Melastoma root

Melastoma root

(Lu Chuan Ben Cao)

[source] it is the root of Melastomataceae, and the plant morphology is detailed in "Melastomataceae".

[collection] root digging, washing, drying and slicing in autumn.

[nature and taste] 1. The manual of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine of Guangzhou Air Force: "astringent in taste, flat in nature. "

② The Handbook of Chinese herbal medicine in Jinjiang, Fujian Province: "glycine, mild temperature. "

Functions and indications: Invigorating the spleen, stopping diarrhea, hemostasis and blood stasis. Treatment of dyspepsia, stomachache, dysentery, bloody stool, bleeding, menorrhagia, rheumatic pain, traumatic injury.

① Fujian folk herbal medicine: "treating hernia. "

② "Lu Chuan Materia Medica": "treat falls, injuries, diarrhea. "

③ "Xiaozhi Jianwei, Zhixue Zhitong" is a Chinese Herbal Medicine Manual published by Guangzhou air force. Treatment of dyspepsia, enteritis, diarrhea, dysentery, stomachache, thromboangiitis, hematochezia, bleeding, schistosomiasis. "

④ According to the manual of Chinese herbal medicine of Fuzhou military region, "dispelling wind and expelling dampness, promoting blood stasis and relieving pain, anti inflammation and detoxification, killing insects. Treat headache, migraine, rheumatoid arthritis, traumatic injury, mastitis, carbuncle, ulcers, inguinal lymphadenitis, enteritis, filariasis. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang; or soaking in wine. External use: tamping.

[prescription selection] ① for menorrhagia, red and white dysentery and diarrhea: one to two pairs of dried root of Melastoma officinalis, decocted in water, twice a day. (Wenshan Chinese herbal medicine)

② Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: Wild Peony Root two liang, Prunella five money, wine two liang stew, take two times. (Chinese herbal medicine manual of Fuzhou military region)

[clinical application] treatment of bacillary dysentery and acute gastroenteritis

Take 2-4 liang of Wild Peony Root (dry product) and chop it up. Add 500ml water and fry it to 100ml. Take it once or twice. A total of 72 cases were treated, 29 cases were cured by one dose (no diarrhea after taking the medicine once, abdominal pain and other gastrointestinal symptoms disappeared the next day), 35 cases were cured by three days (diarrhea gradually reduced after taking the medicine, gastrointestinal symptoms disappeared within three days), 4 cases were cured by four days (diarrhea and various gastrointestinal symptoms were significantly relieved after taking the medicine, but stool formed on the fourth day), 4 cases were invalid. The cure rate was 94.4%. It was observed that diarrhea was stopped several hours after taking the medicine, and bowel sounds were weakened; most patients were constipated for one day the next day; abdominal pain was gradually relieved after stopping diarrhea. But abdominal distension disappeared and appetite recovered slowly. No side effects were found in the course of treatment.