Dragon teeth

Dragon teeth

(Ben Jing)

[source] it is a fossil of teeth of ancient mammals such as elephant, rhinoceros and hippo.

[collection] after digging out, remove the soil and knock off the gums.

[herbal medicine] is complete dentate or broken into irregular lumps. Complete teeth can be divided into canine teeth and molar teeth. Canine teeth are cone-shaped, apex thin or slightly curved, about 7 cm long, about 3 cm in diameter, near the tip often hollow. The molars are cylindrical or square cylindrical in shape. One end of the molars is thin, slightly curved, about 5 cm long, and most of them have different groove edges. Among them, those with cyan gray are called "green dragon teeth" and those with yellow white are called "white dragon teeth". Some enamel with glossy surface. The material is hard, the section is rough, uneven, or has irregular protuberance edge line, and has strong hygroscopicity. Odorless, tasteless. It is better to have no gums and strong hygroscopicity. The quality of qinglongchi is better.

Mainly produced in Henan, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia and other places.

[chemical composition] the main components are calcium carbonate and calcium phosphate.

[processing] dragon teeth: brush the soil and break it. Calcined dragon teeth: take the cleaned dragon teeth, calcine them on a smokeless fire or in a crucible, take them out and let them cool.

"The compendium of Medical Sciences" says: "the same keel is used for repairing, or the cloud is fried with crispness. "

It is astringent and cool.

① Wu Pu's materia medica: "Shen Nong, Li Shi: Da Han. "

② "Yao Dui": "Ping. "

③ Rihuazi materia medica: "astringent, cool. "

[Guijing] "into the heart, liver. "

[function indications] it can calm the nerves and dispel heat. Treatment of epilepsy, mania, restlessness, insomnia and dreaminess.

① "Ben Jing": "master children, adults are convulsed and epileptic, go insanely, and the heart can't breathe. "

② Bielu: "children's convulsion and epilepsy, body heat can not be near, adult bone cold and heat.". "

③ "Theory of medicinal properties": "calming the heart, calming the soul. "

④ "Rihuazi Materia Medica": "treatment of depression, epilepsy, fever. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: Jiantang (long Decoction), 3-5 yuan.

[taboo] "to get ginseng and niuhuangliang" in the collection of herbal classics. Fear gypsum. "

[selection] 1. To treat children's convulsion and fever like fire, also to treat warm and strong: Longchi is the end. Adjust clothes. (Longchi powder, general micro prescription for children's health)

② Treatment of epilepsy due to shock, Rave: Dragon teeth (Research), iron powder (Research), coagulate stone (Research) each one or two, Fu Shen (to wood) one or two. On the four flavor, pound Yan Luo for the end, refining honey pills such as Wuzi big. Take 20 pills each time and drink with warm rice. (Longchi pill in Shengji Zonglu)

③ In the treatment of children's sky fishing, the hands and feet move, the eyes are uncertain, sometimes laugh or angry, and the claws are green: half two teeth of dragon (careful research), half two Uncaria rhynchophylla and half two white Poria cocos, two or seven cicada shells (slightly fried), one part of Huangdan, one part of licorice (slightly red, filed), one part of iron powder (careful research), one part of cinnabar (careful research), one part of chuandahuang (crushed, slightly fried). The last piece of medicine was rammed to the end, and then it was put into research. Take a small cup of water and fry it for six minutes. Measure the amount of water and take it at a lower temperature. (Sheng Hui Fang Long Chi SAN)

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