Chestnut tower, for the gourd family plant Chestnut fruit, that is, we usually call melon, alias has a sweet potato, persimmon melon, du melon and so on. It is found in most parts of the country. It grows on hillsides, forested grasses and shady valleys. The fruit is harvested in autumn when ripe.
LiLou's whole body is a treasure, the root is chinese medicine smallpox pollen, the function of clearing heat and vitality, reducing swelling and pus. Fever and pain, irritability and thirst, can be used alone to take effect. Stem and leaf decoction can treat dizziness and dizziness caused by heat injuries and heat, and fatigue and weakness of limbs.
Chestnut taste sweet and bitter, cold, into the lungs, stomach, large intestine meridian. The main role is to clear the lungs and dissolve phlegm, loose knots in the wide middle, and moisturize the intestines and laxative. Therefore, it is suitable for phlegm fire cough, thick sputum difficult to cough and other symptoms, often with mulberry white skin, platycodon and other uses. It is used for chest pain ( equivalent to modern coronary angina ) and is often used with thrush.
For all of the above symptoms, the use of melon alone also has a good effect.
Dosage and usage, chest palsy, carbuncle, constipation, more use of the whole chestnut building 12 ~ 30 grams, clear the lungs and phlegm, more use of chestnut skin 6 ~ 12 grams.
