Pitaya root
(Chongqing herbal medicine)
[source] the root of Herba pyrophyllae, a Polygonaceae plant.
[collection] in summer and autumn.
[nature and taste] sour and sweet, flat.
① "Classified herbal medicine nature": "sweet taste, flat, non-toxic. "
② Chongqing herbal medicine: "sweet and sour in taste, gentle in nature. "
[function indications] for Qi deficiency, dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, leucorrhea and traumatic injury.
① "Classification of herbal medicine nature": "treatment of qi deficiency deafness, women's leucorrhea. "
② Flora of Guangzhou: "medicine for injuries caused by falling and stabbing.". "
③ "Chongqing herbal medicine": "Yiqi, Xingxue, Qufeng, antipyretic. Treatment of weakness, wind heat, dizziness, Qi deficiency tinnitus, blood gas pain, leucorrhea. "
[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 3-5 yuan (1-2 Liang fresh). External use: grind and apply.
[prescription selection] ① treatment of wind heat, dizziness, high blood pressure, weakness of Qi and blood, dizziness and tinnitus: one kilogram of pitan grass root. Stewed black skin chicken. (Chongqing herbal medicine)
② Treatment of mastitis: one or two roots of fresh charcoal. It's fried in water. (Fujian Chinese herbal medicine)
③ Treatment of falls and injuries: fresh fire charcoal mother root two Liang. Simmer the pork, add wine and simmer for more than ten minutes. (Quanzhou materia medica)
Chinese PinYin : Huo Tan Mu Cao Gen
Pitaya root