Ascites herb

Ascites herb

(Zhejiang traditional Chinese medicine manual)

[synonyms] healing herb (Wang Lianshi's collection of herbs), Xianqiao herb (Li's herbal secret), Cuimei herb, Maoye Xianqiao herb (compendium Collection), two headed snake, three knots and two stalks (Chinese Medical Journal (6): 4211956), shuanglihong, two headed root (Zhejiang traditional Chinese Medicine manual), fishing rod (Chinese medicine plant Atlas), hanging thread wind, plum leaf tendon, golden rooster tail, daodilong, suspender wind（ Hunan medicinal records, ye xiahong, shuangtounian, Sanxue Dan, liangtouzhang, jingtianlei, wanliyun, xianrendaoqiao, ertoumalan, xiezhucao, guoshanlong, tangshengcao, jinsangniao, Tianqiao, yitiaojin, qiucao, chuanshanbian, Jiangxi herbal manual.

[source] it is the stem, leaf or root of axillary ascites grass or ascites grass of Scrophulariaceae.

[plant morphology] ① axillary ascites grass, also known as axillary Polygonatum and Platycodon Huwei.

Perennial perennial herbs. The root is fibrous, and the surface of the root is densely covered with yellowish hairs. The stem is creeping and spreading, 30-200 cm long. The shoot can take root when it touches the ground and regenerate new plants. Leaves alternate, long ovoid, 7-13 cm long, 3-5 cm wide, apex acuminate, base rounded to broadly cuneate, margin serrate, green above, light green below; petiole 0.5-2 mm long; stems and leaves are purplish red in autumn. Spikes axillary, 1-4 cm long, flowers small, sessile, bracts linear lanceolate, longer than calyx; calyx 5-lobed, lobes lanceolate, 2-4 mm long; corolla purplish red, about 5 mm long, lower tubular, upper 4-lobed; stamens 2, protruding, anthers 2-locular, filaments hairy at lower part; pistil 2-carpels, ovary superior. Capsule ovoid, flat, abaxial dehiscent. The seeds are small, dark brown and glossy. The flowering period is from June to September. The fruiting period is October.

It is wild in the valley. It is distributed in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan and other places.

② Ascites grass, also known as: multi spike grass, climbing cliff red, hanging bell grass.

Perennial perennial herb, 1.8-2.1 meters high, with long and thin soft hairs on the whole plant. Stem semitendinous, thin, round. Leaves alternate, elliptic or long ovate, apex long acute, base cuneate or round, margin coarsely serrate, upper leaves of stem smaller, middle leaves largest, slightly leathery; short petiole. The spikes are spherical in shape, growing in leaf axils and branches. The bracts are ovate, and the flowers are small and numerous. The calyx is 5-lobed, the lobes are lanceolate, and the back is hairy. The Corolla is dark purple, cylindric, and 4-lobed. The stamens are 2, protruding, and the lower part of the filament is hairy. The pistil is composed of 2 carpels, and the ovary is superior. Capsule, abaxial dehiscent. The flowering period is from June to September. The fruiting period is October.

It is wild in the valley. It is distributed in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, Fujian and other places.

[collection] in October, it was dug and dried in the sun.

[chemical composition] it contains sterol, mannitol, tannin, resin, sugar, inorganic salt, etc.

[pharmacological action] 1. Effect on Schistosoma japonicum

In vitro test of ascites grass (species not identified), all the worms died after more than 40 minutes. However, the treatment of experimental mice, rabbits and dogs with schistosomiasis for two consecutive months failed to prove its efficacy in killing schistosomiasis in animals.

② The effect on gastrointestinal tract and urinary volume

Normal people take orally 5-10 g of ascites grass, the urine output increases slightly within 1-4 hours, the urine output decreases significantly after 4 hours, and the oxide excretion is similar to the urine output. After taking the medicine, they feel dizzy, nausea and vomiting after 1 hour, abdominal colic and diarrhea after 4 hours, and gradually recover after 8 hours. Vomiting occurs in dogs after oral administration and intramuscular injection, which indicates that vomiting caused by ascites grass is the central action after absorption Use. Therefore, the effect of ascites grass to eliminate ascites is to eliminate the body fluid through violent vomiting and diarrhea, not diuretic effect.

