Penghu

Penghu

(Ben Jing)

[synonyms] Linghu and Yinhu (bielu), Jietian ribe (compendium), Hanji (yilinzuoyao).

[source] it is the fruit of Rosaceae. For the plant morphology, please refer to "Wulong wagging tail".

[harvest in autumn].

Sweet and sour, warm.

① Ben Jing: "sour, flat. "

② Bielu: "salty, nontoxic. "

③ "Ben re, Gan Cao". "

Functions and indications: tonifying liver and kidney, reducing stool. Treat polyuria, dizziness.

① "Ben Jing" says: "the five zang organs can be tranquilized, the essence and Qi can be replenished, the Yin can be strengthened, the ambition can be strengthened and the power can be increased. "

② "Bielu": "treating sudden stroke, body heat shock. "

③ Tang materia medica: "cold and wet, good color. "

④ "Daily use Materia Medica": "shrinking stool, black and white hair. "

⑤ Yilin zuanyao: "tonifying the lung, removing the cold. "

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 1.5 ~ 3 yuan.

[prescription selection] ① for the treatment of vertigo caused by Yin Fire: two coins each for Penghu (fried), ginseng, Atractylodes macrocephala, Angelica sinensis and Huangqi, and two Liang for huaishudi. Fried in water, take it frequently. (Fang Mai Zheng Zong)

② If you want to cure deficiency, if you take a boat ride, it's lack of true Yang, shortness of breath, dizziness due to self perspiration, cold hands and feet, and deep and thin pulse: three yuan for Penghu (fried), three yuan for ginseng, three yuan for dafuzi (children's stool), two yuan for cinnamon, and one yuan for licorice. Take it by frying. (Fang Mai Zheng Zong)

"Penghu" is a medicine for nourishing the five zang organs and benefiting the essence and Qi. Although this medicine nourishes the five zang organs and is sufficient in the liver, the liver is responsible for both occurrence and catharsis. If you take too much of it, the taste is biased, and it is urgent and catharsis is excessive, you may have the problem of counter excitation, and the liver will kill itself. "