Leech (leech)

Leech

Shui Zhi

Hirudo

[source] this product is the dried body of Whitmania pigra Whitman, hirudenipponica Whitman or Whitmania cranulata Whitman. Catch in summer and autumn, scald to death with boiling water, dry in the sun or dry at low temperature.

[character] the shape of leech is flat spindle with many links, 4-10cm in length and 0.5-2cm in width. The back is dark brown or dark brown, slightly uplifted. After soaking in water, black spots can be seen in 5 longitudinal lines; the abdomen is flat and brown yellow. The two sides are brownish yellow, the front end is slightly pointed, the back end is blunt and round, and each end has one suction cup. The front suction cup is not significant, and the rear suction cup is large. It is brittle, easy to break, and its section is colloidal. The air is slightly fishy.

Hirudo is oblate, long and cylindrical. Its body is bent and twisted. It is 2-5cm long and 0.2-0.3cm wide.

Leech is narrow, long and flat, 5-12cm long and 0.1-0.5cm wide.

[processing] wash leech, cut into sections and dry. Blanch the leech section with talcum powder until it bulges slightly.

[nature, taste and meridian tropism] salty, bitter, flat; poisonous. Return to the liver meridian.

[function and indications] breaking blood, removing blood stasis and dredging meridians. It can be used in the treatment of syndrome, swelling, blood stasis, amenorrhea and traumatic injury.

Poxue Sanjie: it is used for amenorrhea, symptomatic mass, Dieda Yuzhong, and is often used with Tabanus. With peach kernel, zedoary, astragalus, angelica, treatment of amenorrhea or lochia endless.

[indications]

1. Postpartum blood halo (blood knot in the chest, or partial to the abdomen, or even in the rib). With leech (fried), worm (to wing foot, fried), myrrh, musk each one money, a total of research for the end, to Siwu soup tune. The enemy still has to take Siwu Decoction to stop shooting.

2. Traumatic injury (blood stasis, abdominal distension and pain, obstructed urination and defecation). With red leech (lime Fenghuang) half Liang, rhubarb, morning glory head end of each two, a total of research for the end. Two yuan per serving, hot wine. When the discharge of evil blood, to do for the degree. This prescription is called "lethal powder".

3. Fall and internal injury. With leech, musk each one or two, file, burn smoke, research for the end. If you take a pound of wine, you will be discharged with blood.

4. Red and white poison swelling. More than ten leeches were used to make the infected area, and the skin wrinkled and flesh white were used as the effect. Winter vermiculi, dig in the ground, warm water, so that activities. First wipe the skin of the patient's pain, and then close the leech with a bamboo tube. Soon, the leech sucks all the blood and comes off. If you need to suck more, replace it with a new one.

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