Encyclopedia of Family Medicine

Chapter 28: Essentials in the Family Medicine Cabinet (5)
Dispelling cold and relieving pain: Patients with abdominal pain, diarrhea and arthritis can fry 0.5 kg of salt, put it in a cloth bag, and apply hot compress to the navel or affected area, which has good effects of dispelling cold, warming the abdomen and relieving pain.

Treating scalds: Mix well with fine salt noodles and a small amount of vegetable oil, apply to the affected area, it can treat mild unbroken water and fire scalds.

8.baking soda
Dissolve 1/4 to half a spoon of baking soda in 60 ml of water and use it to rinse your mouth or wash your lips, it can relieve the discomfort caused by oral ulcers, and it can be cured after a few days.

Other Medicinal Foods
1.wine
Heat a small glass of wine on the fire, beat an egg in the wine, and then stir it with chopsticks to stop the heating, drink it after it is cool, it can cure a cold.

2.boiled water

Drinking a cup of plain water in the morning can treat stomach cold and all other stomach problems, reduce blood concentration, widen the arterial wall, help lower blood pressure, and prevent cerebral hemorrhage and myocardial infarction.When you have a cold, you can add a few drops of lemon juice to boiled water, and drink a few more glasses to cure it.If you drink too much alcohol or eat too much greasy things, and feel uncomfortable in the pleura, you can add a little salt to the boiled water and drink it to sober up and remove the greasy.

3.Black Fungus

Black fungus has good curative effect on hypertension, coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis and other diseases.Black fungus contains anti-cancer substances, and taking black fungus has the effect of reducing or alleviating the formation of atherosclerosis.How to take: 3 times a week, about 10 grams each time, can be used as a dish or made into sweets.For example, when making sweets with rock sugar and red dates, simmering and simmering, it is easier for the human body to digest and absorb when it becomes thin.

4.Chrysanthemum
According to "Shen Nong's Materia Medica", eating chrysanthemums often can "benefit the blood, lighten the body, resist aging, and prolong life."After practice, people found that chrysanthemum has a wide range of medicinal functions, which can clear away heat and promote body fluid, disinfect and reduce fire, cure sores and swelling, and even prevent pharyngitis and coronary heart disease.Eating chrysanthemum can not only cure diseases, but also prolong life. There is a record of longevity by eating chrysanthemums in "Book of the Later Han Dynasty: County and Country Chronicles": 30 families in the north of Li County, Nanyang, often live to be more than 100 years old because they often eat water with chrysanthemums floating in the river.
There are many people who like to eat chrysanthemums in history. Except for Qu Yuan, who is "falling in autumn chrysanthemum", the most favored one is the Empress Dowager Cixi.She especially likes to eat chrysanthemum delicacies, especially the "chrysanthemum hot pot" that has been handed down to this day.She ordered three or four thousand chrysanthemums to be planted in the Summer Palace, often picking fresh petals for consumption.Every time the hot pot is hot, put a small amount of chicken slices and pork slices in the chicken soup first, and then add the washed chrysanthemum petals. The flowers are fragrant and the meat is fresh.

5.Tofu

Tofu is not only rich in nutrition, but also has high medicinal value.Rich in protein, fat, sugar, vitamin B1, B2 and vitamin C, amino acids and calcium, phosphorus, iron and other minerals.It has the functions of relieving cough, eliminating phlegm, digesting food, clearing lung, promoting body fluid, detoxifying, and reducing turbidity.Professor Shi Kuixiong of Shanghai Second Medical University pointed out that through a comparative investigation of 370 cancer patients and healthy people in Shanghai and various regions of the country, it was found that tofu has anti-cancer effects, and the risk of cancer is relatively reduced for those who eat tofu and drink soy milk every day half.This point of view is consistent with that of Japanese medical experts.Among the Japanese, people who like tofu soup (made with tofu, cabbage, etc.) have much fewer stomach cancer patients than those who do not eat tofu.This is because tofu contains five substances that inhibit the growth of cancer cells.

6.seaweed

Treat burns.Soak the seaweed in water for use, cool the scalded area with ice or cold water, and then gently stick the soaked seaweed on the scalded area.This is because the pigment of nori absorbs heat, acts as an analgesic, and prevents inflammation in the burned area.If the scald is serious, the seaweed can be overlapped and pasted on the affected area, so that the scalded wound is not easy to leave scars.

