The efficacy and function of Chenhu Lu Piao

In fact, the occurrence of many human diseases is closely related to diet. If you want to have a healthy body, diet therapy is a very good method. Various Chinese medicinal materials play a very critical role. Today we will introduce to you the Chinese medicine Chen Hu Lu Piao.

[Other names] Old pot Lu gourd (from "Haishang Fang"), broken gourd (from "Sun Tianren Jixiao Fang"), defeated gourd (from "Compendium of Materia Medica"), defeated gourd (from "Food Bencao Huizhuan").

[Source] It is the old, hot peel of the gourd or bitter gourd of the Cucurbitaceae family. Gourd: In late autumn or early winter, pick the mature fruits, crush them and dry them in the sun. Bitter gourd: Pick the fruits in autumn when they are ripe and the outer shell turns yellow. Use a porcelain piece to scrape off the thin outer skin and then dry them in the sun.

[Properties] ① The dried peel of the gourd is old and broken pieces with irregular shapes, different sizes, and a thickness of about 4 to 7 mm; the outer surface is yellow-brown and relatively smooth, and the inner surface is yellow-white. It is hard and not easy to break. No odor, light taste.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, neutral.

【Functions and indications】 Edema, ascites, hemorrhoidal bleeding, metrorrhagia, leucorrhea.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 0.5-1 liang; or burn and grind into powder. For external use: burn the medicine and grind it into powder for application.

[Additional prescription] ① Treating fullness and distension in the middle part of the body: use a reed ladle from a three- to five-year-old pot and a bucket of glutinous rice to make wine. When it is cooked, heat the ladle over charcoal fire and soak it in the wine. Repeat this three to five times. Grind the ladle into powder while it is still burning. Take three grams each time, with wine. ("Yu Jushi's Selection of Wonderful Prescriptions")

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Compendium of Materia Medica".

Based on the above summary, Chen Hu Lu Piao still has certain pharmacological effects. What needs to be noted is that Chen Hu Lu Piao should be consumed according to one's actual situation and not in excess.