Do you know the two major functions and effects of the "antidote" Qiang Huo? How do you eat it? Which groups of people are not suitable to take?

Traditional Chinese medicine has a long history. Now many people take traditional Chinese medicine to recuperate their bodies. Today, I would like to introduce a traditional Chinese medicine-Notopterygium. This traditional Chinese medicine has a very good effect in dispelling rheumatism. What are the efficacy and effects of Notopterygium? How do you eat it? Which groups of people are not suitable to take?

I. A brief introduction to Notopterygium

Qiang live alias silkworm Qiang, bamboo Qiang, big head Qiang, dog Yinzihua, Quyao, Qiang Qing, protect Qiang messenger, Hu Wang messenger, Qiang slippery, breeze messenger, black medicine, it is the rhizome and root of Umbelliferae, Notopterygium and other plants of the same genus, mainly produced in Sichuan, Gansu, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Xinjiang, Xizang, Henan, Hubei and other places, growing in forest margins and thickets 2000-4000 meters above sea level.

Alias

Bombyx mori Qiang, Bamboo Qiang, Big head Qiang, Dog Yinzihua, Quyao, Qiang Qing, Protection Qiang messenger, Hu Wang messenger, Qiang slip, wind retreat messenger, black medicine

Toxicity.

Non-toxic

Channel tropism

Kidney meridian and bladder meridian

Medicinal properties

Temperature

Medicinal taste

Pungent, bitter and fragrant

Harvesting and processing

The roots and rhizomes were dug in spring and autumn, removed impurities, dried or dried, sliced and used as medicine.

II. The efficacy and function of Qiang Huo

1. Notopterygium has the function of diverging wind-cold: Notopterygium can diverge muscle surface wind-cold, because of strong sweating power, but also has analgesic effect, especially for wind-cold headache and body pain, often used with Fangfeng, Angelica dahurica, Atractylodes macrocephala, etc.; it is also used in antipyretic medicine to treat external wind-heat, headache is obvious.

2. Notopterygium has the effect of dampness and relieving pain: Notopterygium can disperse wind and cold, and it also has a good effect on dispelling rheumatism. It is a commonly used product for dispelling wind and dampness, which is not only for rheumatism, but also for relieving pain, especially upper body pain, often with solitary activity, Fangfeng, Qiang Huang, or with Radix Astragali and Angelica sinensis.

Third, the taboos of eating Qiang live

Notopterygium notopterygium is more acrid, so do not use it for people with blood deficiency, exogenous pain due to yin deficiency, people who are prone to sweating, and those who are weak in the spleen and stomach.

How to eat Notopterygium?

Usage: 3-10 grams, take it with fried water.

1. Treat cold, fever and tonsillitis (Qiang Huo dandelion decoction): Qiang Huo 20-25g, Radix Isatidis and dandelion 50g each; take water decoction, one dose a day, two times.

2. External wind, cold and dampness, fever and aversion to cold, no sweating on the muscle surface, strong headache and pain in the limbs (Qiang Huo Fangfeng decoction): Qiang Huo 5g, Fangfeng, Angelica dahurica, Shengdi, Atractylodes, Scutellaria baicalensis, Asarum, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Ligusticum chuanxiong each 3G, water decoction.

3. Treatment of heat-clearing and detoxification and perspiration (Radix Isatidis and Radix Notopterygii): 30g of Radix Isatidis and 15g of Radix Notopterygii, taken after brewing with boiling water, and 2 doses of drinking water for those who are seriously ill.

4. Dispelling rheumatism and relieving pain (except rheumatism Notopterygium decoction): Radix Notopterygii, Radix Notopterygii (5g), Ligusticum ligusticum, Fangfeng, licorice, five points each (3G each) Vitex Vitex (2g), Ligusticum chuanxiong (1.5g), decoction.

5. Sweating and removing dampness (Jiuwei Qiang Huo decoction): Radix Notopterygii, Fangfeng, Rhizoma Atractylodes, Asarum 3G, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Radix angelicae Dahuricae, Radix Rehmanniae, Radix Scutellariae, Radix Glycyrrhizae, 6 g each.

Note: Notopterygium has a strong smell and excessive dosage, which can easily lead to vomiting. We must pay attention to the patient's condition and master the appropriate dose when using it at one time. (remember to follow the doctor's advice when using Notopterygium to treat diseases. This article is for sharing reference only.)

Conclusion: Notopterygium, as a traditional Chinese medicine, has a lot of medicinal value, and it has a certain curative effect for dispelling rheumatism and treating cold, but it is a medicinal material after all, and it should be taken under the guidance of the doctor.