7.milk

Milk not only has comprehensive nutritional value, but also has medicinal value.Prevent gastric cancer, the incidence rate is low.This is inseparable from people's staple food of milk and dairy products.The incidence of gastric cancer in Japan was quite high at first, but later changed the traditional eating habits and followed the example of the West to eat more milk, dairy products and fresh vegetables. After 30 years, the incidence of gastric cancer decreased significantly in the early 80s.Experts believe that this may be the "merit" made by milk products.

Has the effect of preventing high blood pressure.The reason for this is that the protein in milk has the effect of protecting the elasticity of blood vessels, preventing hardening of the arteries and eliminating excess sodium.

Has a sleep function.Because milk contains a substance called L-tryptophan, it can make people feel sleepy and sleepy.

8.Honey

Honey can cure high blood pressure.The best way to take it is to drink pure honey water.Taking pure honey once every 1 to 2 hours after three meals a day can help treat diseases such as gastritis, gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer.In severe cold season, rub hands and feet with honey to prevent frost cracking; rub scald with honey, it will not fester, and can relieve pain; honey dissolved in milk can cure colds; mix honey with lemon juice and olive oil, mix well, each time Take 3 times a day, 2 tablespoons each time, to treat liver and bile duct diseases. After frying sesame seeds, add an appropriate amount of honey, stir well, and make honey cakes. Take it before going to bed, and take it regularly to treat cough.

9. Tea
When the body has wounds or sores and boils, in the absence of anti-inflammatory drugs, it can be washed with tea, or the tea leaves can be mashed and applied to the wound.Because tea contains a lot of tannins, tannins can not only sterilize, but also have astringent effects; drink two or three cups of strong tea before riding to prevent motion sickness; gargle with strong tea for bad breath can reduce odor; tea contains a lot of The organic substances used to prevent and treat diseases, drink twice a day and soak in boiled water, do not boil the tea that retains the organic substances in the tea, can prevent and treat stomach diseases; workers who are engaged in metal processing work all year round, inhale a lot of aluminum, zinc, antimony from the nose and mouth every day Such harmful dust, over time, will produce various types of silicosis, endangering health.However, as long as you drink more strong tea every day, these harmful substances can be dissolved in water and excreted with urine to reduce and prevent the occurrence of occupational diseases.

It is a pity that people often throw away the overnight tea leaves.In fact, overnight tea has many uses:

Overnight tea is rich in acid and fluorine, which has the effect of sterilizing and preventing capillary bleeding.It can cure skin bleeding, oral bleeding and sores and abscesses.The method is to gargle or wash your mouth with overnight tea; it has strong deodorizing and greasy effects; washing your hair with it can relieve itching and remove dandruff; drying the overnight tea and packing it into a pillow is not only soft and fragrant, but also removes dandruff. fire.

10.corn silk
Diuretic: Wash corn silk and cook it in water to increase the excretion of chloride in the body. It is often used to treat nephritis, edema and other diseases.Combining corn silk with tea juice can increase urination volume and prolong urination time.Corn silk with watermelon seeds and adzuki bean water simmer in water to treat patients with advanced schistosomiasis and ascites due to cirrhosis.

Gallbladder: Decoction of corn silk can promote bile secretion, reduce the proportion and viscosity of bile, reduce the content of bilirubin, and can prevent the formation of gallstones when taken regularly.It can also be used to treat cholecystitis, jaundice hepatitis, fatty liver and diabetes.

Hemostasis: Corn silk contains a large amount of vitamin K. After being absorbed by the human body, it can synthesize prothrombin in the liver, accelerate the blood coagulation process, increase the number of platelets, and can be used as a hemostatic agent.Decoction of corn silk with shepherd's purse flower can cure hematuria.

Antihypertensive: often use corn silk, wild chrysanthemum, and cassia to make tea, which can keep blood pressure stable.

Antidiarrheal: For diarrhea caused by indigestion, especially watery diarrhea, corn silk and radish seeds can be boiled in water to stop diarrhea.

