Moisture medicine
Any medicine that smells fragrant, is warm and dry in nature, and has the main function of dispelling dampness and invigorating the spleen is called dampness dispelling medicine.
The spleen likes dryness and dislikes dampness, "soil likes warmth and likes fragrance". This kind of medicine is pungent and warm-drying, and it mainly enters the spleen and stomach meridians. The aromatic products can wake up the spleen and remove dampness, and the warm-drying medicines can dry dampness and strengthen the brand. At the same time, its acridity can promote qi, its fragrance can ventilate, and can activate the qi mechanism of the middle burner to relieve the pathogenesis of stagnation of spleen and stomach qi caused by dampness. In addition, some medicines also have the functions of relieving heat and warding off filth.
Dampness-resolving medicines are mainly applicable to diseases such as internal resistance of damp turbidity, dampness in the spleen, abdominal fullness, vomiting with pantothenic acid, thin stools with sugar, lack of food and body fatigue, sweet mouth and excessive salivation, white and greasy tongue coating, etc. In addition, some medicines can also be used for dampness-temperature and summer-heat-dampness syndromes.
When using dampness-resolving medicines, proper compatibility and application should be carried out according to different conditions and concurrent syndromes of dampness. Such as dampness stagnation of qi, epigastric distention, fullness and stuffiness, it is often compatible with qi-promoting drugs; such as dampness resistance with cold dampness, cold pain in the abdomen, it can be compatible with warming and dispelling cold medicine; such as spleen deficiency dampness, abdominal pain For those with poor appetite and mental fatigue, it is often used in combination with Qi-invigorating and spleen-invigorating drugs; if it is used for damp-warm, damp-heat, and summer-heat-dampness, it is often used together with products for clearing away heat and dampness, relieving heat, and promoting dampness.
Dampness-removing medicines are aromatic and contain volatile oils. They are usually taken as powders for better curative effect. If they are put into decoctions, they should be taken after decoction, and should not be decocted for a long time, so as to avoid the loss of volatile active ingredients and reduce the curative effect; most of these medicines are pungent and fragrant. Dry products tend to consume qi and damage yin, so those with yin deficiency, blood dryness and qi deficiency should use it with caution.
Patchouli
It was first recorded in "Bielu of Famous Doctors".
This product is the dry aerial part of Lamiaceae plant Patchouli. Mainly produced in Guangdong. Specific aroma, slightly bitter taste. It is better to have more leaves and strong aroma. raw use.
[properties of medicine] pungent, slightly warm. Return spleen, stomach, lung meridian.
【Efficacy】Aromatizes dampness, relieves vomiting, relieves summer heat.
【application】
1. Dampness and turbidity in middle resistance, abdominal fullness and fullness
This product has a fragrant smell and is an essential medicine for aromatizing dampness and turbidity. It is used to treat abdominal distension caused by dampness and turbidity, nausea caused by eating less, mental fatigue and tiredness.
2. Vomiting
This product can not only aromatize dampness and turbidity, but also neutralize and stop vomiting, so it is the most effective treatment for vomiting caused by dampness and turbidity.
3. Heat-dampness exterior syndrome, with dampness and temperature at the beginning, fever and fatigue, chest tightness and discomfort; cold-damp blocking heat, abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea
This product can not only aromatize dampness and turbidity, but also relieve summer heat.
[Usage and Dosage] Decoction, 3~10g.