[Xing Wei] 1. In the collection of Compendium: "Xing Han. "

② "Mindong Materia Medica": "it tastes hard, but its nature is slightly cold. "

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

Functions and indications: promoting water circulation, dispersing blood stasis, detumescence and detoxification. Treatment of edema, adverse urination, hepatitis, irregular menstruation, treatment of ulcers, carbuncle swelling, traumatic injury, soup fire injury.

① "Hundred grass mirror": "stems and leaves: dispersing wind and fire, promoting dampness and heat. Treatment of baihuodan, scabies. Astringent essence. "

② Wang Lianshi's book of collecting herbs: "stems and leaves: remove swelling and root, decoct with Xanthium sibiricum wine. "

③ "Li's herbaceous secret" says: "for the treatment of sores and carbuncle swelling caused by various poisons, use this herb to mash juice and take it with wine. "

④ "Gangmu Shiyi": "stem and leaf: zhilihuang. It can relieve the heat and blood of various sores, wind, fire and poison. "

⑤ "Mindong Materia Medica": "whole herb: Tongjing Huoxue, breaking blood stasis to generate new, Shujin detumescence. Treatment of irregular menstruation, gout for a long time, traumatic injury, edema and swelling. "

⑥ "Jiangxi folk herbal medicine prescription": "whole grass or root: expelling water, detumescence, detoxification. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoct soup, 3-5 yuan, or mash juice. External use: tamping.

[should not] pregnant women and those with deficiency should not take it.

[formula selection] ① treatment of ascites: one or two whole herbs of ascites. Decoct in water, twice, take it on an empty stomach before eating. (Hunan medical records)

② Treatment of distension: ascites leather fresh root or fresh whole grass five money, water decoction. (Fujian Chinese herbal medicine)

③ Treatment of urine adverse: ascites grass whole grass, decoction. (Hunan medical records)

④ Treatment of turbidity: maoyexianqiao three money. Decocting clothes with wine

⑤ Treatment of water obstruction: ascites grass, water decoction. (Hunan medical records)

⑥ Treatment of uterine prolapse: ascites grass eight money, wild grape root seven money, a small pig belly. Stewed wine clothes. (Mindong materia medica)

⑦ Treatment of infantile food injury: fresh abdominal water grass whole grass one to three money, a little rock sugar. Take it in water.

⑧ Cure back gangrene not stains: fresh abdomen water grass whole grass five money. Decoct the wine and mash the dregs for external application.

⑨ Treatment of traumatic injury: ascites grass fresh whole grass or root two to three money. Sprinkle water to fry; take fresh leaves to mash and heat with wine. (7) Fujian Chinese herbal medicine is listed below.)

⑩ Treatment of snakebite: ascites grass reported about one or two. Wash it, mash it and make a cake about one or two inches wide. Stick it on the fontanel. After one or two hours, the bellyache will come down and the urine volume will increase. After one day, the poisoning was relieved. It can also be taken by decocting the stems and leaves of ascites herb for five yuan per dose, but the effect is not as strong as the root. (Zhejiang Journal of traditional Chinese Medicine) (4): 1751957)

(11) treatment of soup fire injury: the whole grass of ascites, mash and apply to the injured area; or grind the end and apply tung oil. (Hunan medical records)

(12) treatment of Myrica rubra sores: the whole herb of ascites, regardless of the amount. Ice fried, wash the affected area. (prescription of Jiangxi folk herbal medicine)

Treatment of acute icteric hepatitis: ascites grass, black leek each five money, white Ying one or two, Shiwei, bingtoucao, Yinchen each three mu, plantain grass six money. Take it in water.

(14) treatment of acute and chronic nephritis, edema: ascites grass one to two. Take it in water.

Treatment of constipation: ascites grass root one or two, pilose antler grass two money. Fried in water and mixed with honey. (the prescription is listed in Zhejiang folk herbal medicine)

(16) treatment of uterine cancer: one or two ascites herbs and vines, one or two oxtail herbs, one or two seven leaf twigs, five money, one or two Solanum nigrum, one or two yellow herbs. Take it in boiling water. (Jiangxi herbal medicine manual)

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