Herba alpiniae

Herba alpiniae

(records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)

[synonym] rock rabbit excrement, rock rat excrement (Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine records).

[source] the faeces of Ochotona tibetana.

[animal morphology] Tibetan Pika

They are short in shape and about 14 cm in length. The head is long and narrow, and the auricles are short and round. Longitudinal cleft of upper lip. There are developed tentacles on both sides of the snout. Short limbs. The hind limbs are slightly longer than the forelimbs and have no tail. Body back dark gray brown, hair base dark gray, middle yellow white, hair tip black. The back of the ear is black, the inner part is brown black, and the edge of the ear has obvious white edge. The ventral color is light, the hair tip is yellow or white, and the hair base is dark gray. The back of the four feet is light yellow, and the palms are covered with dark brown dense hairs. The skull is long and narrow, and the palatal foramen and incisor foramen are combined into one.

They like to live in semi humid and high altitude hillside shrubs. They live in groups and move around day and night. The main food is the stems and leaves of Cyperaceae and Gramineae. It is distributed in Yunnan, Sichuan, Hubei, Shanxi, Gansu, Shaanxi, Qinghai and Tibet.

[collection] all year round. Feces are mostly accumulated at the entrance of the cave. After collecting, screen the soil, remove the sand and stone, and dry in the sun.

[herbal medicine] the dried feces are round or slightly oblong in shape, with a diameter of 4-5 mm. The appearance is brown and rough. After crushing, it is still brown with most plant fibers and other undigested substances. Old people have little smell, fresh people smell slightly. It is better to be large, uniform, no broken and impurity.

Produced in Sichuan.

In Sichuan Province, the dried feces of the larvae of the Scarabaeidae were also used as the herbicide.

"Bitter, salty, warm, non-toxic. "

[functions and indications] records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine: "Tongjing, Quyu. Treatment of menstrual disorders, postpartum abdominal pain, fall injury and blood stasis. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 2-3 yuan; or grinding powder.

[taboo] "blood deficiency and pregnant women should not take it. "

[formula selection] ① for the treatment of blood stasis, amenorrhea and postpartum abdominal pain: the same amount of Herba caolingzhi and pollen Typhae was prepared. Yellow rice wine.

② Treatment of traumatic injury: caolingzhi, angelica, safflower, red peony, peach kernel. Take it in boiling water.

③ Treatment of stomach cold pain: caolingzhi, ginger. Research fine end, fractional, warm water delivery service. (Chengdu Chinese herbal medicine was selected)

Chinese PinYin : Cao Ling Zhi