Catalpa bungei

Catalpa bungei

(notes on materia medica)

[source] the leaves of Catalpa bungei, a Bignoniaceae plant, are described in "Catalpa bungei" for plant morphology.

[nature and taste] Compendium: "bitter, cold, non-toxic. "

[function indications] detumescence and detoxification, discharge pus and generate muscle. Treatment of swelling and ulcer, hair back, rash, white bald.

"Materia medica notes:" tamping sore, also boil soup to wash pus blood, take dry leaves in winter, knead soup to use. "

[usage and dosage] external use: mash juice, boil paste or grind powder.

[prescription selection] ① the treatment of toxic swelling is not hard or soft: take the leaves of Catalpa bungei from ten layers of thin swelling, that is, wrapped in old silk, three changes of day, when heavy poisonous gas flows into the leaves. Such as winter, take dry leaves, salt water immersion for a long time. (collected prescriptions on the sea)

② Treatment of fistula sores: Catalpa bungei leaves are decocted all the time. Before and after the autumnal equinox, pick 15 Jin of leaves from Pingdan, add one stone of water, and decoct three buckets in the net kettle. Do not change the pot to decoct seven or eight liters, and change the pot to decoct two liters. That is to say, it is decocted and put into the container. All patients, take sesame oil half, wax, crisp a chestnut Xu, with xiaorumianzhi; also take seven almonds, ginger a little, with research order fine, rice flour two money, with into the cream, stir well. Apply it to the sore first. After two days, it was wiped, that is, it was evenly spread on the sores with a grate and covered with soft silk. Once every two days, I swab it and put on a new drug. However, on the fifth or sixth day, I had already made my head, and then I was able to generate muscle and recover. If I didn't put on the acupoint, I was able to eliminate it. Six months have passed since the onset of the disease. (box of Chinese)

③ Moxibustion sore for a long time, itching pain out of yellow water: with catalpa leaf tamp Luo for the end, apply on the sore. (Sheng Hui Fang)

④ Treatment of head sores in children, hair is not born, and white bald: catalpa leaf tamping juice on the sores. (secret records of son and mother)

⑤ The treatment of children's eyes has a barrier: catalpa leaves (tender ones) are mashed, wrapped in paper, and the mud is heavily wrapped. When the mud is dry, take it out, remove the mud, put a little water into it, and then take the juice, put it in bronze ware, and boil it gradually over a slow fire. If it is thin, store it in porcelain, and order a mung bean once a day. (Sheng Hui Fang)