Chestnut root

Chestnut root

(food materia medica by Wang Ying)

[source] it is the root of chestnut, a Fagaceae plant.

[nature and taste] records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine: "sweet and light in taste, flat in nature, non-toxic. "

[functions and indications] 1. Wang Ying's "food Materia Medica" says: "it can treat partial kidney (hernia) Qi by decocting it with wine. "

② Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine annals: "treating blood stasis. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoct soup, 2-3 yuan; or soak in wine.

[selected formula] for redness, swelling and toothache: chestnut root and palm root. Boiled eggs in boiling water. (Jiangxi herbal medicine manual)