Tougucao

Tougucao

(Ling Mi Dan Yao Jian)

[source] it is the whole plant of Euphorbiaceae or Impatiens balsamina.

[plant morphology] 1. Digouye, also known as digoucai.

Perennial herbs, 15-50 cm high. Rhizome transverse, light yellow brown. Stem erect, tufted, covered with gray white curly pilose. Leaves alternate; sessile or shortly petiolate; leaf blade lanceolate to elliptic lanceolate, thick papery, 1.5-7 cm long, 0.5-2 cm wide, apex obtuse or acuminate, base broadly cuneate or suborbicular, apex entire, lower 2 / 3 parts with sparse large teeth, both sides covered with white pilose, with glands below. Raceme terminal, densely pubescent; flowers small, unisexual, monoecious; male flowers in the upper end of the inflorescence, with long oval or lanceolate bracts 2, bracts usually with 1-3 flowers; sepals 5, sparse 4; petals 5, sparse 4, scaly; yellow glands basin, alternate with petals; stamens 10-15; flowers in the lower part of the inflorescence are slightly larger, one in the middle is female flower, two on both sides is female flower Male flowers: bracts 2, female flowers with longer pedicels; sepals 5-6; petals 6; ovary superior, style 3, all 2-lobed. Capsule triangular, apex dehiscent; 1 seed per locule, triangular obovate, green. The flowering period is from April to May. The fruit period is from May to June.

In grassland and hillside. Distributed in Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Anhui, Jiangsu, Shaanxi, Gansu and other places.

② Impatiens, please refer to "Impatiens" for details.

[collection] ① the leaves were harvested and dried in the sun during the flowering and fruiting period from May to June.

② Impatiens balsamina is harvested in summer and autumn when the seeds are mature, and the twigs are removed and dried in the sun.

[herbal medicine] 1

It is a dry whole grass with rhizome and leaves. Rhizome cylindrical, about 10 cm long; surface grayish yellow, section yellowish white, woody. Stem 2-20 mm in diam., pale green to grayish white, glabrous, glabrous. The leaves are curly and wrinkled, grayish green, covered with grayish white pubescence, brittle and easy to fall off. Sometimes there are small round flowers and fruits on the inflorescence. The air is weak and the taste is light. It is better to have green color, tender branches and pearly fruits.

It is mainly produced in Shandong, Henan and Jiangsu. In addition, it is also produced in Gansu, Shanxi and Shaanxi.

② Fengxian Tougu grass

It is the dry stem of the plant anemone. It is long cylindrical, 30-60 cm long, 1-2 cm in diameter at the lower end. It is mostly shrunken and longitudinally ribbed, with yellowish brown to light brown surface, swollen nodes, leaf and bud marks, or few branches. Light and brittle, easy to break, hollow section, or white membranous pulp. The gas is weak and the taste is slightly sour.

Produced in Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hebei, Xinjiang and other places.

In addition to the two widely used herbs mentioned above, there are also the following kinds of herbs

① Ranunculus angustifolia

It is the whole plant of Artemisia ordosica. Produced in Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Shandong and other places. See "Artemisia annua" section.

② Clematis officinalis (Medical Guide)

It is the dried whole grass of Clematis flaviflora, a Ranunculus species, which grows in Hebei and Beijing. See Clematis flaviflora. The whole plant of Clematis tenuifolia is still available in the commodity of Clematis tenuifolia.

③ In Northeast China, the whole grass of leguminous plant Vicia sativa, Vicia widely distributed and Vicia pseudoxiangensis is still used as Tougu grass. See the "wild pea" section.

④ In Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, the branches and leaves of Rhododendron yunnanensis were used as bone penetrating grass. See "Touguxiang".

Tougu grass was first seen in "save famine Materia Medica". According to the figure, it is Leonurus heterophyllus, a Labiatae plant, not this product. In the compendium, it is well-known but not used. It contains Tougucao, but its form is unknown. Tougucao in Bencao Yuanyuan refers to the leaves of Euphorbiaceae. "The wind immortal flower is a bone penetrating herb," is quoted from "LingMi Dan Yao Jian" in "Gangmu Shiyi". "It is the Impatiens of the Impatiens family; the Clematis in the medical guide is the clematis of the Ranunculaceae, so it can be seen that the ancient medicinal Clematis is no longer a species.

[chemical constituents] the sprouted shoots of Impatiens balsamina contain indole-3-acetonitrile. The stem contains kaempferol-3-glucoside, quercetin-3-glucoside, geranium-3-glucoside and cyanidin-5-glucoside. The leaves contain 1,2,4-trihydroxynaphthalene-4-glucoside, kaempferol and kaempferol-3-arabinoside.

[processing] clean impurities and cut into sections.

[nature and taste] 1. Original materia medica: "it tastes sweet and nontoxic. "

② "Records of traditional Chinese medicine": "Xin, Wen. "

Functions and indications: dispelling wind, removing dampness, relaxing tendons, promoting blood circulation and relieving pain. It can treat rheumatism, arthralgia, contracture of muscles and bones, cold dampness, beriberi, tinea, swelling and toxin.

① "Compendium": "treat all rheumatism, pain, contracture, cold and wet beriberi. "

② "Ling Mi Dan Yao Jian": "cure heat toxin. "

③ "Shandong Chinese herbal medicine manual": "dispelling wind and dampness, promoting blood circulation, relieving pain. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 3-5 yuan; or into pills, powder. External use: smoked and washed with boiling water.

[taboo] records of traditional Chinese medicine: "pregnant women should not take it. "

[prescription selection] ① the treatment of wind pain is not limited to the past and the present: two liang of Tougu grass, two liang of pangolin, two liang of Fangfeng, three liang of Angelica sinensis, four liang of Tribulus terrestris, three liang of Paeonia lactiflora, four liang of Xigui (removing stems and leaves, nine steaming and nine drying), two liang of haifengteng, four liang of Shengdi, one or two of guangpi and one or two of liquorice. At the end of the above, we use pig fat and a little honey to make Wutong seed. Take five in the morning and five in the evening. (Zhou Yisheng's family prescription)

② Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, tendon and bone contracture: Tougu grass three money, system Chuanwu, system Caowu each one money, stretch tendon grass two money. Take it in water. (selected Chinese herbal medicines from Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and Qinghai)

③ At the beginning of the treatment of swelling and toxin: Tougucao, Liulu, Fangfeng, Sanguisorba officinalis, etc. When you dip the soup in it, you can't keep it hot. (Yang Cheng's empirical formula)

④ Treatment of scrotal eczema, sore swelling poison: Tougucao, Cnidium monnieri, white moss skin, wormwood. Wash in boiling water. (selected Chinese herbal medicines from Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and Qinghai)

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