diuresis and dampness 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.
Drugs for promoting diuresis and expelling dampness are easy to consume and damage body fluid. They should be used with caution or should not be used for patients with yin deficiency, less fluid, kidney deficiency, nocturnal emission and enuresis. Some drugs have strong tonic effects and should be used with caution by pregnant women.
According to the differences in properties, efficacy and indications of diuretic and dampness-reducing medicines, they are divided into three categories: diuretic and swelling medicines, diuretic and strangury medicines, and dampness-reducing jaundice medicines.
Diuretic and swelling medicine
This kind of medicine is sweet and bland or slightly cold in nature and taste, and can excrete water and dampness after taking the medicine. It is used for edema, dysuria, diarrhea, and phlegm retention caused by water-damp internal stagnation. In clinical practice, appropriate combinations should be selected according to the etiology and pathogenesis of different syndromes.
Zhizhizi (zhǐjǔzǐ)
It was first recorded in "New Materia Medica".
This product is the dried and mature seeds of the Rhamnaceae plant, Hovenia trifoliata. The gas is weak and the taste is bitter and astringent. The ones with large, plump grains and brown-red color are the best. raw use.
[Medical properties] Sweet, flat. Returns to the stomach meridian.
[Efficacy] Diuretic, reduce swelling, and relieve alcohol poisoning.
【application】
1. Edema
This product can clear water channels and eliminate edema. It is used for edema caused by water retention and difficulty in urination.
2. Drunk
This product is good at detoxifying alcohol and clearing away heat in the chest and diaphragm. To treat drunkenness, restlessness, heat and thirst, "Shi Yi De Xiao Fang" uses this product and musk as powder, makes batter into pills, and takes it with salt soup; it is compatible with excessive drinking, or tuberculosis and vomiting blood.
[Usage and Dosage] Decoction and take, 10~15g.
