Tricholoma matsutake

Tricholoma matsutake

(Ben Cao Feng Yuan)

[synonyms] red gum (Wulu), purple mineral (tangbencao), purple stem (Gangmu), Lac (insect taxonomy by Cai Banghua), and shellac (records of traditional Chinese Medicine).

[source] it is the gum secreted by lac insects in the branches of Lac trees.

[animal morphology] lac insect, also known as lac insect.

The female body is irregular spherical, yellowish brown to purplish red amber. There are three protrusions on the surface, one of which is anus, the other two are mesothorax, surrounded by filamentous wax. No feet, no stoma in abdomen. The antennae are small and hard to see. The anus is surrounded by anus ring and anus spine. The body of the male is oblong, bright scarlet, 2-3 mm in length, with a pair of dorsal monocular and a pair of ventral monocular in front, both small. Antennae 1 pair, slender, extending forward. Wings thin, or absent. Foot 3 pairs, thin and weak, light yellow.

This insect has two generations a year. The larvae hatch from April to May and from September to October every year. After hatching, they climb to the branches of the host tree to gather, absorb the sap, and secrete gum to cover the body. The lac secreted at the beginning is like a thick semi fluid, and it is a hard solid after drying. With the growth and development of gummosis, more and more gums are secreted, and even the bodies of gummosis are connected with each other. Both males and females develop in their intrinsic shells. Lac insects are mainly distributed in Yunnan, Sichuan, Taiwan, Guangdong and other places. The host plants are Dalbergia obtusifolia, Yangqing, sanyedou, paohuosheng, Ficus macrophylla, Ficus microcarpa, etc.

[collection] from July to August, the branches with shellac were cut off, the branches were removed and placed in a dry, cool and ventilated place until they were dry without caking.

[medicinal material] is semi cylindrical, with different length and width, 3-10 cm in length and 1-1.5 cm in width. Purple brown or purple red, the surface is uneven, with wrinkles and small insect eye pores, attached to the branch is concave groove shape, edge blunt circle. It is hard and brittle and can be broken. There are oblong or round worm nests arranged in parallel in the section, and there are long oval or round worm corpses, brown or dark red. It is slightly smelly and tasteless. In case of heat, it will soften and stick, and the one with big block, purple color and firm quality is better.

It is mainly produced in Yunnan, Sichuan and Taiwan, and also in some parts of Tibet and Guangdong. It is produced in India and Myanmar, and cultivated in Indonesia.

[chemical composition] it contains 74.5% pectin, 4-6% wax, 6.5% pigment, 9.5% Inclusion and 3.5% moisture. It is a kind of high molecular compound composed of shellac acid and tung oil acid. The wax is composed of Lac wort alcohol, lac wort alcohol, lac wort acid and lac wort acid. The main pigment is urushidic acid, which is a red pigment derived from anthraquinone.

[processing] remove the impurities, remove the residual wood branches, and screen the ash.

Bitter, cold.

① Tang materia medica: "it tastes sweet and salty, flat and has little poison. "

② Rihuazi materia medica: "non toxic. "

③ "Bitter, cold. "

[function indications] heat clearing, blood cooling and detoxification. The treatment of measles, rash is not easy to penetrate, postpartum hematuria, bring down, scabies swelling poison.

① "Tang Materia Medica" says: "it governs the five internal organs' evil Qi, brings down heartache, breaks and accumulates blood, and produces flesh. "

② "Haiyao Materia Medica": "for the treatment of damp itching scabies, it is suitable to use ointment. "

③ "Records of traditional Chinese medicine:" the treatment of macular rash is impenetrable, measles does not come out. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5 ~ 2 yuan; or grinding powder. External use: grind and sprinkle.

[should avoid] pregnant women should not take it.

[formula selection] ① treatment of postpartum blood circulation, raving loss of ambition: Zikuang one or two. At the end of the day, wine takes two money daggers. (Xu's family recipe)

② Treatment of avalanche: Purple ore is not much. For the fine powder, each take two money, boiling soup transfer, before eating. (zikuangsan, Yang's family's Tibetan prescription). )

③ Treatment of bleeding: Purple ore, frankincense, musk, alum, etc. For the end, mixed with water gargle. (Yi Jian Fang for health)

[discussion by famous experts] 1. In the Sutra of the original Sutra: "Purple ore is purple antler. The ancient prescription treats five viscera evil Qi, golden sores, metrorrhagia, broken accumulation of blood, Shengji and Zhitong. Today's people specialize in treating acne. They have the function of promoting blood circulation and swelling, but no salty and cold diarrhea. Their function is twice as good as that of Arnebia. Therefore, it's not the same kind of Arnebia to call it with shikonin. "

② "True biography of pox studies": "Tricholoma matsutake, pox. In case of blood heat, blood loss, depression, sore swelling, in the antidote, research and add four or five, all have no effect. Recently, the only mark of "shenyingxinshu" is that the color of purple antler is light red, and it comes out of wusizang. On the branches of big trees, it's like white wax, and its price is like gold. It doesn't have acne. Taking one or two coins with wine can cure all kinds of swelling, poison and sores. You Yun, by the way, if you beat a coin of wine, Li Neng will give birth to it. "

Chinese PinYin : Zi Cao Rong