In the fields of the countryside there is a small grass with small yellow flowers and leaves like coins. Although it looks very inconspicuous, it has the reputation of "gallstone buster" in the Chinese medicine industry. If used correctly, the effect of treating gallstones is not inferior to Zhang Zhongjing's Dachai Hu soup.
That's right, it's money grass.
Desmodium, also known as "fossil grass", is named because it can promote the dissolution and expulsion of stones. If Zhang Zhongjing's Dachai Hu Tang is a curve against gallstones to save the country, then this "fossil grass" is a thunderbolt method to smash Huanglong.
Modern medicine believes that the active ingredient in desmodium can inhibit the formation of calcium oxalate crystals, and this calcium oxalate crystal is one of the main components of gallstones, so desmodium can effectively control the formation of stones.
Of course, it only inhibits the formation of stones, and does not gain the name of "fossil grass". For gallstone patients, the most noteworthy point is that it can excrete stones from the body by dampness.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that dampness and heat in the liver and gallbladder are the main internal causes of gallstones.
The gallbladder is responsible for the deflation of qi and the excretion of bile in our body, so we are happy and depressed. However, the evil of dampness and heat has a sticky nature, and once it invades the liver and gallbladder, it will block the operation of the qi organs, resulting in the dysfunction of the liver and gallbladder to drain the qi and bile.
As mentioned earlier, calcium oxalate crystals are the main components of bile, if bile cannot be excreted and stays in the gallbladder, the calcium oxalate crystals will precipitate in the gallbladder, and stones will be formed after a long time.
The desmodium is slightly cold, which is attributed to the gallbladder meridian, which can penetrate into the gallbladder, fight against the damp heat and evil qi, and regulate the damp heat balance in the gallbladder, so as to gradually remove it. When the damp heat and evil qi are gone, the bile draining function returns to normal.
Secondly, desmodium can also increase urine output through diuretic effect, flush the urinary tract, and excrete stones from the body.
At this time, someone should be in a hurry, how to use such a good herb?
In order to make this fossil grass benefit more gallstone patients, modern doctors have made it into a Chinese patent medicine, called choleretic stone tablets.
In addition to the medicinal herb of desmodium, Yinchen, Scutellaria, Muxiang Tulip, Rhubarb, Betel Nut, Citrus aurantium, Miscanthus and Magnolia officinalis are also used to assist.
Yin Chen, Huang Cen and Yin Chen can also clear away heat and dampness, and are used to further promote the recovery of liver and gallbladder function.
Areca nut, citrus aurantium, magnolia bark and woody aromas can use their own aroma to promote the flow of qi, so that the process of stones and damp heat to the intestines is smoother.
Rhubarb and miscanthus are the classic combination of dredging the intestines in traditional Chinese medicine. Rhubarb can stimulate the peristalsis of the intestines, our intestines are more energetic, so that stones and damp heat can be excreted through urine and urine. Miscanthus nitrate can soften and dissipate knots, so that the stones are discharged more smoothly.
Although the whole recipe is simple, it is accurate and effective, which can completely improve the environment for gallstones to form, and comprehensively act on gallstones, so that gallstones have nowhere to escape and are not easy to recur.