Camphor leaves
(collection of compendium)
[source] it is the leaf of Cinnamomum camphora, a Lauraceae plant.
[collection] it can be harvested all year round, fresh or dried in the sun.
[nature and taste] Lu Chuan Ben Cao: "bitter and pungent, warm. "
Functions and indications: dispelling wind, removing dampness, relieving pain and killing insects. Treatment of rheumatism, bone pain, traumatic injury, scabies.
① "Lu Chuan Materia Medica": "killing insects, sterilizing, treating scabies. "
② "Medicine records of Nanning city": "dispelling wind, resolving phlegm, killing insects. Treatment of cold rheumatism, bone pain, stomachache. External treatment of contusion, dispersing poison, promoting qi and relieving pain. "
③ "The branches and leaves wash rheumatism. "
[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoct soup, 1-3 yuan; or mash juice, grind powder. External use: fried, washed or tamped.
[taboo] "pregnant women should not take medicine. "
[selected formula] ① for the treatment of facial jaundice, deficiency and swelling: camphor leaf and Caulis Spatholobi. At the end of the study, five minutes each time, boiled water service. (Hunan medical records)
② Cure hookworm disease: camphor tree tender tip half Jin. Stir fry yellow, water 2 jin, fry until half Jin, next morning, warm on an empty stomach. (Jiangxi herbal medicine)
③ Treat foot sores, the sores are like a small pen, big: camphor leaves, mashed, slightly mixed with Badu Dan, stick camphor leaves outside, even change. (Zhou Yisheng's family prescription)
④ Treatment of Yin gangrene: fresh leaves of camphor tree and cold rice grains were tamped on the affected area. Can disappear at the beginning, if already purulent, can discharge pus. (Quanzhou materia medica)
⑤ Treatment of goose palm wind: Cinnamomum camphora leaves (fresh) fried smoked wash. (Fujian Chinese herbal medicine)
④ Treatment of scald blistering: Cinnamomum camphora leaf, skin appropriate amount. Dry in the sun, burn ashes, and mix with egg white. (Jiangxi herbal medicine)
Chinese PinYin : Zhang Shu Ye
Camphor leaves