LULUTONG

LULUTONG

(collection of compendium)

[synonyms] Fengshi (Southern vegetative), fengshushangqiu (deshengtang empirical prescription), fengxiangguo (Huaixi magazine), Fengguo and niezi (compendium of medicinal materials), Langmu (collection of medicinal materials), fengqiuzi (records of traditional Chinese Medicine), Langyan (manual of Chinese medicinal materials), fengshuqiu (Pharmacology), jiukongzi (records of Jiangsu Plant Medicine).

[source] it is the fruit of Liquidambar formosana.

[plant morphology] Liquidambar formosana, also known as Nie Nie (Er Ya), maple (Shuowen), maple (Guo Yu's note of Er Ya), Xiangfeng, FengChen (compendium), Fengzi (plant name Collection), sanjiaofeng, sanjiaojian (Lingnan caiyao Lu), Jifeng, jizhufeng, Daye, BINGSHU, bingchou.

Deciduous tree, 20-40 m high; bark gray and smooth when young. Brown and rough when old. Leaves alternate; petiole 3-7 cm long; stipules linear, falling early; leaves heart-shaped, often 3-lobed, when young and germinating branches of leaves are mostly palmate 5-lobed, 6-12 cm long, 8-15 cm wide, lobes ovate triangular or ovate, apex long acuminate, base heart-shaped or truncate, edge serrate. The flowers are unisexual, monoecious, without perianth; the male flowers are pale yellow green, racemose, with rust colored fine long hair, and most stamens are densely spherical; the female flowers are round head, hairy, with a few staminodes, the ovary is half inferior, and most of them are healed; there are many subulate bracts around, 2-locular, style 2, and stigma curved. The compound fruit is spherical, pendulous, 2.5-3 cm in diameter, with spines on the surface. The capsule is numerous, dense, within the compound fruit, long elliptic, and dehiscent at maturity. Seeds numerous, small, flat, sometimes slightly winged. The flowering period is from March to April. The fruit period is from September to October.

Born in moist and fertile soil. It is distributed in Shaanxi, Henan, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Qinghai, Tibet, etc.

The root (root of Liquidambar formosana), bark (bark of Liquidambar formosana), resin (gum balsamine) and leaf (leaf of Liquidambar formosana) of this plant are also used for medicine. Please refer to the special section for details.

[collection] picking in winter, removing impurities, washing and drying.

[medicinal material] the dried compound fruit is round, 2-3cm in diameter. The surface is gray brown or dark brown, with many beak like needles, about 5-8 mm long, often broken; bracts rolled into tube, sometimes split, containing most small capsules. The base of compound fruit remains stipe, sometimes broken. The capsule is small, 1-2 mm in diameter, with a split hole at the top and 2 seeds inside. Seeds light brown, glossy. It has peculiar Qi and light taste. The best color is yellow and big.

It is mainly produced in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong and other places. In addition, it is also produced in Hubei, Henan, Guizhou and other places.

[pharmacological action] the experiment proved that Liquidambar alcohol solvent (60%) could prevent hookworm from invading the skin of mice. Its protective effect is proportional to the concentration of solvent.

Bitter and smooth.

① "Modern practical Chinese medicine": "bitter taste, flat nature, non-toxic. "

② Zhejiang folk herbal medicine: "it is mild in nature, mild in taste and non-toxic. "

③ "Quanzhou Materia Medica": "hard, flat, non-toxic. "

[Guijing] Gangmu Shiyi: "Tongtong twelve classics. "

Functions and indications: dispel wind, dredge collaterals, promote diuresis and dehumidification. Treatment of limb arthralgia, hand and foot contracture, stomachache, edema, fullness, amenorrhea, hypogalactia, carbuncle, hemorrhoids, scabies, eczema.

① In the compendium of compendium, it is said that "it can dispel miasma but distemper, improve eyesight, remove dampness, relax tendons and collaterals, relieve arthralgia of the whole body, pain of hands, feet and waist, and smell of burning. "

② "Lingnan caiyao Lu": it is used to treat rheumatism, bleeding, pain, carbuncle, swelling and poison. "

③ Modern Practical Traditional Chinese medicine: "burning ash can be used for skin wet ringworm, hemorrhoids, etc. it has the effect of astringency, anti-inflammatory and disinfection. "

④ "Tongjing Lishui, dehumidification heat Bi pain. Treatment of irregular menstruation, body pain, adverse urination, edema fullness and other syndromes. "

⑤ "Dispelling wind and removing dampness, promoting qi and activating blood circulation" is a common Chinese herbal medicine manual of Guangzhou army. Treatment of rheumatic low back pain, heart and stomach pain, less milk, eczema, dermatitis. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-2 yuan; or calcined and preserved powder. External use: calcine, deposit, grind, adjust and apply or burn smoke, smell and smell.

[should avoid] pregnant women should not take it.

① "Records of traditional Chinese medicine:" Yin deficiency and internal heat is not suitable. "

② "Guangxi records of traditional Chinese medicine": "do not take for deficiency cold and blood collapse. "

③ Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine annals: "it is forbidden for pregnant women with excessive menstrual water. "

[selected formula] ① treatment of rheumatic limb pain: LULUTONG, Gentiana macrophylla, Ramulus Mori, Piper haifengteng, juluo, Yiren. Take it in water. (records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)

② Treatment of internal organs and poisons: there is only one way. Calcination and retention, and decocting with ground wine. (ancient and modern prescriptions)

③ Treatment of tinea: maple on the ball ten (burning), white arsenic five li. A total of powder, sesame oil. (deshengtang experience prescription)

④ Cure urticaria: Maple ball a Jin. Fried thick juice, three times a day, each time six money, hollow service. (Hunan medical records)

⑤ The yellow water flowing in the ear: the road passes five money. Take it by frying. (Zhejiang folk herbal medicine)

[famous scholar's discussion] compendium collection: "the maple fruit has no prickle on the outside, and the inside is round like a honeycomb, which means the road is smooth. Its nature is great, and it can pass through the twelve meridians, so it is used in the treatment of edema and distension in lifeguard bitter sea, because it can search and chase the water. "

Chinese PinYin : Lu Lu Tong