Luobao

Luobao

(records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)

[source] it is stomach stone of mule or lizard.

[animal form] 1. Mule (Lu's spring and Autumn Annals)

It is a hybrid of donkey and mare. The body shape is like a horse and the call is like a donkey, while the neck hair, tail hair and ear length are between horse and donkey. The hooves are small, the heel is high and solid, and the tendons of the limbs are strong. Dark stripes are common in back, shoulder and middle of limbs. The body hair is dark brown, gray or reddish brown.

They are draught animals and generally have no fecundity. They are raised in most parts of the country.

② Zhong lizard (Shanglin Fu)

It is a hybrid of male horse and female donkey. It looks like a donkey. It is mainly raised in North China.

[collection] when killing mules, if stones are found in the stomach, take them out, wash them and dry them.

[herbal medicine] is round or slightly irregular in shape, with cloud like coarse lines on the outer surface, 6-8 cm in diameter. Dip white or grayish white, sometimes a little yellow, multi layer peeling: the surface of the complete is smooth, slightly glossy. The body is heavy, the cross-section of the wheel layer is obvious, thick, the color is the same, hard, not easy to crush. Qi is weak. It is better to have glossy section and lamination.

Produced in Sichuan.

[flavor] sweet, slightly salty, flat, non-toxic.

[meridian tropism] entering the heart, lung and Bi meridians.

[function indications] sedation and detoxification, heat clearing and phlegm resolving. Treatment of children with acute convulsion, phlegm heat and delirium.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: Yanmo, 0.3-1 yuan.

Caution should be taken in patients with spleen weakness, diarrhea and malnutrition. (nature and taste are listed in Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine annals)

Chinese PinYin : Luo Bao