Houzao

Houzao

(yinpianxinshen)

[synonyms] houzizao, yangchangzao, houdan, shenzao.

[source] it is a stone from the viscera of rhesus monkey. For animal morphology, please refer to "macaque bone".

[medicinal material] it is oval in shape, slightly lateral and jujube in shape. The big one is like chicken egg, the small one is just like soya bean, and generally as big as lotus seed. The surface is bronze or green black, smooth and glossy. It's hard and brittle, and it's fragile when struck; its cross section is grayish yellow, with layers and core in the center. It's slightly fragrant, slightly bitter and astringent, and has a sandy taste. It is better to be big, dark and crisp.

Produced in India, Malay Peninsula and Nanyang islands.

[processing] smash, pick out the core and use it carefully.

[nature and taste] ① Chinese Medical Dictionary: "bitter, cold, non-toxic. "

② "Yinpianxinshen": "slightly salty and bitter, cold flat, non-toxic. "

[function indications] it can eliminate phlegm and shock, clear away heat and detoxify. It is used to treat phlegm heat, asthma and cough, infantile convulsion and epilepsy, and phlegm core.

① "Chinese Medical Dictionary": "treatment of convulsion and epilepsy, children with acute convulsion, phlegm, hot phlegm. Treatment of carbuncle and gangrene, rash, phlegm core, transverse rash. "

② "Yinpianxinshen": "treating deficiency asthma, resolving phlegm and absorbing Qi, treating convulsion and epilepsy. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: Yanmo, 2-5 points. External use: rubbing with vinegar.

[selected prescription] for infantile convulsion, phlegm, shortness of breath, wheezing sound, restlessness: antelope horn one coin, musk four cents, monkey jujube four coins, calcined moon stone one coin, carnation one coin, Fritillaria cirrhosa (to heart) two coins, qingyishi (calcined into purple, Shuifei) one coin, tianzhuhuang (fly) three coins. In addition to musk and Ganxiang, the rest of the powder were well blended and ground to a very fine level. Then, musk and Ganxiang powder were added and well blended and sealed in bottles. Take one to two minutes each time, one to two times a day, with warm water. (Houzao powder in Shanghai standard for preparation of traditional Chinese Medicine)