Euphorbia jingi
It is the dried root of spurge, a perennial herbaceous plant of the Euphorbiaceae family. Excavate in late autumn and early winter, remove residual stems and fibrous roots, and dry in the sun. Use raw or boiled with vinegar. Mainly produced in Jiangsu, Hebei, Shanxi, Gansu, Shandong, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Guangxi and other places.
【Meridian distribution of nature and flavor】Bitter, pungent, cold. poisonous. Returns to the lung, kidney and large intestine meridians.
【Efficacy】Relieve water, relieve constipation and reduce swelling.
【application】
1. Used for symptoms such as edema, stopping drinking in the chest and flanks, bloating in the belly due to aquatic weeds, or inability to turn around the weeds. This product has the effect of purging water and driving away drinking.
To treat edema, dyspnea, chest and abdominal fluid accumulation caused by overflowing water, it can be combined with kansui, genkwa, jujube, etc., such as Shizao Decoction.
To treat bloated belly of cow, water and grass, it can be combined with Gansui, Morning glory seeds, etc., such as Euphorbia powder.
2. Used for carbuncle, swollen poison, scrofula and phlegm core caused by stagnation of heat and poison.
【Dosage】10~15g for horses and cattle; 2~6g for pigs and sheep; 1~3g for dogs and cats.
【Taboo】Contraindicated in pregnant animals and those with physical weakness. It is anti-licorice.
Gansui
It is the dried root tuber of Kansui, a perennial herbaceous plant of the Euphorbiaceae family. It can be sliced and used raw, simmered, stir-fried in licorice soup or roasted in vinegar. Mainly produced in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan and other places.
【Nature and flavor】Bitter, cold. poisonous. Returns to the lung, kidney and large intestine meridians.
【Efficacy】Release water and expel phlegm, relieve constipation, reduce swelling and dissipate stagnation.
【application】
1. It is used for edema, swelling, retention of water in the navel, etc. This product has a bitter and cold nature, and is good for water-dampness through the tunnel. It has strong diarrhea and drinking power, especially for diarrhea of water in the chest and abdomen. After taking the medicine, it can be continuously purged, so that Retain water and drink it for excretion from the body. It can be used for those who suffer from edema, distended abdomen, stop drinking in the chest and hypochondrium, and have good qi that is not weakened.
It can be used to treat yang-deficiency edema syndromes such as water retention in the navel, edema and fullness, and difficulty in defecation caused by excessive water and dampness. It can be used equally with Euphorbia and Daphne.
2. Used to treat dried beef fennel (omasum obstruction). It is compatible with Euphorbia euphorbia, rhubarb, xusuizi,
Talc, lard, etc., such as pig paste powder.
3. External use to reduce swelling and dissipate knots, and for damp-heat swelling and poisoning.
[Dosage] Horses 6~15g; cattle 10~20g; camels 10~30g; pigs and sheep 0.5~1.5g; dogs and cats 0.1~0.5g.
【Taboo】Contraindicated in pregnant animals and those with physical weakness. It is anti-licorice.
Flower bud of Lilac Daphne
It is the dried flower bud of Daphne genkwa, a deciduous shrub of the Thymeaceae family. Pick in spring before flowers bloom. Sun or tumble dry. Use raw or roasted. Mainly produced in Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Shaanxi, Shandong and other places.
【Meridian distribution of nature and flavor】 Pungent, bitter, warm. poisonous. Returns to the lung, kidney and large intestine meridians.
[Efficacy] Drain water and drink it, relieve constipation, detoxify and kill insects, eliminate phlegm and relieve cough.
【application】
1. Used for stopping drinking, edema, and swelling in the chest and flanks. The effect of this product is similar to that of spurge and kansui, but the effect is slightly milder. It is good at purging water from the chest and flanks.
It can be used to treat edema due to yang deficiency due to swelling, fullness, and obstruction of bowel movements. It can be used equally with Gansui, Euphorbia, and Morning glory.
To treat phlegm, retention of water, wheezing, cough, and other yang syndromes in the chest, it is compatible with kansui, euphorbia, jujube, etc., such as Shizao Decoction.
2. Used for cough and phlegm. This product has the effect of purging the lungs, removing phlegm and relieving cough.
To treat coughs, phlegm, and wheezing due to stagnant lung qi and cold drinks, it can be used with mulberry bark and water chestnuts. If the phlegm is not resolved by long-term cough, it is necessary to add dry ginger and other medicines that warm the lungs and can be used together.
3. For external use, it can kill insects and treat ringworm. It can treat carbuncle, scabies, ticks, etc. Mix it with Cnidium monnieri, grind it into powder in equal parts, mix it with oil, and apply it to the affected area.
[Dosage] 6~15g for horses and cattle; 2~6g for pigs and sheep; 1~3g for dogs and cats.
【Taboo】Contraindicated in pregnant animals and those with physical weakness. It is anti-licorice.