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.
Weeping pot grass
It was first recorded in "Supplementary Materials of Compendium of Materia Medica".
This product is the dry whole herb of Sedum chinensis. The smell is slight and the taste is slightly bitter. It is better to have more leaves and green color. raw use.
[properties of medicine] sweet, light, cool. Return liver, gallbladder, small intestine channel.
【Efficacy】Reducing dampness and reducing jaundice, clearing heat and detoxifying.
【application】
1. Damp-heat jaundice, dysuria
This product can relieve dampness and reduce yellowing. For damp-heat jaundice, dysuria.
2. Carbuncle sores, sore throat, poisonous snake bites, burns
This product has the effects of clearing away heat, detoxification and eliminating carbuncle and swelling. For carbuncles, sores, and sores, it can be taken orally or applied externally alone, or in combination; for burns and scalds, fresh products can be pounded for external application.
[Usage and Dosage] Decoction, 15~30g.
