This is the 3662nd article of Da Medical Care
Some time ago, the head of the golden leopard suddenly caught fire, and many small partners should have seen this head.
This leopard essence from the TV series "Journey to the West" is popular because of its harmonic sound of money storm (leopard) wealth, which is in line with the meaning of the rolling source of wealth.
In fact, there are also names with "gold" and "money" in Chinese medicine, and there is "wealth" when you hear it, with wealth, let's see which ones.
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Money grass
Money grass, the name is very rich when you hear it, and there are aliases such as "immortal sitting grass", "copper money grass", "passing yellow" and so on. Its leaves are broadly ovate or heart-shaped, like copper coins, and have small yellow flowers, which are very common on the side of the road.
Money grass is a dried whole grass of the primrose family Passing Yellow Lysimachia christinae Hance. Sweet, salty, slightly cold. Return to the liver, gallbladder, kidneys, and bladder meridians. Functional dampness and yellowing, diuresis, detoxification and swelling. It is used for hot and humid jaundice, bile swelling and pain, stone shower, hot shower, astringent pain in urine, carbuncle boils, snake bites.
Modern pharmacological studies have shown that money grass is beneficial for gallbladder, diuresis, stone excretion, anti-inflammatory, bacteriostatic, analgesic and other effects. For patients with hepatobiliary stones, money grass soaking water has a certain therapeutic effect.
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Broad money grass
Although the name of Guangqian grass is only one word different from that of money grass, the source is very different.
Broad money grass is a dry aerial part of the legume plant Desmodium styracifolium (Osb.) Merr. Sweet, light and cool. Return to the liver, kidneys, and bladder meridians. Functional dampness and yellowing, diuresis throughout. It is used for jaundice urine red, hot shower, stone shower, astringent urination pain, edema and less urine.
The Lingnan Herbal Medicine Chronicle has a record that "modern Miao Yongqi said that the money grass (now guangjin grass) treats bladder stones, which is very miraculous".
Modern pharmacological studies have shown that Guangqian herb also has nootropic and increased coronary blood flow, anti-myocardial ischemia, anti-cerebral ischemia, inhibition of platelet aggregation and antibacterial, anti-inflammatory pharmacological activities; clinical can also be used to treat waterweed poisoning and detoxification of triptolide.
The difference between money grass and broad money grass
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honeysuckle
Honeysuckle can be said to wear both "gold" and "silver".
Honeysuckle has many aliases, such as honeysuckle vine, mandarin duck vine, erhua, erbao vine, etc., but its scientific name is honeysuckle, the reason why it is called honeysuckle is because its flowers are white when they first bloom, and they will turn yellow after a day or two of opening.
Honeysuckle is a honeysuckle family of honeysuckle honeysuckleSonera japonica Thunb. Dried buds or with buds that first bloom. Sweet taste, cold sex. Return to the lungs, heart, stomach meridians. Function detoxification, detoxification, evacuation of wind and heat. It is used for carbuncle boils, laryngeal paralysis, erysipelas, hot poisonous blood diarrhea, wind fever cold, warm fever.
Honeysuckle can be drunk alone or with other flowers, such as chrysanthemum honeysuckle tea.
Add 5 white chrysanthemums and 20 honeysuckle to 500ml of boiling water, cover and brew for 5 minutes to take.
The tea has the effect of clearing heat and detoxification, but it should not be taken for people with spleen and stomach deficiency.
Do you know of any Chinese medicines with "gold" in their names?
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Editor: Zhang Yeqi
Editor-in-charge: Yao Jun Zhang Yeqi
Review: Xie Donghao
Unit: Guanghua Hospital affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
About the Author
Zhang Yeqi
Department of Pharmacy, Guanghua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, in charge of Traditional Chinese Medicine, graduated from Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2018 Hospital Outstanding Employee, Member of Shanghai Branch of Chinese Medical Association. Won the 2021 Materia Medica Guanghua YYDS Award. Through the traditional Chinese medicine tablet identification and processing personnel inheritance training held by the Shanghai Pharmaceutical Clinical Training Center, in the work, adhere to the concept of "strengthening drug management, ensuring drug quality and safety", provide patients with high-quality pharmaceutical services, and ensure the safety and effectiveness of medication.