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Song Dynasty poet Su Shi once had a headache and nasal congestion, and later a monk brought a bag of medicinal herbs for him to decoct and take, but he did not expect to go straight through the nose, making people feel a fresh breath, it turned out that this herb was the painkiller of Traditional Chinese medicine "Bai Zhi".
Herbal medicine Bai Zhi
Bai Zhi is the root of the Umbellifera family when belonging to the plants Bai Zhi and Hangzhou Bai Zhi. Produced in Changge and Yuxian in Henan, it is called "Yu Baizhi", and those produced in Anguo, Hebei are called "Qi Baizhi", and are produced in Zhejiang, Fujian, Sichuan and other provinces, and are called "Hangbaizhi" and "Chuanbaizhi".
Bai Zhi tastes spicy, warm, and belongs to the lungs, stomach, and large intestine meridians. It has the effect of relieving the cold, dispelling wind and relieving pain, passing the nose, dry and wet stopping the belt, reducing swelling and discharging pus, dispelling wind and relieving itching.
【Indications】
1. Colds and influenza belong to the manifestations of wind and cold;
2. Acute and chronic rhinitis, sinusitis with wind chills and headaches;
3. Headache, migraine, periodontal disease, etc. see those who have evidence;
4. Rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, neuralgia amyotrophy, synovitis and tendon synovitis, other aseptic osteonecrosis, gouty arthritis, etc. belong to the evil blocking meridians of rheumatism;
5. Acute salpingitis, oophoritis, uterine inflammation, etc. belong to yangming through wet evil bets;
6. Contact dermatitis and other eczema, carbuncles and boils are evidenced.
【Contraindications】
1. Contraindications to the compatibility of traditional Chinese medicine: vicious swirling flowers.
2. This product is spicy and warm, and those with yin deficiency and blood fever are contraindicated.
Application of Pycnogenolum in ENT diseases
Bai Zhi dispels wind, cold, dryness and wetness, the clear qi of the sun, and the nourishment of the upper tips, can eliminate the cause of the nasal abyss, as a cure for the root causes; but also can pass the nasal tips, stop the pain, in order to improve nasal congestion, turbid nose, forehead and eyebrow pain symptoms, but also a palliative product. Therefore, it is an essential medicine for treating the nose.
1. Evidence of extraterritorial wind chill, head and body pain, nasal congestion and runny nose, often used with windproof, Qianghuo, Sichuan root and other anti-wind and cold painkillers, such as Jiuwei Qianghuo soup ("This matter is difficult to know").
2. For the treatment of Yangming headache, brow bone pain, head wind pain and other symptoms, those who feel external wind chill can be used alone, that is, Duliang Pills ("Hundred and One Selection"); or used with windproof, fine spices, Sichuan root and other anti-wind painkillers, such as Sichuan Root Tea Dispersion ("Heshi Bureau Formula"),those who are external wind and heat, can be matched with peppermint, chrysanthemum, cranberry and other drugs. The treatment of wind-cold toothache can be used with fine spices, whole scorpions, Sichuan root, etc., such as a twist of gold powder ("Royal Pharmacy"); the treatment of wind and heat toothache, can be matched with gypsum, thorn mustard spikes and other medicines, such as wind and heat scatter ("XianYun Collection").
3. Treat nasal abyss, nasal congestion, turbid nose, forehead pain, and use every cold and nasal medicine such as Cang Er Zi and Xin Yi, such as Cang Er Zi ("Ji Sheng Fang").
Commonly used prescription for pain relief
● Toothache
Take 100 grams of baizhi, 2 grams of ice chips, soak in 75% medical alcohol, cover and seal for about 10 days, and use a dry cotton ball dipped in the liquid to relieve the pain.
● Calcaneal spurs
Wash the feet first, take Bai Zhi Powder (composed of Bai Zhi, White Mustard Seed, Sichuan Root in 3:1:1 dosage of grinding powder) appropriate amount, vinegar into a thick paste, apply to the affected area, the area is about 1 yuan coin size, covered with wound wet pain relief cream, change the medicine once every 3 days, generally 1 to 2 days of swelling and pain can be alleviated.
● Stomach pain
Use white root, astragalus, white and licorice in equal parts, grind finely, 6 grams each time, twice a day, add 2 tablespoons of honey and serve.
● Dysmenorrhea
Serve with 15 grams of white root and angelica in water. Start taking it about a week before each menstrual period and stop at menstruation.
● Chronic sinusitis
Take 30 grams of baizhi, 30 grams of su stem, 30 grams of peppermint, 30 grams of cang er, 30 grams of xin yin, fumigation, treat sinusitis with nasal absorption of hot steam, smell and smoke 2 to 3 times a day for 20 minutes each time, and avoid immediate cold stimulation after smelling.
● Chronic enteritis
Take 5 grams of white root, 5 grams of dried ginger, 1 green onion, and mash it with an appropriate amount of honey to make a paste to apply to the umbilicus. Patients with hemorrhoids can take 60 grams of white root, 15 grams of comfrey, 30 grams of bitter ginseng, 30 grams of talc, 30 grams of yellow cedar, decoction and smoking, 2 times a day, each time for about 40 minutes.
Bai Zhi's medicinal dietary therapy is recommended
1. Bai Zhi Chuan Ya Tea
Ingredients: Bai Zhi 3g, Sichuan Root 3g, Tea 6g.
Directions: First, the white root, Sichuan root, tea leaves are studied into fine powder, boiled water is brewed, and drunk as tea, once a day.
Benefits: Relieves wind and pain. Treatment of rhinitis, sinusitis, headache, toothache, paralysis and other pains.
2. Peppermint wine
Ingredients: Bai Zhi, Mint 50g each, Baijiu 500ml.
Directions: Mash the first 2 flavors, place in a container, add white wine and seal. After soaking for 5-7 days, filter to remove the slag and serve.
Effect: Relieves pain. Treat colds, nasal congestion, headaches and other symptoms.
3. White ginseng porridge
Ingredients: 10g of baizhi, 20g of ginseng, 20g of white poria (mashed), 10g of ginger, 100g of japonica rice.
Directions: Soak the ginseng, poria, ginger and baizhi for 30 minutes, fry in water to remove the residue to get the medicinal juice, cook the japonica rice with the medicinal juice, and take the porridge when it is cooked.
Effect: Relieves the cold of the table and passes through the nose. Suitable for people with chronic sinusitis.
4. Sichuan root white root honey drink
Ingredients: Sichuan root 15g, baizhi 10g, fine spices 5g, cang ear seeds 10g, honey 30g.
Method: First of all, the Sichuan root, bai zhi, fine spices, cang ear seeds are picked, washed, dried or dried, chopped, put into the casserole, soaked in water for a while, fry for 30 minutes, filtered with clean gauze, slagged, take the filter juice into the container, when it is warm, mix with honey, mix and mix evenly. Dispense 2 times in the morning and evening.
Efficacy: Qi ventilation, blood circulation and pain relief. It is suitable for all kinds of rhinitis and sinusitis pain.
5. Sichuan root white root fish head soup
Ingredients: 1 silver carp head, 12g each of Sichuan root and baizhi, 30g of red dates.
Directions: Wash the Sichuan root, baizhi and red dates, then put them in a stew bowl with the washed fish heads, add water and simmer for about 4 hours, seasoning.
Efficacy: Relieve wind and pain, and invigorate blood. Indications for the treatment of cold deficiency headache, dizziness and other symptoms.
Source: Guangdong Traditional Chinese Medicine
Editor: Wen Xinyue
Editor-in-charge: Cen Wanmei
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