Eel blood

Eel blood

(notes on materia medica)

[source] it is the blood of Monopterus albus, which belongs to the family monopteridae. The animal morphology is detailed in the "Monopterus albus" strip.

[nature and taste] 1. Ben Cao Hui Yan: "it is salty and sweet in taste, flat in Qi and non-toxic. "

② Yilin zuanyao: "salty, warm. "

[Guijing] Bencao Huiyan: "entering foot Jueyin, shaoyaojing. "

Functions and indications: dispelling wind, promoting blood circulation and strengthening yang. Treatment of mouth and eye deviation, earache, epistaxis, tinea, fistula.

① "Materia medica notes:" the main tinea and fistula, cut off the blood smear. "

② "Compendium": "treat mouth and eyes askew, with a little musk, left askew apply right, right askew apply left, just wash away. For earache, drop a few drops into the ear. For the treatment of epistaxis, drop several points into the nose. After the treatment of rash, Yisheng, a little into the eye. The treatment of red defects, with garlic juice, ink frequency of painting, and painting red Youfeng. "

③ Ben Cao Hui Yan: "removing wind and promoting blood circulation. Treatment of blood dryness and tendon contracture. "

④ "Help Yang". "

⑤ "Yilin zuanyao" says: "it is necessary to straighten the meridians and collaterals, remove obstruction, slow the wind, soften and firm the body, and remove dampness and heat. "

[usage and dosage] external use: coating or dropping into ear and nose. Oral: He Yao Zuo Wan.

[prescription selection] ① there are not long ways to treat Yang in the prime of life: Lycoris chinensis, gecko, rhinoceros horn, Aconitum carmichaeli, Aconitum kusnezoffii, frankincense, myrrh, Dracaena Draconis, asarum, black sesame, gallnut, actinolite, etc. For the end, raw eel blood for pills, cinnabar for clothing, daily hollow, wine under 100 pills. (Yugui pill in Ben Jing Feng Yuan)

② Treatment of mouth and eye deviation: a large eel, with a needle to prick the blood on the head, left slant to right, right slant to left, to level that wash away. (Shi Yi De Xiao Fang)

[clinical application] ① treatment of facial paralysis

More than 100 cases were observed by local application of eel blood. Most of them were cured and a few were improved. Usage: first, apply the blood of wax fish on the affected side (the mouth is tilted to the left, the right is the affected side; the mouth is tilted to the right, the left is the affected side), wash it off 30 minutes later, and then conduct the second treatment 3 days later. Second, mix flour and water to make a long and thin noodle, make it into a circle and put it on the affected side of the face (the purpose is to prevent the eel blood from flowing out): then use a sterile injection needle to draw a "ten" on the sterilized Di Cang acupoint to make the blood ooze out slightly; finally, take a fresh eel, cut off the head and drop the blood in the area of the doughnut (Di Cang acupoint drops thicker). Wipe off after 2 days, every 2-5 days. After being dried, eel blood can draw facial muscles, stimulate nerves and make paralyzed muscles return to normal.

② Treatment of chronic suppurative otitis media

63 cases were observed by dropping the ear with the blood of the fish. The light cases were treated once, and the heavy cases were treated twice. Methods: Monopterus albus was cultured in clear water for 6-8 hours. Use forceps or hemostatic forceps to clamp the neck of the scallop, cut off the tail with sterilized scissors, let the blood drop into the ear, and lie on the side for 20-40 minutes. 2% hydrogen peroxide or normal saline should be used to wash and dry the ear before dropping.