Water in cattle

Water in cattle

(Gansu health communication (8): 35-38, 1972)

[synonym] Wild Flax, daoda grass, CIER grass (medicinal plant in desert area of China), dodder grass, purple flower grass (Inner Mongolia Chinese herbal medicine).

[source] it is the whole plant of purple flower seedling of Scrophulariaceae.

Purple flower seedling

Perennial herbs, 20-50 cm high. The stem is fine and branched, grayish green. The leaves are linear lanceolate, 15-20 mm long, 2-4 mm wide, entire or sparsely denticulate. Raceme: calyx campanulate, apex 5-lobed; corolla tube terete or upper open, 2-lipped, purple; stamens 4, included, 2 long and 2 short. Capsule subglobose, dehiscent, brown. Seeds many, slightly sunk in the number of fleshy placenta. The flowering period is from July to August. The fruit period is from August to September.

It is found in the fields, roadsides and sandy land along the river banks. It is distributed in the northwest of China.

[sun drying] harvest time.

[function indications] it is used to treat senile chronic tracheitis, infantile pneumonia, bronchitis, tonsillitis, acute mastitis, acute conjunctivitis, acute lymphadenitis, urethral infection, urticaria and skin pruritus.

Chinese desert medicinal plants: "clearing away heat and toxin, dispersing wind and relieving itching. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 5 yuan to 1 liang. External use: wash with boiling water.

[prescription selection] ① for neurasthenia: 300 g of daodacao and 100 g of licorice, boil concentrated ointment, each dose should contain 3 g of daodacao, 2 to 3 times a day

② Treatment of skin pruritus, urticaria, eczema: pour appropriate amount of grass, Decoction and washing.

[clinical application] ① treatment of chronic tracheitis

Take the water bearing root of cattle and the same amount of stem, leaf and fruit, decoct them for 3 times respectively, combine the liquid and concentrate them to 75 grams of crude drug per 100 ml. Every 10 ml, twice a day, 10 days as a course of treatment, continuous 2 courses. 133 cases were treated, 8 cases were cured, 50 cases were markedly effective, 58 cases were improved, 17 cases were ineffective, the total effective rate was 87.2%. In the effective cases, the cough was relieved and the sputum was reduced after 3 days of administration. Or the injection containing 1g crude drug per milliliter was made from the aboveground part of cattle with water for intramuscular injection, once a day, 2ml each time. After injection for 3 days, the injection was stopped for 1 day, and then injected for 3 days, a total of 9 times. 25 cases were treated, 3 cases were cured, 11 cases were markedly effective, and 10 cases were improved. The curative effect appears faster than oral administration, and can be effective on the same day or the next day. No matter oral or injection, the antiasthmatic effect is poor, and the effect is not obvious in patients with emphysema. No significant side effects were found during the application.

② Treatment of multiple acute infections

100% bovine hydrous injection was used for deep intramuscular injection, 2 ml each time, twice on the first day, and then once a day until recovery. 26 cases of infantile pneumonia, infantile tonsillitis, infantile bronchitis, acute mastitis, acute conjunctivitis and acute lymphadenitis were treated. 20 cases were cured, 2 cases were markedly effective, 2 cases were improved and 2 cases were ineffective. Generally, it began to improve after 1-2 injections.

Chinese PinYin : Niu Han Shui