The efficacy and function of Shu lacquer

As people's research on traditional Chinese medicine deepens, they gradually understand the detailed ingredients in various traditional Chinese medicines and the impact of these ingredients on everyone's health. Below I would like to recommend a traditional Chinese medicine Shuqi to you and describe the effects of Shuqi in detail. I hope it will be helpful to your study and research.

[Alias] Chicken shit grass, duck shit grass (Rihuazi Materia Medica).

[Source] The young branches and leaves of the Saxifragaceae plant Huangchangshan . Harvested in summer and sun-dried.

【Original morphology】 The plant morphology is detailed in the entry for "Changshan".

[Habitat distribution] Mainly produced in Sichuan, Guizhou and Hunan. In addition, it is also produced in Hubei and Guangxi.

[Properties] Dry young branches, cylindrical, thin and weak, with wrinkled leaves, withered brown or brown-green. The complete leaves are elliptical, broadly lanceolate or rectangular obovate, with pointed apex, serrated edges, cuneate base, smooth and hairless. It is light and thin, brittle and easily breakable. It has a special stuffy smell and a slightly bitter taste. The best ones are those without stems, with large, unbroken leaves and strong flavor.

[Chemical composition] See the entry for "Changshan".

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, warm, poisonous.

【Meridian】 "Depei Materia Medica": "enters the hand and foot Jueyin meridians."

【Functions and indications】 Eliminates phlegm, stops malaria, and eliminates accumulation of tumors.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 1 to 2 qian; or grind into powder.

【Note】 Those with weak vital energy or chronic illness should take with caution.

[Additional prescription] ① For treating malaria with mostly cold symptoms, it is called female malaria: Shuqi (wash to remove the fishy smell), mica (burned for two days and nights), and dragon bone in equal parts. Grind it into powder and take half a spoonful of it with water before the disease breaks out. For warm malaria, add half a fen of Shuqi and take one qian of it when the disease is about to occur. (Shuqi Powder from "Golden Chamber Essentials")

【Discussions by Various Schools】 ①《Ben Jing Feng Yuan》: "Shuqi is the seedling of Changshan, so it is used in the Ben Jing to treat malaria, cough, cold and heat, and accumulation of poison, and its efficacy is similar to that of the herb.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From 1. "Wu Pu's Materia Medica": Shu lacquer is like lacquer leaves, similar to blue and green, and is harvested in May.

The above is a detailed introduction to the Chinese medicine Shuqi. We can consume it according to our own needs. I believe there will be improvements after a period of time. It is indeed a good choice.