An Old Remedy That the Whole Family Can Use: A Record of an Old Chinese Medicine Doctor

Chapter 18 Gold and jade on the outside, need gold and jade on the inside, small dermatological remedies for nourishing the outside from the inside (2)
There are often sayings in China that "the temples are gray" and "white hair is like frost".Gray hair was a symbol of age in ancient times, but with the continuous development of society and the continuous changes in living habits and working environment, many middle-aged and even young people will now have gray hair.

Naturally, gray hair cannot be said to be a disease, but no one likes the appearance of gray hair.Therefore, there are many prescriptions about black hair, preventing hair loss and gray hair.Here, I will introduce to you an old folk recipe that is simple, convenient and can achieve the effect without spending money, that is onion and ginger.

[Remedy [-]] Shampoo with onion juice.

[Medicinal] 1 onion.

[Method] After smashing the onion, wrap it with gauze, with moderate strength, roll the gauze bag back and forth between the hair from top to bottom, so that the onion juice can fully penetrate into the hair, and then wash it with warm water .

[Remedy [-]] Shampoo hair with ginger water.

【Medicinal】Appropriate amount of ginger.

[Method] Slice the ginger and put it in a pot to boil. After the water temperature is suitable, pour a small amount of white vinegar into the ginger water and use it to wash your hair.

[Nurse said] Long white hair means that you are old. We used to think so.But in recent years, I found that many of my friends are only in their early thirties, and their hair has started to grow gray.When chatting with my grandpa, I discussed why the phenomenon of people with gray hair has become younger.Grandpa said that this is related to everyone's eating habits and work pressure.Some people take too much western medicine, which is prone to side effects, causes physical weakness, and leads to gray hair; some people have unbalanced nutrition, always have a partial eclipse to lose weight, and may also have gray hair.

I touched my hair and was very worried, so I asked my grandpa how to prevent gray hair.I thought grandpa would say Polygonum multiflorum, but grandpa said two prescriptions that surprised me, that is, washing hair with onion water or ginger water.I was dubious, but Grandpa smiled strangely, I thought, this might be a very effective but unknown secret recipe.

So when I got home that night, I rushed to wash my hair with ginger water and white vinegar. I used it for a month. Suddenly, a colleague came over and asked me where I dyed my hair. It was so natural and moist.When I told her the secret recipe, she didn't believe it at first, but after using it for a month, her hair became black and thick, and she hurriedly came to thank me.

[Grandpa said] The above prescriptions are particularly effective for juvenile whiteheads. According to experimental research data, the main culprit of juvenile whiteheads is the lack of trace elements such as copper and iron, as well as specific vitamins.Raw onion, known as the "Queen of Vegetables", is rich in nutritional value and contains carotene, vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin C, vitamin E and other nutrients. It has a nourishing effect on scalp cells and helps Consolidate the root and nourish the hair from the source, and supplement the vitamins needed by the hair.The main function of boiling ginger in water and adding vinegar is to regulate the scalp environment, reduce dandruff, and maintain hair roots.Vinegar has the function of sterilization and disinfection, while ginger has a strong killing effect on Malassezia, and can also expand the blood vessels under the scalp and increase the blood supply of hair follicles. The influence of the environment can improve the growth environment of hair roots; on the other hand, it can protect and nourish the hair, thereby improving the state of hair turning white due to lack of nutrition.

Herpes zoster is a common skin disease caused by herpes virus infection, and herpes zoster virus infection is the direct factor of the disease.When the human body is infected by the virus, the virus invades the nervous system after entering the human body, enters the cortex along the nerve veins, and can also spread to the skin, causing blisters on the skin.When the patient's body resistance is insufficient, the virus in the neurons dormant in the dorsal root ganglia of the spinal cord can grow and multiply again to cause extensive herpes.

