The properties of the medicines are mostly cold and cool, and they can clear away heat and phlegm. Some medicines are moisturizing in nature and can moisturize dryness. Some medicines are salty in taste and can soften hard and dissipate stagnation. Mainly used to treat heat phlegm syndrome, such as choking, asthma, thick nasal fluid, etc.
Platycodon
It is the root of Platycodon grandiflorum, a perennial herbaceous plant of the family Campanulaceae. Excavate it in spring and autumn, remove the fibrous roots, peel off the skin or not, slice it, and dry it in the sun for raw use. It is available in most parts of the country, with large quantities in Northeast and North China, and high quality in East China.
[Meridian distribution of nature and flavor] Bitter, pungent, flat. Returns to the lung meridian.
[Efficacy] Xuanfei, phlegm, sore throat, and discharge pus.
【application】
1. Used for coughs with excessive phlegm and chest tightness due to unclear lung qi. This product relieves pungent and bitter effects, releases lung qi, resolves phlegm and invigorates qi. It can be used regardless of whether it is cold or hot. For those with wind-cold, mix perilla and almonds, such as Xingsu powder; for those with wind-heat, mix mulberry leaves, chrysanthemums, and almonds, such as mulberry and chrysanthemum drink.
2. For sore throat, this product can soothe the lungs and soothe the throat. To treat external evils invading the lungs and sore throat, it can be combined with Shegan, puffball, isatis root, etc. to clear away heat, detoxify and soothe the throat.
3. Used for coughing up purulent phlegm due to lung abscess. This product has an upward-moving nature, which can invigorate lung qi and expel purulent phlegm blocking the lungs. Compatible with Houttuynia Cordata, winter melon kernels, etc.
【Dosage】15~45g for horses and cattle; 3~10g for pigs and sheep; 2~5g for dogs; 1~1.5g for rabbits and poultry.
[Contraindications] This product is a Sheng Powder and should not be used in cases of qi inversion, vomiting, coughing, yin deficiency and fire exuberance, coughing up blood, etc. Excessive dosage may cause nausea and vomiting; because Platycodon saponin has hemolytic effect, it is not suitable for injection.
Front beard
It is the root of the perennial herbaceous plant of the Umbelliferae family, Pediculus alba or Pediculus purpurea. From winter to the following spring, excavate the stems and leaves when they are wilted or before blooming. Remove the fibrous roots, dry them in the sun, slice them raw or roast them with honey. The former is mainly produced in Zhejiang, Hunan, Sichuan and other places; the latter is mainly produced in Jiangxi, Anhui and other places.
【Meridian distribution of nature and flavor】 Pungent, bitter, slightly cold. Returns to the lung meridian.
[Efficacy] Lowers qi and resolves phlegm, dissipates wind and heat.
【application】
1. Used for cough, wheezing and multi-colored yellow phlegm. This product is bitter and can relieve the pain. It can clear away heat due to cold and treat phlegm and heat blocking the lungs and loss of lung qi. It is compatible with almonds, mulberry bark, Fritillaria, etc. To treat cold phlegm and damp phlegm syndrome, it is used with Bai Qian Xiang Xu.
2. It is used for those with exogenous wind-heat cough and phlegm. This product is pungent and cold in taste. It can dissipate wind-heat, clear lung qi, resolve phlegm and relieve cough. It is compatible with mulberry leaves, burdock, platycodon, etc.; for cough caused by wind-cold, it is compatible with Schizonepeta, aster, etc.
【Dosage】15~45g for horses and cattle; 5~10g for pigs and sheep; 1~3g for poultry.
[Contraindications] It should not be used by those with cough due to yin deficiency or cough with cold phlegm.
Trichosanthes melon
It is the mature fruit of Trichosanthes trichosanthes and Trichosanthes bilateralis, a perennial herbaceous vine of the Cucurbitaceae family. Harvested in autumn, the shells and seeds are dried separately for raw use or the kernels are used for frosting. Mainly produced in Hebei, Henan, Anhui, Zhejiang, Shandong, Jiangsu and other places.
[Meridian distribution of nature and flavor] Sweet, slightly bitter, cold. Returns to the lung, stomach and large intestine meridians.
[Efficacy] Clear away heat and resolve phlegm, widen the chest and disperse stagnation, moisten the intestines and relieve constipation.
【application】
1. Used for cough due to phlegm-heat. This product has the effect of clearing the lungs and resolving phlegm.
2. Used for lung carbuncle, intestinal carbuncle, breast carbuncle, etc. This product can reduce swelling and dissipate knots.
3. Used for intestinal dryness and constipation. Trichosanthes trichosanthes has the effect of moistening the intestines and laxative. It is compatible with hemp seed, Yuliren, etc.
【Dosage】30~60g for horses and cattle; 10~20g for pigs and sheep; 6~8g for dogs; 0.5~1.5g for poultry.
[Taboo] This product is sweet, cold and slippery. It should not be used by those with spleen deficiency, loose stools, damp phlegm or cold phlegm. Anti-aconitum.
Zhuru
It is the middle layer of the stem of the grassy perennial evergreen tree or shrub plant Green Stem Bamboo, Big Head Dian Bamboo or Pale Bamboo. It can be harvested all year round. Take fresh stems, remove the outer skin, scrape the slightly green middle layer into silk strips, or cut into thin strips, tie them into bunches, and dry in the shade. Use raw or roasted with ginger juice. Mainly produced in the Yangtze River Basin and southern provinces.
[Meridian distribution of nature and flavor] Sweet, slightly cold. Returns to the lung and stomach meridians.
[Efficacy] Clear away heat and resolve phlegm, relieve irritability and stop vomiting.
【application】
1. For cough due to lung heat, bamboo root is sweet and cold, good at clearing away phlegm and heat.
2. Used for stomach heat and vomiting. This product can clear the stomach and relieve vomiting.
3. Used to cool blood, stop bleeding and treat vomiting blood, epistaxis, metrorrhagia, etc.
【Dosage】20~45g for horses and cattle; 6~10g for pigs and sheep; 3~5g for dogs.
Tianzhu yellow
It is a block obtained by drying the endocrine fluid of the stems of grass plants such as Greenleaf Bamboo or Huasilao Bamboo. Harvested in autumn and winter. Cut the bamboo poles and take out the raw materials. Mainly produced in Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places.
[Meridian distribution of nature and flavor] Sweet, cold. Guixin, liver meridian.
[Efficacy] Clear away heat and resolve phlegm, clear the heart and calm jitters.
[Application] This product specializes in clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, and also has the effect of clearing the heart and calming convulsions. It is used for phlegm-heat syndrome of the heart and liver meridian such as phlegm-heat, convulsions, fever and coma. The effect of this product on clearing away heat and phlegm is similar to that of Bamboo Liquor without the disadvantages of cold and slippery. It also has the effect of clearing away the heart and calming jitters.
【Dosage】20~45g for horses and cattle; 6~10g for pigs and sheep; 3~5g for dogs.
[Taboo] Do not use if it is not excessively hot.