Spider fragrance

Spider fragrance

(compendium)

[synonyms] dougucaigen, jiuzhuanxiang, leigongqi (Guizhou folk medicine Collection), horseshoe fragrance (Guangxi Traditional Chinese medicine annals), guijianchou, smelly dog medicine, mopiaohua (Yunnan Traditional Chinese Medicine), Liancao, Xiangzi (Shaanxi traditional Chinese Medicine), yangxuelian, smelly medicine, Wushen (Chengdu common herbal medicine treatment manual).

[source] it is the rhizome of Valeriana officinalis and Valeriana broadleaf.

[plant morphology] 1

Herbs perennial, up to 70 cm tall. Thick fibrous roots and strong aroma. Rhizome thick short, light green yellow, with strong fragrance; stem green or purple, pubescent. The leaves are heart-shaped, 7-9 cm long and 6-8 cm wide, apex short pointed, margin microwavy toothed, base slightly auricular; cauline leaves are opposite, broadly ovate, gradually ascending, long ovate, apex acuminate; petioles are wide, nearly sessile to the top. Cyme terminal, florets white or light red; calyx not obvious, after flowering into more than 10 pieces of thin linear lobes, villous; corolla tube apex 5-lobed; stamen 3; ovary lower, green, longitudinal groove. Achene flat, 3-veined anterior, 1-veined posterior. The flowering period is April.

Born in the ditch or forest edge, like wet and thick soil. Distributed in Shaanxi, Henan, Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Guangxi and other places.

② Valeriana broadleaf

Perennial herbs, 0.6-1 m high. Thick fibrous roots and strong aroma. The rhizome is short, with slender stolon; the aboveground stem is green, with longitudinal ribs, pubescent or nearly glabrous, and the hairs at nodes are dense. Leaves opposite, pinnately divided, 7-15 cm long, basal leaves with long stalks, stem leaves nearly sessile; lobes lanceolate to ovate lanceolate, apex long acuminate, base cuneate, margin sparsely coarsely serrate, both sides with pubescence, especially on veins. Panicles terminal; bracts linear lanceolate: flowers small, white or reddish, 1-3 mm in diameter; calyx 5-15; corolla tube thin, lobes 5; stamens 3; ovary inferior. Achene flat, persistent calyx lobes developed, feathery. The flowering period is June.

Born in the forest, wasteland to the sun or forest, ditch side. It is distributed from northeast to East and southwest China.

[collection] from September to October, the stems and leaves, fibrous roots and sediment were removed and dried in the sun.

[medicinal material] dry rhizome nodular, round or oblate, slightly curved, unbranched, 3-5 cm long, 0.7-1.3 cm in diameter, brown or tan. On the surface, there are dense circular protrusions, irregular, and many fibrous root marks on the bottom. The residue of stem and leaf can be seen in the flat section of Lutou. The quality is solid and the section is yellowish brown. It has valerian like aroma. It is better to be strong, solid and yellow.

Produced in Sichuan, Guizhou and other places.

[chemical constituents] the roots and rhizomes of Valeriana officinalis contain 1,2-diketones, which are hydrolyzed by alkali or acid to give isovaleric acid and hexanoic acid, and also contain linarin isovalerate and valerian cyclic malonylate. The roots and rhizomes of Valeriana officinalis from India contain acetoxy Valeriana Sanan. It is produced in Pakistan and contains dihydrovalerate.

The volatile oil in the root of Valeriana officinalis is 8%, and the components are valerianol, valerianol acetate, valerianol diacetate, l-pinene, terpineol, dipentene, borneol and valerianol.

[pharmacological action] the rhizome of Valeriana officinalis is similar to Valeriana officinalis. Please refer to "Valeriana officinalis".

[processing] wash, cut fibrous roots, slice and dry.

[nature and taste] 1. Compendium: "pungent, warm and non-toxic. "

② Guiyang folk herbs: "hard work, warm, non-toxic. "

[meridian tropism] 1. Sichuan records of traditional Chinese medicine: "entering the lung and stomach meridians. "

② "Into the spleen, stomach two channels. "

Functions and indications: promoting Qi, dispersing cold, promoting blood circulation and regulating menstruation. It is used to treat the pain of abdominal distension, vomiting and diarrhea, pulmonary edema, cold, irregular menstruation, tuberculosis and cough.

① "The compendium of principles" says: "to fight against pestilence and evil. "

② "Guizhou folk medicine collection": "calm, Shun Qi, Xiao Shi. Treatment of abdominal pain, stomach pain. And cure convulsions. "

③ "Guiyang folk herbs": "for the treatment of Qi distension, rash, abdominal pain and diarrhea. "

④ "Guangxi Traditional Chinese medicine annals": "removing dampness and dispersing cold, treating beriberi edema, stagnation of spleen and stomach, external application of sores and boils. "

⑤ Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine: "promoting blood circulation and regulating menstruation. Treat headache, joint pain, irregular menstruation, traumatic injury, furuncle. "

⑥ "Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine": "treatment of dyspepsia, children cough, malnutrition, influenza, malaria. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoct soup, 1-1.5 yuan; or soak in wine. External use: grinding juice and coating.

It should be avoided for pregnant women with weak Yang deficiency and Qi.

[prescription selection] 1. It is used for the treatment of fever, Qi and pain, traumatic injury, blood circulation, muscle and bone pain, tuberculosis, cough, cold and cold by walking on the surface: spider fragrance (one to two dollars a day), wine soaked clothes.

② Treatment of nausea and diarrhea abdominal pain: spider fragrance, Acorus tatarinowii. Stew wine clothes in earthen jars. (it's better not to publish Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine annals)

③ The spider rubs the vinegar to cure the sore. (Guiyang folk herbs)

④ Treatment of stomachache: one spider fragrance and one money. Cut carefully and swallow in boiling water. Two spiders and three coins. Simmer water clothes.

⑤ Cure rheumatism numbness: spider fragrance one or two. Simmer water to take, and apply medicine residue on the affected area.

⑥ Cure cold: spider fragrance five money, ginger one money. Simmer water clothes. (4) Guizhou herbal medicine

⑦ Treatment of labor cough: yangxuelian, zhuliaoshen, bristle grass, rock cabbage. Stewed pig heart and lung. (Chengdu Manual of common herbal medicine treatment)

⑧ Treatment of impotence: yangxuelian one to two. Stewed chicken suit. (Chengdu Manual of common herbal medicine treatment)

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