In traditional Chinese medicine, herpes zoster is called "snake sore", "fire pill", "fire belt sore", etc., and it is mostly caused by wind and fire in the heart and liver or damp heat in the lung and spleen.However, because each patient's constitution and internal balance are different, traditional Chinese medicine divides herpes zoster into three syndromes, so as to treat according to syndrome differentiation.One is the liver meridian stagnation-heat type of patients, it is suitable to be treated with prescriptions for clearing liver fire, cooling blood and detoxification.The second is that patients with spleen deficiency and dampness accumulation are suitable for conditioning with spleen-strengthening and dampness-reducing prescriptions and medicines for detoxification.Finally, patients with qi stagnation and blood stasis are suitable to use prescriptions for regulating qi, promoting blood circulation, and relieving pain to solve herpes problems.

[Remedy [-]] Gentiancao soup.

[Medicinal materials] 10 grams each of gentian, isatis root, red peony root, and peony bark, 6 grams each of Bupleurum, Tongcao, and raw licorice, 15 grams each of honeysuckle and forsythia.

【Method】Wash all the medicinal materials, put them into a pot, add about 1000ml of water, decoct with a slow fire to about 400ml, it is a daily dose, remember to take it on an empty stomach.

【Applicable people】Patients with liver meridian stagnation and heat.

[Remedy [-]] Cangzhu Decoction.

[Medicinal materials] Stir-fried Atractylodes atractylodes, Stir-fried Atractylodes macrocephala, Phellodendron Phellodendron, Polyporus, honeysuckle, and forsythia 10 grams each, tangerine peel and orange shell 6 grams each.

[Method] Put the medicinal materials in a pot, add 1000ml of water, decoct to about 450ml, take it three times in the morning, afternoon and evening on an empty stomach, one dose per day.

[Applicable people] Patients with spleen deficiency and damp accumulation.

[Remedy [-]] Peach kernel soup.

[Medicinal materials] 10 grams each of peach kernel, rehmannia root, white peony root, corydalis corydalis, and peony bark, 6 grams each of turmeric and raw licorice, 15 grams each of red peony root and salvia miltiorrhiza.

[Method] Put the medicinal materials in a pot, add 1000ml of water, decoct to about 450ml, take it three times in the morning, afternoon and evening on an empty stomach, one dose per day.

【Applicable people】Patients with qi stagnation and blood stasis.

[The nurse said] A male patient hurriedly asked his grandfather for help, saying that he had a "snake loincloth".When I heard "Snake Loincloth", I thought it was fun, so I went over to it.As a result, grandpa said that the snake loincloth is a skin disease, which is not fun at all, and the patient will be in great pain.

The patient said that his girlfriend who was separated from the two places will come to him, and he hopes to cure the snake around his waist as soon as possible.Grandpa said that what is commonly known as a snake loincloth is medically called herpes zoster.Herpes zoster can't see raw water yet. If it is accidentally infected by raw water, it will spread to other skin parts, accompanied by nerve pain.The virus can remain latent in the dorsal root ganglia of the spinal cord for a long time, and spread to the skin everywhere when the resistance is low.

The patient said that he had been in the hospital for two weeks, but the shingles continued to spread, extending from the waist to the back, upper buttocks and abdomen.At night, the patient can't even cover the quilt when he sleeps, otherwise he will feel extremely painful.Get up slowly when you get up, a little force will make the pain worse.When walking at home, I can't walk hard, I can only move step by step, and I can't even go out, which is miserable.

Grandpa naturally understood the harm of herpes zoster, so without further ado, he directly took some medicines from his Baizi cabinet, which were traditional Chinese medicines such as peach kernels, atractylodes atractylodes and gentian.Grandpa said that as long as these medicines are decocted and taken separately, it will be cured soon.

As a result, a week later, the boy who had been tortured by the snake around his loin came to thank his grandfather with his girlfriend, saying that his shingles had been significantly relieved.