Do not use common drugs

1.The magic of painkillers

Qutong tablets have antipyretic, analgesic, anti-rheumatic and cerebral cortical activities, but also have the side effects of reducing granulosa cells and long-term addiction.People who take painkillers regularly should pay attention to checking blood samples.

In addition to the well-known functions mentioned above, pain relievers also have some special uses:
Burn 1~2 pieces of pain reliever with a small glass of white wine and take it while it is hot, which can quickly relieve acute gastroenteritis and bacillary dysentery; when a small wound is encountered on a certain part of the body, apply the crushed pain reliever after disinfection. Tablets powder, and then bandage, wounds can be quickly healed, and no infection; after drunk, take a pain-relieving tablet orally, you can quickly sober up.

2.Skillful use of Yunnan Baiyao

Treatment of costal adenitis: apply appropriate amount of Yunnan Baiyao powder, adjust vinegar or white wine, and apply to the affected area, and the effect will be seen in two or three days.

Treatment of costochondritis: Take 0~5g of Yunnan Baiyao, mix it into a paste with liquor or 1% alcohol, apply it to the affected area, fix it with adhesive tape or wound dampness ointment, replace it every three days, and generally use it 75~1 times , up to 2 times can be cured.

Treatment of recurrent aphthous ulcers: apply a cotton swab dipped in Yunnan Baiyao powder to the affected area or blow into the ulcer surface. Most patients recover after 3 days of medication.

3. The magical effect of Shangshi Pain Relief Ointment
In addition to being used for bruises and rheumatic pain in the waist and legs, Shangshi Zhipain Ointment can have novel effects when pasted on different parts:
Treatment of frostbite gaps: Apply Shangshi Pain Relief Plaster to the affected area, and the effect of pain relief and wound recovery is better.

Toothache due to wind and fire: Apply Shangshi Pain Relief Cream to the sore areas of both ribs before going to bed, take it off the next morning, and use it for three consecutive days to reduce swelling and relieve pain.

Motion sickness and seasickness: Take a piece of wound dampness pain reliever and stick it on the navel to prevent motion sickness, seasickness, and airsickness.

4.The Magical Uses of Ten Drops of Water

After being stabbed by a fishbone, the wound can be routinely disinfected first, then applied with cotton wool dipped in ten drops of water, and bandaged. Satisfactory curative effects can often be obtained.Not only can reduce swelling and pain, promote wound healing, but also avoid the pain of sequelae.

5.The Magical Use of Drug Toothpaste
Mosquito bites in summer, you can quickly apply some medicated toothpaste, massage gently, it will have the functions of cooling, anti-allergic, detoxification and anti-inflammatory; in summer, you can dissolve the medicated toothpaste in water, and use it for bathing to make the prickly heat go away early and keep your body cool Comfortable; dizziness and headache during the journey, apply some medicated toothpaste on the temples to relieve pain and clear the brain; when the acne is secondary to infection, the medicated toothpaste and prednisone tablets can be ground and mixed thoroughly and rubbed on the affected area.

6. The role of wind oil
After scalding, apply balsamic oil essence, the pain will disappear in less than 5 minutes, and will not leave any traces after healing.If the blisters burst, apply wind essential oil first, and then apply some antibiotic ointments such as erythromycin and tetracycline for better effect.The wind oil essence can be applied every 2 to 3 hours, and the light ones can be applied as needed, and the severe ones will recover in 2 to 4 days without pain, infection, scabbing and scarring.

