Pomelo leaf

Pomelo leaf

(compendium)

[source] it is the leaf of pomelo, a Rutaceae plant. The plant morphology is detailed in "pomelo" strip.

[chemical composition] it contains volatile oil.

[nature and taste] "seeking the source of Materia Medica": "pungent, warm. "

[function indications] it is used to treat head wind pain, cold dampness arthralgia, food stagnation and abdominal pain.

① "Compendium": "for the treatment of head wind pain, it is the same as pounding and pasting the temple with Scallion white. "

② "Seeking the source of Materia Medica": "dispelling wind and swelling, dispelling filth. "

③ "Chongqing herbal medicine": "it is used to treat children's cold food, flatulence and pain, cold dampness, foot and knee pain, frostbite. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang. External use: tamping or frying and washing.

[selected formula] ① joint pain: Pomelo leaf, ginger, tung oil. They were mashed and applied. (Hunan medical records)

② Treatment of mastitis: Pomelo leaf four to seven, green skin one or two, dandelion one or two. Take it in water. (Hunan medical records)