Butterfly root

Butterfly root

(Guizhou folk medicine Collection)

[synonyms] zaoyaogen (classified herbal medicine), guazaoqi, jijiaoqi (Guizhou folk medicine), xuedanggui (Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine).

[source] it is the root of Polygonum pauciflorum or Polygonum huapauciflorum. The plant morphology can be seen in "chibisan".

[collection] harvest in autumn.

Bitter and astringent, cold.

① Classified herbal medicine nature: "sweet taste, flat nature. "

② Guizhou folk medicine: "cold in nature, bitter and slightly astringent in taste. "

③ New selection of practical Chinese herbal medicine in Guangxi: "sour and astringent, flat, non-toxic. "

Functions and indications: clearing away heat and toxin, promoting blood circulation and relaxing tendons. It is used to treat high fever, dizziness, tuberculosis, cough, soup fire injury, scrofula, carbuncle, furuncle, swelling and poison, traumatic injury, rheumatism, arthralgia and irregular menstruation.

① "Classification of herbal medicine nature": "the treatment of menstrual disorders. "

② "Guizhou folk medicine collection": "for hemorrhoids, jiuziyang; for traumatic injury, Shujin Huoxue, Jiegu, xiaoshangzhong, zhishangtong. "

③ Guizhou folk medicine: "clearing away heat. Detoxify, remove rheumatism, stop bleeding. "

④ "Yunnan medicine records": "treatment of plague, high fever, gibberish, ascariasis. "

⑤ Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine: "tonifying blood, regulating menstruation, dispersing tendons and activating collaterals. Treatment of dry blood tuberculosis, fractures, injuries. "

⑥ "Guangxi medicine plant directory": "detumescence, detoxification, cooling blood, hemostasis. Treatment of snakebite, scrotal ulcer, amenorrhea. "

⑦ "Commonly used Chinese herbal medicine formula": "treatment of cervical lymphadenectasis, pulmonary tuberculosis, cough, rheumatic arthralgia, lumbago, irregular menstruation, traumatic injury, soup fire injury. "

⑧ New selection of practical Chinese herbal medicine in Guangxi: "treating carbuncle and furuncle, unknown swelling and poison. "

⑨ Nanchuan "commonly used Chinese herbal medicine manual": "treatment of tuberculosis, hematemesis, hemorrhoids bleeding. "

⑩ Wenshan Chinese herbal medicine: "treating acute gastroenteritis. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoct soup, 3-5 yuan (fresh 0.5-1 Liang); or soak in wine. External use: grind powder and apply it or rub it with vinegar.

[taboo] Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine: "pregnant women should not take it. "

[selected formula] ① treatment of unknown swelling toxin: grind vinegar on the root of butterfly and apply it on the affected area.

② Rule nine son choose: Flower Butterfly root five to seven money. Take half water and half wine.

③ Treatment of fire injury in soup: grind the root of butterfly and apply sesame oil to the affected area.

④ Treatment of traumatic injury: one or two flowers and butterflies root. Beat the wine soaked clothes and take the dross to the wound.

⑤ Treatment of rheumatic arthralgia: Butterfly root five money to one or two. Stewed chicken to eat; or water, wine half fried service.

⑥ Treatment of low back pain and irregular menstruation: Butterfly root one or two. Wine making clothes.

⑦ Treat Bi cough: Flower Butterfly root five money. Take it in boiling water.

⑧ Hemorrhoids bleeding treatment: Butterfly root three money, Cimicifuga two money. Make sweet wine and clothes. (Guizhou folk medicine was selected)

Chinese PinYin : Hua Hu Die Gen