Corn stalk

Corn stalk

(collection of common folk herbs)

[synonym] can Tai Zi (collection of commonly used folk herbal medicine), Bao Gu Xin (Chongqing herbal medicine).

[source] it is the cob of corn, a gramineous plant. The plant morphology is detailed in "corn".

[chemical constituents] it contains polysaccharides which can resist Ehrlich carcinoma and sarcoma-180 in mice. Xylose, arabinose and galactose can be obtained by hydrolysis.

[flavor] Chongqing herbal medicine: "sweet, flat, non-toxic. "

Functions and indications: Invigorating Spleen and removing dampness. It can cure urination, edema, beriberi and diarrhea.

① Lingnan caiyao Lu: "diuretic. "

② "Collection of commonly used folk herbal medicines": "dispersing breast nuclei, treating dysentery. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 3-4 yuan; or burning, storage and grinding. External use: burn ash to adjust and apply.

[prescription selection] ① treatment of edema and beriberi: two liang of Baogu heart and one or two of Liquidambar formosana. Take it in boiling water. (Guizhou herbal medicine)

② Treatment of diarrhea: Baogu heart burning ash, mixed with boiling water. (Chongqing herbal medicine)

③ Treatment of infantile blood wind sores: red envelope Valley heart burn ash, sesame oil transfer application. (Chongqing herbal medicine)

[clinical application] treatment of toxic dyspepsia in children

Take 1 jin of corn shaft and 4 liang of pomegranate peel, bake the powder, or add water to fry 1500 ml, set aside. Decoction 10 ml per year, powder 5 min per year, 3 times a day. 12 cases were treated. Except 4 cases were treated with antibiotics and other drugs, the other 8 cases were cured with this drug alone. The shortest hospital stay was 2 days and the longest was 5 days. The disorder of water and electrolyte should be corrected at the same time.