After reading the title, there should be many friends who are familiar with Chinese medicine or often cough, and they already know in their hearts what we are talking about, yes, as you think, it is the mother of the shellfish. In fact, shellfish is a big family in the field of traditional Chinese medicine, and it is well known to everyone that there are Sichuan shellfish and Zhejiang shellfish, which are also the two most common and most commonly used, and there is another one that everyone may be relatively unfamiliar with, called tubei mother. Today we will talk about the three brothers of this mother-in-law.
Three brothers
Why is a surname Sichuan, a surname Zhejiang, a surname tu, in fact, the reason is very simple, because they were born in different places, Sichuan shellfish was born in Sichuan region, Zhejiang shell mother was born in Zhejiang region, and tubei mother was born in Henan, Shaanxi, Jinji region. Some people may ask, just because the birth place is different in effect? Yes, the characteristics of plants are often affected by the geographical environment and seasonal climate, as Yan Zi said: "Oranges born in Huainan are oranges, and those born in Huaibei are oranges." That's the way it is.
So what is the difference between these two kinds of shellfish? Let's first talk about Chuanbeimu, who we often call Chuanbei in daily life.
When it comes to Chuanbei, it is estimated that many friends will think of a well-known proprietary Chinese medicine - honey refining Chuanbei loquat cream, but all friends who have coughed should have bought this medicine to take, because of its good effect, not only red all over China, but also in previous years it was fired abroad, becoming a symbol of Chinese cultural export.
Seeing this, many people may have disagreed with it: I have used honey refining Chuanbei loquat cream, there is no effect at all, and it doesn't matter at all! Why word of mouth, efficacy appear polarized, say good immediately, say what is bad, do not care, want to find out this problem, we first look at the composition of honey refining Chuanbei loquat paste, as the name suggests, the most important of which is Chuanbei, loquat leaf, and then added a little honey, and the key is on the Sichuanbei flavor medicine, decided that not all coughs are applicable to Chuanbei loquat paste.
Chuanbei, bitter, sweet, slightly cold, return to the lung meridian. When there is sputum wet congestion in the lungs, the promotion of lung qi will be affected, resulting in cough, and Chuanbei taste bitter can fall, it is equivalent to opening the lung qi to fall, the sputum is wet and discharged downwards, so that it can dissolve phlegm and cough, in addition, Chuanbei flavor gan, which is also another major advantage of Chuanbei cough, because Gan can moisturize, there is an effect of moisturizing the lungs to supplement the lungs, the lungs are moist and dry, so Chuanbei is especially suitable for cough caused by dry lungs or dry autumn: it is manifested as cough, accompanied by less sputum, difficult to cough, or sputum with blood, dry mouth and nose, Dry throat and thirst and other discomfort.
If this is the case, how should Chuanbei be used to treat cough? In fact, there is a very simple folk small square - Sichuan shellfish stewed pear, in addition to the cold phlegm cough of white sputum, other types can be tried.
Specific method: You can use 5 to 10g of Sichuan scallops, stew a pear with more juice, and take it frequently. If it is a long cough, you can also add 20g of yam to cook in it, because the cough hurts the lungs, the lung qi is insufficient, the yam is healthy spleen, moisturizing the lungs, and benefiting the kidneys, which is an excellent choice.
Next, let's talk about Zhejiang shellfish, which is what is called Zhejiang shellfish every day.
Zhejiang shellfish, bitter taste, cold, less sichuan shellfish sweet taste, there is no effect of moisturizing the lungs to supplement the lungs, but Zhejiang shell is colder than Sichuan shellfish, so its heat and diarrhea effect is stronger, when the patient is manifested as cough chest pain, cold fever, cough and spitting smelly pus phlegm, dry stool, red tongue and dry mouth and other symptoms, should choose Zhejiang shell. In addition, Zhejiang shell is often used to loosen knots, when the body qi machine is blocked, the tangible sputum will be formed into a lump nodule, like the most common lung nodules, breast nodules, thyroid nodules, thyroid tumors, lipomas and so on are formed in this way. Chinese medicine to solve this kind of agglomeration, the common idea is soft and firm loose knot, the Republic of China famous doctor Mr. Zhang Xichun's "Elimination Pill", which uses Zhejiang bei, is to take its loose knot function.
So how should we choose the mother of pearl in normal times? In fact, for patients with wind fever cough whose cough, sputum production is unfavorable, sputum is yellow and viscous, dry mouth and thirst, and red tongue moss are the main manifestations, both Sichuan shellfish and Zhejiang shellfish can be selected. In addition, Sichuan shellfish is medicinal and slow, the smell is not strong, and it is more suitable for the elderly and infirm to take; and for children and young people who are hot in the body, it is best to choose Zhejiang shellfish. If you want to loose the knot, you should choose Zhejiang shellfish.
As an ordinary person, it is impossible to accurately distinguish the difference between the two kinds of shellfish, then it can be simplified, using Chuanbei to dissolve phlegm and moisturize the lungs to cure cough; using Zhejiang shellfish to treat tumors.
There is also that, at present, sichuan shellfish is relatively small in production, the price is more expensive, if the prescription only indicates "shellfish", most of the purchase is Zhejiang shellfish, and it is necessary to see clearly when buying.
Let's briefly say that the mother of the earth, its cold, bitter taste, can detoxify, loosen knots, reduce swelling, often used in combination with other antipyretic and detoxification drugs, the treatment of breast diseases, tuberculosis, skin swelling and other diseases. In addition, there is a certain spermicidal effect. Therefore, men who want to be fathers-to-be in the near future should be more careful.
Finally, it is emphasized again that although Sichuan shellfish and Zhejiang shellfish are good medicines for cough, they are not suitable for all cough patients. For example, patients with wind chill cough are caused by feeling wind chill, cough accompanied by symptoms such as white thin sputum, nasal congestion, and runny nose, and should take some warm drugs to warm the phlegm. The Sichuan shellfish and Zhejiang shellfish are all cold drugs, and taking it at this time is tantamount to "making things worse" and will aggravate the condition.