Oak root

Oak root

(records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)

[source] it is the root of tussah, which belongs to the family leptaceae. The plant morphology is detailed in the "tussah bark" strip.

[collection] after autumn, the roots were dug and dried in the sun.

[nature and taste] Sichuan records of traditional Chinese medicine: "it is flat in nature, bitter in taste and non-toxic. "

[function indications] it is used to treat jaundice, edema, dysentery, tuberculosis, hemoptysis and scrofula.

① "Cao Mu Bian Fang": "treatment of jaundice, rat fistula, dystocia, fetal death. "

② "Collection of commonly used folk herbs": "dehumidification, xingganluo. Treatment of blood gas abdominal pain. "

③ Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine annals: "treating edema. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decocted soup, 4-6 yuan (2-4 Liang fresh); or calcined and preserved wine.

[selection] 1. Treatment of jaundice, edema and obstruction of the orifice: four to six coins of oak root. Fried or charcoal mixed with wine. (commonly used Chinese herbal medicine in Sichuan)

② Cure dysentery: Oak root three Liang. Fried soup. (Hunan medical records)

③ Treatment of tuberculosis hemoptysis: fresh oak root bark two to four Liang. Take it in water. (selected materials for investigation of unilateral and verified prescriptions)

④ Treatment of scrofula and rat fistula: Tussah root, Polygonum multiflorum, nine son Liancao, Prunella vulgaris, sow vine, laminaria, seaweed. Take it in water. (records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)