Camphor leaves

Camphor leaves

(collection of compendium)

[source] it is the leaf of Cinnamomum camphora, a Lauraceae plant.

[collection] it can be harvested all year round, fresh or dried in the sun.

[nature and taste] Lu Chuan Ben Cao: "bitter and pungent, warm. "

Functions and indications: dispelling wind, removing dampness, relieving pain and killing insects. Treatment of rheumatism, bone pain, traumatic injury, scabies.

① "Lu Chuan Materia Medica": "killing insects, sterilizing, treating scabies. "

② "Medicine records of Nanning city": "dispelling wind, resolving phlegm, killing insects. Treatment of cold rheumatism, bone pain, stomachache. External treatment of contusion, dispersing poison, promoting qi and relieving pain. "

③ "The branches and leaves wash rheumatism. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoct soup, 1-3 yuan; or mash juice, grind powder. External use: fried, washed or tamped.

[taboo] "pregnant women should not take medicine. "

[selected formula] ① for the treatment of facial jaundice, deficiency and swelling: camphor leaf and Caulis Spatholobi. At the end of the study, five minutes each time, boiled water service. (Hunan medical records)

② Cure hookworm disease: camphor tree tender tip half Jin. Stir fry yellow, water 2 jin, fry until half Jin, next morning, warm on an empty stomach. (Jiangxi herbal medicine)

③ Treat foot sores, the sores are like a small pen, big: camphor leaves, mashed, slightly mixed with Badu Dan, stick camphor leaves outside, even change. (Zhou Yisheng's family prescription)

④ Treatment of Yin gangrene: fresh leaves of camphor tree and cold rice grains were tamped on the affected area. Can disappear at the beginning, if already purulent, can discharge pus. (Quanzhou materia medica)

⑤ Treatment of goose palm wind: Cinnamomum camphora leaves (fresh) fried smoked wash. (Fujian Chinese herbal medicine)

④ Treatment of scald blistering: Cinnamomum camphora leaf, skin appropriate amount. Dry in the sun, burn ashes, and mix with egg white. (Jiangxi herbal medicine)