Home-made health food

1.Qiao Shi Porridge
Indica rice, japonica rice, millet, and yellow rice all have the effect of invigorating the middle and replenishing qi, benefiting blood and promoting body fluid.Sorghum rice can clear the stomach and nourish the spleen; northern glutinous rice can calm the stomach and sleep; Huiren rice can strengthen the spleen and stomach, clear away heat and overcome dampness; glutinous rice porridge can nourish the lungs and strengthen the table; millet porridge is often used as maternity food; It has the functions of astringing sweat, quenching thirst and eliminating irritability. It can be used to make porridge with other foods or medicines, and it can also cure diseases. For example, eating mung bean porridge in summer can relieve heat, relieve urination, and relieve polydipsia. In autumn, eating can cure boils and boils. Porridge can reduce swelling and diuresis, detoxify and expel pus, clear heat and remove dampness, and is suitable for people with edema and obesity; yam porridge can strengthen the spleen, nourish the lungs, nourish the kidneys and solidify the essence, and porridge with glutinous rice can cure spleen deficiency, diarrhea and lack of appetite. good, cough, etc.Adding white lotus to porridge can cure insomnia; porridge and lotus root can treat constipation; porridge and rice bran can treat athlete's foot; porridge and radish can prevent high blood pressure; porridge and reed root can clear heat.Take 100 grams of japonica rice and wash it with water, put it in a casserole, add 25 grams of walnut kernels, 10 grams of dried lily, 20 grams of black sesame seeds, appropriate amount of water, and simmer over low heat until cooked.The ingredients in this porridge: Japonica rice tonifies the spleen and strengthens the mind; walnut kernels tonify the kidney and brain, tonify the heart and improve intelligence; black sesame tonifies the liver and kidney, increases the brain and marrow.The combination of various food ingredients has the effect of nourishing yin and nourishing yin, strengthening the brain and improving intelligence.

2.Jujube Mother Soup
Ingredients: 20 jujubes, 10 grams of Motherwort, 10 grams of brown sugar.
Method of preparation: add water to stew and drink soup, once a day in the morning and evening.

Efficacy: Warming the meridians and nourishing blood, dispelling stasis and relieving pain.Indications: Menstrual cold or anemia caused by menstrual disorders, pain, backache, dark red color, blood clots and other symptoms.

3. Homemade sunstroke prevention tea

Salt tea: 100 grams of tea leaves, 50 grams of salt, and 10 kilograms of boiled water to make a cold drink.The amount of drinking can be increased or decreased in this proportion.

Guacui soup: 1 kg of watermelon rind (remove the green rind), 5 kg of water, boil and drink cold.

Bamboo leaf tea: 0.5 kg of fresh bamboo leaves (washed), 5 kg of boiled water, soaked and drunk.

柠檬茶：盐1~3克、柠檬酸0．6千克，糖精0．045克、桔子油或香蕉油1~2滴，加入1千克凉开水中即可饮用。

Orange water: 3 grams of citric acid, appropriate amount of sugar, 2 to 3 drops of orange essence, 1 kg of water, and a little salt is better.

Mung bean tea: 0 kg of mung bean, 25 kg of water, appropriate amount of sugar, simmer in water until the mung bean is cooked, and drink it as tea.

4. Brain tea
Elderly people taking a brain-invigorating diet can delay brain aging and prevent mental deterioration.

Brain-enhancing camellia is an ancient folk food in my country.Its preparation method is to use 250 grams of fried beef bone marrow or other livestock bone marrow; 150 grams of fried sesame and raw walnut kernels are mixed with 500 grams of fried flour.When eating, mix with boiling water first, then add sugar or salt according to your own taste.If you like sweet taste, it is best to add boiled brown sugar.

Eating the rich phospholipids in the bone marrow increases the phospholipids in the plasma, which can keep the cholesterol in a dissolved state, eliminate the cholesterol deposited in the cerebral blood vessels, and make the cerebral arteries difficult to harden, thereby enhancing the function of the brain.

Sesame seeds are rich in phosphorus and calcium, and also contain 10 kinds of amino acids needed by brain nerve cells.

Walnut kernels contain 83% linoleic acid and linolenic acid, both of which are unsaturated fatty acids with smaller molecular weights, and are the materials needed to supplement brain cells.

In the cold winter, it is really beneficial for the elderly to take a small bowl of brain tea oil every morning or afternoon.

How to save precious traditional Chinese medicine
Red ginseng, white ginseng, American ginseng and other ginseng drugs should be cooled in the sun after being exposed to the sun, put into a porcelain bottle, and kept dry.
The deer antler is wrapped in muslin cloth and stored in a leather or wooden box, and some peppercorns can also be sprinkled to prevent moths.Deer antler powder can be sealed and stored in porcelain or glass jars.Pearls and bezoars can be sealed in bottles and stored in a cool, dry place.

Musk, can be sealed in a small bottle, placed in a cool and dry place, and should not be placed together with aromatic drugs such as mint and camphor.

For the gecko, the tail should be preserved and put into a bottle; the pepper should be removed to prevent moth, and it should be placed in a ventilated and dry place.

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