Bellows root

Bellows root

(Handbook of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine of Guangzhou Army)

[synonym] the world of salicylic acid plum (seeking the source of Materia Medica), the root of Myrica rubra (Fujian traditional Chinese medicine prescription), the root of salicylic acid plum (Lingnan herbal medicine record).

[source] it is the root or root bark of Rubiaceae. Please refer to "wind box leaves" for plant morphology.

[collection] all year round.

Bitter and cool.

① "Seeking the source of Materia Medica": "bitter and astringent. "

② "Nanning drug records": "light, flat, non-toxic. "

③ "Bitter, cool" in the Handbook of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine of Guangzhou Army. "

Functions and indications: clearing away heat and dampness, dispersing blood stasis and detumescence. It can cure cold, fever, cough, sore throat, enteritis, bacillary dysentery, carbuncle, bruise and blood stasis.

① "Materia medica for the original": "fried water containing, stop toothache, if even cheek swelling, for the end of the transfer liniment. "

② "Clearing away heat and detoxification" is one of the most important contents in Nanning medical records. Treatment of lung heat cough. "

③ "Clearing away heat and dampness, astringent and antidiarrheal, expectorant and antitussive" is a common Chinese herbal medicine manual of Guangzhou army. Treatment of cold, fever, sore throat, enteritis, dysentery, cough. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-2 Liang; or soaking in wine. External use: gargle with decocting water, sprinkle with grinding powder or adjust and apply.

[taboo] records of Lingnan herbal medicine: "pregnant women should not take it. "

[prescription selection] 1. To treat the pain caused by the accumulation of blood stasis in Dieda: two pairs of dried roots of Myrica rubra, one jin of wine, rub the affected area externally and take it orally. (Lingnan herbal medicine)

② Treatment sore swelling: red bayberry root four Liang, soak half a jin of wine, with cotton dip paste, do not make dry, not to disappear, has become ulceration. (Lingnan herbal medicine)

③ Treatment of goiter: two to four roots of Myrica rubra and five stems of litchi. Take it in clear water. (prescription of traditional Chinese medicine in Fujian)