Diuretic and dampness-removing medicine
Drugs whose main functions are to unblock water channels and seep out water and dampness, and are often used to treat the syndrome of internal water-dampness, are called medicines for diluting water and expelling dampness.
This type of medicine tastes mostly sweet and bland or bitter, and is mainly directed to the bladder, small intestine, kidney, and spleen meridians. Its effects tend to be downward. The bland ones can penetrate and benefit, while the bitter ones can reduce diarrhea. This type of medicine has the effects of diuresis and swelling, diuresis and stranguria, diuresis and jaundice reduction.
The diuretic and dampness-removing medicines are mainly used to treat various diseases caused by water-dampness such as edema, difficulty in urination, diarrhea, phlegm, stranguria, jaundice, eczema, vaginal discharge, dampness and warmth. When using diuretic and dampness-removing drugs, the corresponding drugs must be selected according to different disease syndromes, and the appropriate combinations must be made.
Diuretic and dampness-removing drugs are easy to consume and damage body fluids. They should be used with caution or avoid use for those with yin deficiency and insufficient body fluids, kidney deficiency, spermatorrhea and enuresis. Some drugs have strong tonic effects and should be used with caution by pregnant women.
According to the different properties and main effects of diuretic and dampness-removing drugs, they are divided into three categories: diuretic and swelling drugs, diuretic and stranguria drugs, and diuretic and anti-jaundice drugs.
Dampness-reducing and jaundice-reducing medicine
This type of medicine has a bitter and cold nature and taste, and mainly enters the spleen, stomach, liver, and gallbladder meridians. Bitter cold can clear away dampness and heat, so it has the main functions of clearing away dampness and heat, promoting gallbladder and reducing jaundice. It is mainly used for damp-heat jaundice, with symptoms such as yellow eyes, yellow body, yellow urine, etc. The clinical syndrome can be matched according to the different emphasis on dampness, heat and cold-dampness of Yang Huang and Yin Huang.
chicken bone grass
It was first recorded in "Lingnan Medicine Collection Record".
This product is the dried whole plant of the leguminous plant Acacia guangzhou. The smell is slightly fragrant and the taste is slightly bitter. It is better to have roots, stems and leaves intact. raw use.
[Medical Properties] Sweet, slightly bitter, cool. Returns to the liver and stomach meridians.
【Efficacy】Reducing dampness and reducing jaundice, clearing away heat and detoxification, soothing the liver and relieving pain.
【application】
1. Damp-heat jaundice
This product is sweet, slightly bitter and cool, has the function of clearing away heat and promoting dampness and reducing jaundice. It can be used alone or in combination to treat jaundice caused by stagnation of damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder.
2. Breast cancer, swelling and pain
This product has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying, and can treat mastitis. The fresh leaves of this product are often mashed and applied externally.
3. Discomfort in the flanks and abdominal distention and pain
This product enters the two meridians of the liver and stomach, has the effect of soothing the liver and relieving pain, and can treat flank and rib discomfort and epigastric pain due to stagnation of liver qi.
[Usage and Dosage] Decoction, 15~30g.
