The efficacy and function of August Zha

August twig is a traditional Chinese medicine with high medicinal value and good health-care effects for some diseases. In our lives, many medicines use August 9 as the main ingredient, but there are still many taboos that need to be paid attention to when taking August 9.

[Other names] Yanxuzi (Meng Shen), Xuxuzi, Nazi (Bencao Shiyi), Fuxinzi (Food Materia Medica), Fuzi (Rihuazi Materia Medica), Akebia (Bencao Huiyan), August melon (Classification of Herbal Properties), August fried (Nanjing Folk Medicinal Herbs), wild hairy eggs (Anhui Medicinal Materials), cold rice buns (Zhejiang Handbook of Traditional Chinese Medicine), wild banana (Jiangsu Plant Medicine Records), Yangkoukou, Yuzhizi (Traditional Chinese Medicine Records), wax melon (Hunan).

[Source] It is the fruit of Akebia trifoliata , Akebia trifoliata and Akebia sibiricum of the Akebia family. The fruits are picked when they are ripe between August and September, and dried in the sun, or soaked in boiling water and then dried in the sun.

【Original form】 ①Akebia

[Properties] The dry fleshy berries are ovate-cylindrical, slightly curved, 3 to 8 cm long, 2.5 to 3.5 cm in diameter, with a blunt apex and a pedicel scar at the base. The surface is light yellow-brown to earthy brown and wrinkled. The wrinkles on mature ones are coarse and sparse, while those on unripe ones are fine and dense. The pericarp is thick, leathery or slightly horny. There are many seeds, wrapped in the floc-like pulp, with irregular shape, round, oblong or oval, slightly flat, reddish brown or brown-black in appearance, shiny, and finely wrinkled. The flesh has a slight fragrance and a bitter and light taste. The ones that are fat and have wrinkled skin are preferred.

[Preparation] Wash, soak slightly, steam until thoroughly moistened, slice and dry in the sun, or wash and dry, and mash when using.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet, cold.

【Functions and indications】 Soothes the liver and regulates qi, promotes blood circulation and relieves pain, relieves restlessness and promotes diuresis. It is used to treat liver and stomach pain, stomach heat, loss of appetite, thirst, dysentery, low back pain, flank pain, hernia, cavernous menstruation, and prolapsed uterus.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 0.5-1 liang; or soak in wine.

[Additional prescription] ①Treatment of lymph tuberculosis: 4 liang each of August zelkova, golden cherry, and sea sand root, and 8 liang of asparagus seed. Take the decoction over three days. (Su Medical Handbook of Chinese Herbal Medicine)

[Clinical Application] To treat ureteral stones , take 2 liang of wax gourd and 2 liang of feces beads, add 6 bowls of water, boil into 2 bowls, remove the residue, add sugar, and take in 2 doses. 30 cases were treated, 19 were cured (stones were expelled, symptoms disappeared, stone shadows disappeared on X-ray films), 2 improved (stone position dropped significantly), and 9 were ineffective (stone position did not change). The total effective rate was 70% and the stone expulsion rate was 63.3%. In order to accelerate the excretion of ureteral stones, you can regularly use new needles (Sanyinjiao, Yinlingquan, Shenshu), take 654-2 (scopolamine) orally, hydrochlorothiazide, drink plenty of water, increase activities and other measures to promote the excretion of stones. 20 cases were treated, 10 were cured (same standard as before), 5 improved, and 5 were ineffective. The effective rate is 75% and the stone removal rate is 50%. If ureteral stones are complicated by urinary tract infection and ureteral mucosal edema, in addition to the above comprehensive measures, 5 cents of snakeberry and 5 cents of Radix Angelicae Pubescentis can be added to the recipe of wax gourd and urine beads. 15 cases were treated, 12 were cured, 3 were ineffective, and the stone removal rate was 80%.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From "New References to Medicinal Pieces"

The above is an introduction to August Zha. Through this introduction we can understand that August Zha has high medicinal value and can effectively relieve many diseases, but remember not to take it indiscriminately.