Tu Yuanzhi

Tu Yuanzhi

(records of Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine)

[source] it is the root of Primulaceae. See "three leaves" for plant morphology.

[collection] dig underground roots in spring and summer, wash and dry them. Or use fresh products temporarily.

[herbal medicine] the root is cylindrical, often serpentine curved, 5-15 cm long or longer, 2-5 mm in diameter. The surface is light brown, slightly reddish, smooth, densely covered with small brown red spots, or distributed with sparse fine root scars. The skin is thicker than the wood, accounting for about 3 / 5 of the cross section. The wood is light yellow, and the two parts are easy to separate.

[flavor] it tastes pungent and astringent.

[meridian tropism] entering the heart and lung meridians.

Functions and indications: ① regulating blood, stopping bleeding, promoting qi and dispersing blood stasis. It is used to treat tuberculosis, cough, contusion, heart and stomach qi pain. (the nature and taste are listed in Guangxi records of traditional Chinese Medicine)

② "Guangxi medicine plant directory": "detoxification, phlegm. Treatment of rheumatism, internal and external injuries, fractures. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoct soup, 3-5 yuan; or soak in wine.

[taboo] "it should not be used in the case of solid fire" in Guangxi Traditional Chinese medicine annals. "

[prescription selection] to treat the swelling and pain of traumatic injuries: one or two Tu Yuanzhi, half a jin of wine, five to one or two yuan each time. (records of Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine)