Pinyin Māo Zhuǎ Cǎo
Alias ranunculus
Source Ranunculus ternatus Thunb., a small ranunculus ternatus Thunb., a plant of the ranunculate family, of the ranunculate. Dig in autumn and winter, remove the roots, wash and dry.
The sexual taste is spicy, bitter and flat. There is a small poison.
Functional indications for detoxification, loosening knots. For pulmonary tuberculosis, lymph node tuberculosis, lymphadenitis, laryngitis.
Dosage 0.5 to 1 pair.
Excerpt from the National Compilation of Chinese Herbal Medicine
Source《Chinese Herbal Medicine Manual》
The source is the tuber root of the small buttercup plant. It can be harvested throughout the year, and after the roots are dug out, the stems and whisker roots are cut off and dried in the sun.
Original form of small perennial herb. The young plants are sparsely covered with fine grayish-white hairs, which later become bald or slightly hairy. The roots are fleshy, spindle-shaped, and constantly aggregated. The stem is 5 to 15 cm tall and branched; the basal leaves are 3 compound leaves or 3 deep lobes, the small leaves are ovate or broad inverted, 0.5 to 1.5 cm long and 0.5 to 1 cm wide, the apex is 3 shallow fissures or tooth fissures, the basal wedge-shaped, sometimes split into linear or linear lanceolate shapes, the central lobes are slightly larger than the two sides; petioles, the stalk is 3 to 6 cm long, the base is enlarged, and the marginal membranous; the stems and leaves are alternate, usually sessile, 3 lobes, lobed linear, about 1.5 cm long and about 1 mm wide. The flowers are solitary at the end of the stem, opposite the leaves, up to 1.5 cm in diameter, the peduncle is 0.5 to 2 cm long, with short fine hairs: sepals 5, oblong or inverted ovate, membranous, green, pale yellow at the edges, curved downwards, with fine hairs on the outside; petals 5, broad inverted ovate, yellow, glabrous; stamens majority, anthers oblong, longitudinal fissure, flattened filaments; carpels, mostly detached, clustered on the swollen flower holder; stigma short, single. The fruit is spherical; the lean fruit is flattened and ovate, small, light brown on the surface, smooth, with a short beak at the apex. Flowering period is from April to May. The fruiting period is from May to June.
The Habitat Segment grows in grassy areas, roadsides, depressions and hillsides. Distributed in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Henan, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places. Produced in Henan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangxi and other places.
The dry roots are spindle-shaped, often clustered together, resembling cat's claws, and are about 1 cm long. The surface is yellowish brown or gray-brown, with some whisker root marks, some of which still have whisker root residues; the upper end has yellow-brown stumps or stem marks, solid, cross-sectional yellow-white or yellow-brown, solid or hollow. No breath, slightly sweet taste. Preferably yellowish brown, solid and full of texture is preferred.
Sexual taste sweet and spicy, warm.
(1) Handbook of Chinese Herbal Medicines: "The taste is slightly sweet. "
(2) "Guangxi Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine": "Sour and sweet taste, flat sex, non-toxic." "
(3) "Handbook of Henan Chinese Herbal Medicine": "Spicy taste, temperate." "
Guijing "Guangxi Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine": "Into the liver and lungs of the second meridian." "
Indications for the treatment of fistula, tuberculosis, malaria.
(1) "Handbook of Chinese Medicinal Materials": "Cure tuberculosis of fistula on the neck." "
(2) "Henan Handbook of Chinese Herbal Medicine": "Reduce swelling, amputation." Cure fistula, tuberculosis. "
Dosage for internal use: decoction, 0.5 to 1 pair. External use: Apocrypha.
Compound (1) treatment of fistula: (1) cat's claw grass, summer dry grass each appropriate amount. Boil, filter to extract the juice, then boil into a paste, paste the affected area. (2) Cat's claw grass four two. After boiling with water, change to simmering for half an hour, filter to take the juice, add rice wine or rice sweet wine (avoid using white wine) as a guide, and take it four times. The next day, use the method to fry the original medicine again, without adding rice wine. One dose two days, four doses in a row. Repeat at intervals of three to five days. (Handbook of Chinese Herbal Medicine in Henan)
(2) Treatment of tuberculosis: cat's claw two two. Fry in water and serve twice. (Handbook of Chinese Herbal Medicine in Henan)
Clinical application for the treatment of cervical lymph node tuberculosis: internal administration of cat's claw decoction (or tincture) is the mainstay, supplemented by traditional Chinese medicine to nourish qi and nourish blood, combined with surgical incision and drainage, scratching surgery, local application of various cat's claw preparations, the treatment of simple, mixed infection, ulcer type, fistula type cervical lymph node tuberculosis 180 cases, after 2 to 3 months of treatment, 134 cases of clinical cure, 32 cases of significant effectiveness, 14 cases of improvement. Preparation and usage: (1) Internal medicine: cat's claw 150 grams, add 500 ml of water, simmer for half an hour, before going to bed, rinse yellow wine 2 to 4 two times, 1 dose per day. Or with 25% tincture, take 10 ml 3 times a day. All are treated with 3 days as a course, and the next course of treatment is given at intervals of 3 to 5 days. In the interval period, take Bazhen Soup for people with weak constitution, and take Yiqi Yangrong Soup for those with ulcers or fistulas, and take 2 to 3 doses continuously. (2) External dressing: 10% cat's claw extract liquid, soaked in sterile yarn strips, for ulcer wounds or tubes with more necrotic tissue or cheese-like substances; 30% cat's claw ointment, used for affected areas with mixed infection or ulcers; or made of cat's claw vaseline yarn, suitable for drainage or stuffing fistula. No adverse side effects were found during treatment. 124 patients were followed up within 1 to 2 years to observe the long-term efficacy, and 4 patients relapsed, all of which were distal recurrences. Cat's claw can also be made into an injection for intramuscular injection, 2 to 4 ml each time, twice a day, still combined with local routine treatment. 110 cases were observed, and the cure rate was 90%.
Excerpt from the Dictionary of Chinese Medicine
Sexual taste sweet and spicy; warm; flat
Attribution to the liver; lung meridian
Functional indications for detoxification; sputum dispersion. Indications for the treatment of fistula; tuberculosis; pharyngitis; boils; snake bites; malaria; migraines; toothache
Dosage for internal use: decoction, 9-15g. External use: appropriate amount, grinding powder.
Compound (1) treatment of fistula: first, cat's claw grass, summer dry grass each appropriate amount. Boil, filter to extract the juice, then boil into a paste, paste the affected area. Two, cat's claw grass four two. Add water and bring to a boil. Instead, fry over low heat for half an hour, filter to take the juice, add rice wine or rice sweet wine (avoid using white wine) as a guide, and take it four times. The next day, use the method to fry the original medicine again, without adding rice wine. One dose two days, four doses in a row. Repeat at intervals of three to five days. (Henan Chinese Herbal Medicine Manual (2) Treatment of tuberculosis: cat's claw two two, fried, divided into two doses.) Henan Chinese herbal medicine manual list
Clinical application for the treatment of cervical lymph node tuberculosis. Internal administration of claw grass decoction (or tincture) is the mainstay, supplemented by qi and blood nourishing traditional Chinese medicine, combined with surgical incision drainage, scratching surgery, local application of various cat's claw preparations, treatment of simple, mixed infection, ulcer type, fistula type cervical lymph node tuberculosis 180 cases, after 2-3 months of treatment, 134 cases of clinical cure, 32 cases of significant effectiveness, 14 cases of improvement.
Preparation and usage: 1. Internal medicine: cat's claw 150g, add 500ml of water, simmer for half an hour, before going to bed, rinse rice wine 2-4 two times, 1 dose per day. Or with 25% tincture, take 10 ml 3 times a day. All are treated with 3 days as a course, and the next course of treatment is given at intervals of 3-5 days. Ask during the interval period to take Eight Zhen Soup for people with weak physique, and take Yiqi Yangrong Soup for those with ulcers or fistulas, and take 2-3 doses in a row.
2. External dressing: 10% cat's claw lifting liquid, soaked in sterile yarn strips, for ulcer wounds or fistulas with more necrotic tissue or cheese-like substances; 30% cat's claw ointment, used for affected areas with mixed infection or ulcers; or made of cat's claw vaseline yarn, suitable for drainage or stuffing fistulas, no adverse side effects were found during treatment. 124 patients were followed up within 1-2 years to observe long-term efficacy, and 4 patients relapsed, all of which were distal recurrences. Cat's claw can also be made into an injection for intramuscular injection, 2-4 ml each time, 2 times a day, still combined with local routine treatment. 110 cases were observed, and the cure rate was 90%.
Excerpt from "Chinese Materia Medica"
Sweet, spicy and warm.
Return to the liver and lungs.
Functional indications for loose knots and reduce swelling. It is used for fistula failure, lymph node tuberculosis.
The dosage is 15 to 30g, and single-flavor medicine can be used up to 120g.
Store in a ventilated and dry place to prevent moths.
Excerpt from the Chinese Pharmacopoeia