Elephant gall

Elephant gall

(Lei Gong Paozhi Lun)

[source] it is the dilated part of the end of hepatic duct of Asian elephant. Animal morphology is shown in the "elephant skin" section.

[chemical constituents] bile contains cholic acid, deoxycholic acid and acetylcholic acid. 150 mg of cholic acid and 2 mg of acetylcholic acid were separated from 10 ml of bile.

Bitter and cold.

① "Lei Gong Paozhi Lun": it tastes sweet. "

② "Compendium": "bitter cold, slightly toxic. "

[Guijing] Bencao Jingshu: "entering the liver and spleen meridians. "

Functions and indications: clearing liver, improving eyesight and reducing swelling. It is used to treat the eyes, such as Yizhang, chanji and sore swelling.

① "Materia medica collection": "the main eye disease, and milk drops in the eyes. "

② "Nanhai medicine spectrum" says: "with clear water and smear sore swelling. And halitosis, every night and water grind a little, cotton wrapped on the root of the teeth, every night contain, pingming warm water wash mouth, so three or five degrees. "

③ "Rihuazi's Materia Medica" says: "to improve eyesight and cure malnutrition. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: into pills. Topical use: topical or apply sore.

[taboo] "Ben Cao Jing Shu" says: "it's like gall. It's extremely bitter and cold. It's not good for the spleen and stomach. It's not suitable to take more salt for those with malnutrition and weak spleen, and those with eye disease and blood deficiency. "

[prescription selection] for the treatment of Neizhang and Muyi: half Liang elephant gall, seven carp gall, one bear gall, half Liang cow gall, one or two Shi Jueming (daoyan) and one or two musk gall. The six flavors are the last batter, the batter and the pill, such as Wutong. Take ten pills of hollow tea. (Si Dan Wan in Shengji Zonglu)

[discussion by famous experts] 1. In the Compendium: "like gallbladder, you can see your eyes clearly, you can remove the dust film, and you can do the same with bear gallbladder. "Lei Gong Pao Zhi Lun" says, "it's like gall waving and sticking.". "

② The classic of materia medica: "like gall, it's bitter and cold. If the liver is hot, the eyes are not clear, and if the spleen is stagnant, it becomes malnutrition or halitosis. Bitter cold can eliminate the heat of the two meridians, so it can control all syndromes. Bitter cold, cool blood and detoxify, so it can also control sore swelling. In modern times, it is often used to treat chancre syndrome and tuberculosis. The bitter cold can kill chancre insect and tuberculosis insect, and can also remove all heat knots in viscera. "

Chinese PinYin : Xiang Dan