Tougu Xianggen

Tougu Xianggen

(Guiyang folk herbs)

[synonym] soushanhu (classified herbal medicine).

[source] it is the root of Rhododendron yunnanensis. See "Touguxiang" for plant morphology.

[collection] collected from September to October, fresh or dried.

[herb] dry root, curved and branched, quite long, thick, up to 2 cm in diameter. The outer surface is also brown, the deep color of the cork is easy to peel off, the inner color is lighter; scattered fine roots, about 1 mm thick. It is hard and brittle, easy to break; the section is grayish yellow, the ray is obvious, and the essence is dense. The air is fragrant.

Produced in Sichuan, Guizhou and other places.

[nature and taste] classified herbal medicine nature: "pungent, warm. "

[function indications] it is used to treat stomach cold pain, rheumatism, muscle and bone pain, beriberi, fatigue, hematemesis and traumatic injury.

① Classified herbal medicine: "it can treat stomach cold, Qi pain, rheumatism numbness, muscle and bone pain, hematemesis and traumatic injury. "

② Tianbao materia medica: "treating beriberi. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoct soup, 5-8 yuan; or soak in wine. External use: wash with boiling water.

[prescription selection] ① treatment of rheumatoid arthritis pain: one or two root of Tougu Xianggen, five money of xiaoxueteng, one money of bailongxu and five money of Achyranthes bidentata. Make two Jin of wine. Take about one or two of them each, and wash them with the stem and leaf of Touguxiang, ginger and scallion. (Guiyang folk herbs)

② Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, traumatic injury, amenorrhea: Tougu Xianggen three to four money, fried; can also be used two plus a jin of wine, soak for 5 to 7 days, each take 10 ml, three times a day. (selected Chinese herbal medicines in Yunnan)

③ Treatment of blood vomiting: soshanhu, bawangqi, zhujieqi. Wine making clothes. (records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)