[Grandpa said] Herpes zoster is more common among adults, and the onset seasons are mostly in spring and autumn.Most of them are due to eating disorders, which lead to poor operation of the spleen and stomach, internal stagnation of dampness and turbidity of essence and blood, stagnation and heat transformation, and invasion by external evils to cause the disease.Therefore, in spring and autumn, everyone should pay special attention to skin care, and clean hands and exposed skin in time when they come into contact with unclean items to prevent herpes zoster virus infection.In addition, the onset period of herpes zoster is usually 2 to 3 weeks. Under normal circumstances, there will be no recurrence after the illness, and similar to chickenpox, once the illness is cured, it will be immune for life.However, some patients still have local pain after the disease due to improper treatment or no radical treatment during the onset, and this pain sometimes lasts for several months or even years.It can be seen that once you find that you have symptoms of herpes zoster infection on your body, you must first take medicinal diet treatment or drug treatment as soon as possible, and second, you must completely cure it.

Underarm odor, commonly known as "body odor", refers to a disease that emits an unpleasant odor from the folds of the armpits.Due to the unpleasant smell and wide spread, underarm odor will seriously affect the social life of patients, especially for women, and many severe patients may also have psychological disorders.Therefore, the problem of underarm odor is not only a physical problem, but also a psychological bottleneck.

At present, there are many methods for treating underarm odor, including injections, minimally invasive methods, and so on.However, in life, many simple ingredients and simple methods can gradually improve the problem of underarm odor, such as external application of underarm odor.

[Remedy [-]] Ginger paste.

[Materials] Appropriate amount of ginger.

[Method] Smash the ginger to get the juice, and apply it to the affected area frequently.

[Remedy [-]] Garlic juice alone.

[Materials] Appropriate amount of garlic and ginger.

[Method] Mash the garlic and ginger, take the juice, and apply to the affected area.

[Remedy [-]] Escargot musk paste.

[Materials] 1 large snail, 2 crotons, a little musk.

[Method] Put the croton into the large snail, soak the liquid exuded by the snail with a cotton pad, add a little musk, and apply it on the armpits.

[Remedy [-]] Tea water.

[Materials] Appropriate amount of green tea.

[Method] Decoct the tea leaves in water, and then take the decoction to wash the underarms or take a bath directly on the whole body.

[Nurse said] Speaking of embarrassment and helplessness, in addition to bad breath and beriberi, there is a disease called underarm odor or body odor that is even more frustrating, especially for girls.

In summer, vests, suspenders or sleeveless shirts are the most popular.I remember a classmate in college who wore long sleeves or cropped sleeves in hot weather, not even short sleeves. We all thought she was worried about getting tanned, so we didn’t say anything.Until one dance class, everyone was sweating profusely, but this classmate wore cropped sleeves, which were tight and couldn’t stretch her hands at all. The teacher asked her to take off her clothes. She hesitated all the time. Embarrassed, the teacher was puzzled, and his tone became more serious. As a result, the female student burst into tears on the spot.

It turned out that she had underarm odor, and she was worried that her classmates would smell it and criticize her.The classmates hurried forward to comfort me when they saw this, and I hurriedly called my grandfather while I was resting.

Grandpa said on the phone that underarm odor is not difficult to treat, and garlic slices, ginger and tea can be cured.I directly asked my grandfather how to do it.It turns out that as long as you mash ginger to get juice or mix garlic and ginger to get juice, and apply it externally on the underarms, you can effectively treat underarm odor.If you are afraid of the smell of ginger and garlic, you can also use green tea to soak in water, and then apply the tea water to your armpits.

I hurried back and told my classmate that she tried it for about half a month, and her underarm odor has improved a lot, and she can finally wear a vest in summer.

【Grandpa said】Grandpa recommends that people suffering from underarm odor should pay more attention to their daily diet in addition to the above-mentioned treatments, because underarm odor is a manifestation of sweat gland secretion.If the inside is not right, the outside is not gorgeous, which means that there is a problem with the secretion of the human body, which must be a problem with the internal balance, and it is a health signal from the internal organs.Therefore, patients should pay attention to personal hygiene, keep the armpits dry and clean, maintain a regular life, and maintain emotional stability.The diet should be mainly light food, eat less irritating food such as onion, garlic, green onion, pepper, mustard, etc., eat less hot pot, seafood, and high-protein food, and the staple food should be grain-based.

