Alisma orientalis

Alisma orientalis

(bielu)

[source] it is the leaf of Alisma orientalis, which belongs to Alismataceae. The plant morphology is detailed in the section "alismata orientalis".

[chemical composition] contains a small amount of vitamin C (< 10 mg).

(1) bielu: "it tastes salty and nontoxic. "

② "Gangmu": "salty, flat, non-toxic. "

[function indications] for chronic tracheitis, milk obstruction.

① Bielu: "the main wind, milk does not come out, difficult to produce, strong Yin Qi. "

② "Rihuazi Materia Medica": "strengthen the internal organs of water, lower the milk and dredge the blood vessels. "

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 2-3 yuan.

[selected formula] treatment of asthenia: raw Alisma orientalis leaves (cut) five Liang. Take three liters of water, boil to one and a half liters, remove dross, add Morchella, scallion and black bean sauce, cook the soup hot and fragrant, and eat it at will. (Alisma orientalis soup in Shengji Zonglu)

[clinical application] treatment of chronic tracheitis

Take 1 liang of Alisma orientalis dry product, 3 times a day, 10 days a course of treatment. According to the observation of 384 Cases, the total effective rate was 89%, and the markedly effective rate was 30%. The effects of relieving cough, relieving asthma and resolving phlegm were obvious, but the curative effect mostly appeared in the fourth to fifth day. There was no significant difference in the curative effect among simple type, wheezing type and complicated emphysema.