laxatives
Any medicine that can cause diarrhea, or lubricate the large intestine, and have the main function of purging and laxative is called laxative medicine.
This kind of medicine is the product of sedimentation, and it mainly returns to the large intestine meridian. It mainly has the effect of purging and laxative to eliminate gastrointestinal stagnation and dry feces. Or clearing heat and purging fire, so that excess heat and stagnant evil can be cleared and relieved by purging; or driving water to reduce swelling, so that water and dampness can be eliminated with urine and urine, so as to achieve the purpose of removing cessation of drinking and subsiding edema. Some medicines also have the functions of detoxification, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.
Laxatives are mainly suitable for constipation, gastrointestinal stagnation, excess heat internal knots, edema and cessation of drinking. Some medicines can also be used for sore carbuncle, swollen toxin and blood stasis syndrome. When using Gongxia medicine and Junxia Zhushui medicine in laxative medicine, because of their severe effect or toxicity, they are easy to damage the righteousness and spleen and stomach, so the elderly and weak, weak spleen and stomach should be used with caution; women before and after childbirth and menstruation Period should not be used. When using strong laxatives, stop when they are effective, and do not overdose, so as not to damage the stomach qi. When using severe and toxic laxatives, strict processing procedures must be followed to control the dosage to avoid poisoning and ensure drug safety.
According to the strength of the purging medicine, it can be divided into attacking medicine, moistening medicine and steeping medicine.
Moisturize
Most of these medicines are plant seeds and kernels, which are rich in oil, sweet in taste and moist in texture. They mostly enter the spleen and large intestine meridians, can lubricate the large intestine, and promote defecation without severe diarrhea. It is suitable for intestinal dryness and constipation caused by old age, postpartum blood deficiency, fever injury and blood loss.
Pine nuts
It was first recorded in "Kaibao Materia Medica".
This product is the seed kernel of pinaceae arbor, Korean pine, etc. Slight gas, sweet taste. Those with white color, plump grains and rich oil quality are preferred. raw use.
[properties of medicine] sweet, warm. Return large intestine, lung meridian.
[Efficacy] Moisten the intestines and relieve constipation, moisten the lungs and relieve cough.
【application】
1. Intestinal dryness and constipation
The quality of this product is moisturizing and fragrant, sweet and moisturizing into the intestines and has a laxative and laxative effect. It is suitable for constipation due to dryness of the intestines. It can be used in combination with hemp seed, baiziren, astragalus and other medicines to treat deficiency and constipation in the elderly.
2. dry cough
This quality is moisturizing, enters the lungs and has the function of moistening the lungs and relieving cough. To treat lung dryness and cough, "Xuan Huo Chuan Shi Fang" uses it and walnut kernels to make a paste, add cooked honey, and take it with rice soup after meals.
[Usage and Dosage] Decoction, 5~10g.
[Cautions for use] It is not suitable for people with spleen deficiency and loose stools, excessive phlegm and dampness.
