and bones, decocted with water alone, taken with brown sugar, or combined with Epimedium, Fangfeng, Xiangjiapi, Clematis, Duhuo, Radix Paeoniae Alba etc. Compatibility.Promoting blood circulation and reducing swelling: For carbuncle and malignant sores, it can be mashed with fresh ramie root for external application; for lumbar muscle flash injury, bruises, blood stasis pain, decocted in water alone, or soaked in wine.Resolving phlegm and relieving cough: It is used for cough caused by phlegm-dampness obstructing the lungs, with excessive phlegm, decocted with water alone, or taken as tablets.

Modern commonly used in rheumatoid arthritis, bruises, carbuncle furuncle, bronchitis.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction: 9-15g (15-30g for fresh products); or soak in wine.External application: appropriate amount, fresh products smashed for applying.

[Modern Research] Contains diosgenin and other steroidal saponins.Animal experiments have obvious effects of relieving cough, eliminating phlegm and relieving asthma.It can significantly reduce blood cholesterol and blood pressure in rabbits, delay heart rate, enhance the amplitude of cardiac contraction, increase urine output, and improve coronary circulation.It has inhibitory effect on Streptococcus pneumoniae, A-hemolytic streptococcus, B-hemolytic streptococcus and catarrhal bacillus.

For pangolin, see "Bielu of Famous Doctors".It is the scute of Manis pentadactyla L., a dace carp.Mainly produced in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Hunan, Guizhou and other places.

[Synonym] Dace carp, Chuanshanjia, Shanjia, Jiapian, Qilinpian, Paoshanjia, Paojiazhu.

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

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