Three white grass roots

Three white grass roots

(Tang materia medica)

[alias] sanbaigen (bukuhouhou), tangbianou (Wang herbal medicine nature preparation), Diou (ophthalmology Essentials), baijieou (plant name and reality map chief editor), guotangou, shuilian (Guangxi Traditional Chinese veterinary medicine plant), Bailian (Guangxi Traditional Chinese medicine annals), jiujieou (carry Western folk herbal medicine prescription), natural grassroots (Chinese herbal medicine tumor data selection).

[source] it is the rhizome of sanbaicao. The plant morphology is detailed in "three white grass".

[collection] from July to September, dig the underground rhizome, remove the soil, soak it in hot water for several minutes, and take it out to dry.

[herbal medicine] the rhizome is tender and fat, and the nodule is enlarged. Around the nodule, there are many whisker like roots, which are like lotus root whiskers. The dry rhizome is hard and brittle, and the cross section is granular.

Produced in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Guangxi, Sichuan and other places.

[chemical composition] the root contains amino acids, organic acids, sugars and hydrolyzable tannins (0.48%).

[flavor] sweet and spicy, cold.

① "Preparation of raw herbal medicine nature": it tastes sweet and has a cold nature. "

② "Seeking the source of Materia Medica": "Gan Xin, Han. "

③ Classified herbal medicine nature: "bitter taste, hot nature. "

[function indications] diuresis and dehumidification, heat clearing and detoxification. Treatment of beriberi, Shin swelling, drenching, band, carbuncle swelling, scabies.

① "Compendium": "treat beriberi, wind poison Shin swelling, pound wine clothing. Also fried soup wash ringworm scabies. "

② "Preparation of the nature of raw herbal medicine": it can treat drenching and turbidity, benefit urination, and clear away heat and toxin. Pull out rotten meat and bone, and apply with Chen Mei. "

③ "Classification of herbal medicine nature": "treat women's red and white belt. "

④ "Collection of commonly used folk herbal medicines:" Li Er Bian, wide chest, cut malaria, detumescence. "

⑤ Chongqing herbal medicine: "Invigorating Qi, strengthening spleen, removing dampness. Treat leucorrhea, tuberculosis, cough, hematemesis, deficiency and swelling. It is also used for traumatic injury and soaking rheumatism medicine wine. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 3-6 yuan (fresh 1-3 Liang); or mashed juice. External use: decoct and wash with water or grind the powder and drop it.

[prescription selection] ① for the treatment of beriberi, the shins are full, and the fingers are not pinched: three white roots, mashed, and drunk with wine. (behind the elbow)

② Treatment of drenching turbidity, beriberi: fresh three white grass root one or two, fried in water. (Fujian Chinese herbal medicine)

③ Treatment of heat drenching: three white grass root one or two, with rice swill (the second time to wash rice water) fried.

④ Treatment of women's red and white belt: three white grass root one or two, with refined pork two fried soup, to decoction medicine service.

⑤ Treatment of carbuncle: three white grass root dry grind, honey or chicken protein mix, apply the affected area, change once a day. (3) Jiangxi folk herbal medicine

⑥ Treatment of mastitis: fresh three white grass root one to two liang, bean curd amount, water decoction, slag mash apply the affected area. (Fujian Chinese herbal medicine)

⑦ Treat liver cancer and ascites, water does not enter: natural grass root and wild mustard (artichoke) root each three to four Liang, respectively decoct soup, after slag, add sugar appropriate drink, morning natural grass root, afternoon mustard root. (selected materials of Chinese herbal medicine for cancer treatment)

[clinical application] treatment of uterine prolapse

Take half a catty of fresh lotus root and cut it into pieces. Add appropriate amount of water. When it is cooked, remove the residue and extract the juice. Then add half a catty of glutinous rice and cook it into glutinous rice for dinner. Once a day, 10 days as a course of treatment, can be continuous 2 ~ 3 courses. After one course of treatment, 5 cases were cured (uterus retracted to its original position, can do general housework, no longer prolapse, and the conscious symptoms disappeared), 3 cases were markedly effective (uterus prolapse reduced by one degree, or some prolapse still occurred when severe cough or overwork occurred after retraction, and the conscious symptoms were significantly relieved), and the other 3 cases were not satisfied with the curative effect. Among them, the effect on grade I and II patients is better. No side effects were found in the course of treatment.

Chinese PinYin : San Bai Cao Gen