Jujube kernel is a deciduous shrub or arbor of Rhamnoaceae, Jujuba, Jujuba, Mill. of mature seeds. Sweet, sour, flat in nature. into the heart, spleen, liver, and gallbladder meridians. There are two kinds of clinical applications: raw and fried.
Raw jujube kernel is the raw product of sour jujube kernel into medicine. The sour jujube flavor is acidic, and the jujube kernel is sweet and flat, and enters the heart, spleen, liver, and gallbladder meridians. This product can promote the stagnation of the liver and gallbladder meridians, and is used to treat bile fever and sleep, cold and heat in the heart and abdomen, accumulation of evil qi, and blood paralysis.
Cooked jujube kernels are sour jujube kernels fried into medicine. This taste is sweet and moist, can astringent liver, spleen and fluid, to tonify the liver system, used for the treatment of liver and gallbladder insufficiency, insomnia, polydipsia, sweating and other diseases.
Gardenia, also known as mountain gardenia, is the ripe fruit of Gardenia jasminoides Ellis, an evergreen shrub plant in the Rubiaceae family. Bitter in taste and cold in nature. into the heart, liver, lungs, stomach, and three focal meridians (mainly into the heart, lungs, and three focal points). This product is raw with laxative fire (kernel for internal heat, skin for surface heat), fried black to stop bleeding, and ginger juice to stop nausea. It can not only clear away the fire and evil of the three cokes, but also be used to treat fever, upset, depression, restlessness and other symptoms; It can also clear the liver and eyes, so as to treat liver fever, redness, swelling and pain; It can also clear away heat and detoxify, clear dampness and heat, and is used to treat damp heat jaundice, flank fullness, pain, fever, sluggishness, lack of urine and yellow color. In addition, it can also clear away heat and relieve fire, cool blood and stop bleeding, and is used to treat vomiting blood, hemorrhage, and blood in urine caused by blood fever forgetfulness.
[Wu use function] sour jujube kernel sweet and moist, nourishing the heart and calming the nerves, clearing the heart and removing troubles, benefiting yin and sweating; Gardenia has a bitter and cold taste, a frivolous body, can rise and fall, clear heat and relieve fire, cool blood and detoxify, and clear the heart and remove troubles. The sour jujube kernel is mainly supplemented, and the gardenia is mainly used for laxatives. The combination of two medicines, one tonic and one laxative, is used for each other, cleanses the heart and cools the liver, diarrhoea and troubles, reassures the mind and strengthens the power to treat insomnia.
[Indications] 1. Excessive heart fire, resulting in irritability, insomnia, dreaminess and other symptoms; 2. Neurasthenia.
[Usual amount] 6-10 grams of sour jujube kernels. Gardenia 4.5-6 grams.
[Experience] when the teacher prescribes, Xi Shu uses raw jujube kernels and raw gardenia kernels to be used in combination. The sour jujube kernel is good and clear, and the cooked product is good at supplementing. Gardenia kernel raw products into medicine, but also take its pure heart and heat. The synergistic use of the two drugs enhances the power of clearing away heat and annoyance, calming the nerves and increasing sleep.
Raw jujube kernel and raw gardenia kernel are used to treat insomnia diseases with a hot heart. Regardless of false fire or real fire, it can be used. Those who belong to the void fire are often combined with ligustrum and lotus grass; If it is a real fire, it can be used with Coptis chinensis and cinnamon, but the amount of cinnamon should not be too large, and less can be used.
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