Earth root

Earth root

(collection of herbs in Lingnan)

[synonym] diqiegan (Zhejiang folk herbal medicine), direngen (Southern main poisonous plant).

[source] it is the root of Melastomataceae, and the plant morphology is detailed in the article "Melastomataceae".

[collection] harvest from August to December.

[chemical composition] it contains phenols, tannins, sugars and amino acids.

[nature and taste] Mindong materia medica: "the nature is flat, the taste is slightly sweet and sour. "

[Guijing] Mindong materia medica: "entering the liver, kidney, spleen and lung four meridians. "

Functions and indications: promoting blood circulation, hemostasis, diuresis and detoxification. Treatment of dysmenorrhea, postpartum abdominal pain, metrorrhagia, leucorrhea, dysentery, scrofula, toothache.

① "Treatment of strain". "

② "Lingnan medicine collection record": "treat postpartum abdominal pain, red and white dysentery. "

③ "Mindong Materia Medica": "it can stop bleeding, activate blood circulation, detoxify and eliminate hernia. Treatment of dysmenorrhea, band collapse, blood dysentery, hemorrhoids, fistula, rubella, hernia. "

④ Guangzhou army's Manual of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine: "astringent intestines, stop dysentery, relax muscles and activate collaterals, replenish blood and stabilize fetus. Treatment of enteritis, bacillary dysentery; lumbocrural pain, rheumatic bone pain; anemia of pregnant women, fetal restlessness, menorrhagia. "

⑤ Fujian Chinese herbal medicine: "invigorate the spleen and replenish qi. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 3-5 yuan (1-2 Liang fresh).

[prescription selection] 1. Treatment of blood avalanche: four coins of diragen, half Jin of red wine, stewed. (Mindong materia medica)

② For the treatment of women's leucorrhea, the menstrual leakage is not enough: the root of the earth is five or six yuan, and the pig lean meat is stewed in two liang soup, and the decoction is taken. (Jiangxi folk herbal medicine)

③ Treatment of jaundice: three Liang fresh roots, one or two white grass roots, one or two sugar, one or two sweet wine. First, decoct the roots of Rhizoma Dioscoreae and Rhizoma Imperata, add sugar and liqueur. (Hunan medical records)

④ Cure dysentery: ground eggplant root one to two. Take it in water. (Zhejiang folk herbs)

⑤ Cure pyelonephritis: ground eggplant root two liang, light bamboo leaf piece root five money, plantain grass three money. Take it in water. (Zhejiang folk herbs)

⑥ Hernia treatment: two liang of dried root, five yuan of longan meat and five yuan of orange kernel. Take it in water.

⑦ Treatment of uterine prolapse: three to four Liang fresh roots, a little brown sugar. Fried in water for wine.

⑧ Treatment of infantile anorectal prolapse and malnutrition: five to eight yuan for dry roots and one egg. Stewed in water. (6) Fujian Chinese herbal medicine is listed below.)

⑨ Treatment of scrofula: the root of the earth is five or six yuan, or double the amount of the whole grass, stew with two liang of lean pork, and take the decoction. (Jiangxi folk herbal medicine)

⑩ Treatment of toothache due to deficiency fire: one to two roots of the earth. Take it in water. (Hunan medical records)

(11) to relieve cassava poisoning, and also to treat snakebite: DILIN root pestle rotten, wash water clothes. (main poisonous plants in South China)

Chinese PinYin : Di Gen