Snow lard

Snow lard

(records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)

[source] it is the fatty oil of Marmota himalayana.

[animal morphology] Himalayan marmot, also known as marmot (the collection of Materia Medica), tashibuhua (kanshanzheng), marmot, snow pig, Hala, snow cat, Sichuan marmot.

It is about 50 cm long and weighs 3-6 kg. The tail is short and slightly flat, and its length is not more than twice the length of hind foot. The head is thick and short, the auricle is short, and the eyes are very small. Strong limbs. The forefoot thumb degenerates, its claws are very small, the other four fingers are long and curved, and the hind toe claws are short. There are black gray fields on the snout, light brown on the snout side and brown gray on the lower collar. The color from cheek to ear base is grayish yellow, and mixed with black gray. Light yellow on the back and outside of the limbs. The abdomen is light brown yellow. The dorsum of the foot is grayish yellow. The tail is brown or dark brown. The color of hair varies with the origin and individual.

It lives in alpine grassland. Burrowing, gregarious. Caves are mostly built on sunny slopes. Daytime activities, hibernation habits. Distributed in Qinghai Tibet Plateau, Sichuan, Gansu, Yunnan and other places.

The bone (snow pig bone) and meat (snow pork) of this animal are also used for medicine.

[collection] it is most suitable to catch snow pigs when they hibernate. There are usually several caves, only one of which is left when catching, and the others are blocked up. Then they are fumigated with sulfur and pepper, or irrigated with water to drive them out. At this time, the hole with sacks, you can capture. After catching and killing, take out the fat by laparotomy, put it into the stomach and hang it for air drying.

[herbal medicine] the shape of the fat oil in the stomach is like pebble, the size is like duck egg, and the appearance is yellow. Most of them have shrunk into a ball, and after stretching, they are about 10-15 cm long and 15 cm wide, and 1 cm thick. Soft quality, to Zhang big, thick, white and yellow color is better.

Produced in Sichuan, Qinghai and other places.

[nature and taste] records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine: "pungent, warm, non-toxic. "

[Guijing] records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine: "entering the spleen meridian. "

[function indications] it is used to treat rheumatism, arthralgia, itching, tinea corporis and acne.

"Plateau Chinese herbal medicine treatment manual": "treatment of rheumatic swelling and pain, prurigo, sore poison, sore long rotten. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: soaking wine. External use: coating with other drugs.

[selection]] rheumatism pain: snow lard with baijiu.

② Treatment of prurigo: snow lard with small Ranunculus daub.

③ Treatment of tinea corporis: snow lard with blue flower Ranunculus daub. (1) the treatment manual of plateau Chinese herbal medicine is published below.)

④ Treatment of acne long rotten: a calcined tortoise shell, calcined snail shell, light powder, a total of fine grinding, and even, snow lard transfer coating. Erxue lard mixed with Wasong. (manual of plateau Chinese herbal medicine treatment)

⑤ Treatment of foot itching: Ming realgar, borneol, a total of research fine powder, and even, snow lard mixed liniment. (records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)

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