Neurodermatitis is a skin disease that commonly occurs on the neck, limbs, and waist, and is characterized by symmetrical rough and hypertrophic skin, accompanied by severe itching.Most of the patients are young people and adults, and children generally do not have the disease.However, neurodermatitis is also a skin dysfunction disease. The damage to human skin is obvious and relatively serious. It often appears in patches, causing the skin to be covered with flat-topped papules, thickened skin, raised ridges, and skin grooves. Deepening, affecting the normal sensory function and perspiration function of the skin.Simultaneously because accompanying severe itching, therefore also cause very big influence to patient's life and work.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that neurodermatitis is caused by the disorder of the breath inside the human body, which is caused by disturbed emotions, internal injuries of the seven emotions, and internal fire.At the beginning of the onset, the rash will show a bright red color, and the itching will be severe, mainly because the heart is in charge of the blood meridians. Excessive heart fire is not conducive to the circulation of blood qi, resulting in blood heat, and wind is dry, which belongs to blood heat and wind dryness.After a long period of onset, the diseased skin will become thicker and thicker, and the blood will be damaged due to prolonged illness, which belongs to blood deficiency and wind dryness.

[Remedy [-]] Lotus leaf porridge.

[Ingredients] 50 grams of fresh lotus leaves, 200 grams of japonica rice.

[Method] Boil the lotus leaf for 20 minutes, remove the dregs and put it in the japonica rice to cook porridge.

[Remedy [-]] Fry jujube soup.

[Ingredients] 50 grams each of jujube and Smilax cocos.

[Method] Put the jujube and Smilax cocos into the pot, add an appropriate amount of water to decoct.

[Remedy [-]] Cook celery with tofu.

[Ingredients] 30 grams of celery, 50 grams of tofu.

[Method] Wash and dice celery, cook with tofu, season with salt and serve.

[Nurse said] Ms. Li went to dinner with a boy, and she was planning to continue dating if the situation was good, but it was the first time they met for dinner, and after eating a few mouthfuls of puff pastry seafood soup, the boy ran out in a hurry. Came back in a few minutes and said that he had left beforehand.It made Ms. Li very uncomfortable and depressed.

Two days later, the boy continued to date Ms. Li. This time, the boy did not order seafood, but Ms. Li liked spicy food, so she ordered some Sichuan dishes. , want to leave again.This time, Ms. Li couldn't bear it anymore, so she directly asked him what was the matter, whether he didn't like these dishes, or he didn't like herself.

The boy quickly explained, but he was vague. Ms. Li got angry and wanted to leave.The boy was willing to tell the truth at this time. It turned out that he was suffering from neurodermatitis, his skin was always itchy, and the pain was unbearable. The last time he ate seafood, he immediately had an attack. This time, he ate some spicy food and there were signs. I scratched my face, afraid that Ms. Li would think that I had a skin disease.

Ms. Li was not angry at all after hearing this. Instead, she sympathized with the boy's suffering and brought the boy to find his grandfather.Grandpa took a look at the boy's neurodermatitis, and it showed signs of spreading, probably because he didn't take more care of it on weekdays.The boy said that he applied some healing ointment every night.Grandpa taught him to cook lotus leaf porridge, jujube soup or celery with tofu, take medicinal food internally, and apply ointment externally.

In the end, Ms. Li walked with the boy, carefully prepared food for the boy every night, and added that the boy paid more attention to his diet and daily life, and his neurodermatitis soon recovered.

[Grandpa said] Grandpa believes that neurodermatitis is mostly caused by factors such as long-term over-excitement, excessive depression, or neurological dysfunction. Such as irregular life, long-term poor sleep quality, menstrual disorders, indigestion, constipation, etc. may aggravate the symptoms .Therefore, neurodermatitis is not simply something that can be "eat well". The most important thing for patients is to relax their minds, overcome the bad emotions of irritability, anxiety and anxiety, and actively treat and maintain them.

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