The efficacy and function of Gangmei root

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[Other names] Baijie (Guangxi Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicinal Plants), Licorice root, Scale root, Penbaoyin (Nanning Pharmacopoeia), Diancheng root (Guangzhou Army Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicine Handbook), Tianxing root (Guangxi Chinese Herbal Medicines), Qixingshen, Shanmei root (Main Poisonous Plants in the South).

[Source] It is the root of Ilex truncatum of the Aquifoliaceae family. Dig up in autumn and winter, sun-dried, or sliced ​​and sun-dried.

[Original form] Ilex grandis, also known as: Gangmei, Caolouxing (from "Essentials of Raw Medicinal Herbs"), false green plum, scale star wood, white-spotted scale, baby's breath, false licorice, and star wood.

[Habitat distribution] It grows under sparse woods or in bushes on barren mountain slopes. Distributed in Guangxi, Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangxi and other places.

[Pharmacological action] Perfusing isolated guinea pig hearts with Gangmei injection can increase coronary blood flow and strengthen cardiac contractility; in the electrocardiogram of rabbits with acute myocardial ischemia induced by posterior pituitary hormone, it has a protective effect on T wave changes (elevation), and also reduces ST segment deviation and rhythm disturbance to a certain extent.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, sweet and cold.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat, promotes the production of body fluids, promotes blood circulation and detoxifies. It is used to treat colds, headaches and dizziness, fever and thirst, shaqi, hot diarrhea, lung abscesses, coughing up blood, sore throats, hemorrhoids, gonorrhea, carbuncle, and bruises.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 1 to 2 liang. For external use: mash and apply.

[Additional prescription] ① To treat lung abscess: 0.5 to 1 jin of Rhizoma Cibotii root. Decoction in water and take several times.

[Clinical Application] Prevention and treatment of various infections: Make the root of Rhizoma Cibotii into 100% injection solution, 2 ml each time, 2 to 3 times a day, intramuscular injection. It was used in 171 cases of various operations, and no postoperative infection or infection spread was found. It was used in 50 cases of traumatic fractures, burns, urinary stones, intestinal obstruction, cerebrovascular accidents, etc., and no secondary infection was found. It was used in 84 cases of various infectious diseases such as biliary tract infection, lung infection, endometrial and adnexal inflammation, with an effective rate of around 95%. According to statistics of some cases, the average time after medication was 3.5 days for fever to subside (20 cases), 4.5 days for white blood cell count to drop to normal (13 cases), and 7.5 days for lung rales to disappear. There are generally no serious side effects during the medication process, but the injection site is quite painful. Two patients with bronchial asthma were found to have allergic reactions such as chills and dyspnea after injection, which may be related to the patients' allergic constitution and should be paid attention to in clinical practice.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Essentials of the Properties of Raw Medicinal Herbs".

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