What are the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Baiwei?

Baiwei is a Chinese herbal medicine. The rhizome of Baiwei can be used as medicine. After being used as medicine, Baiwei is very effective in treating many diseases. Baiwei can not only clear away lung heat, but also act as a bladder diuretic. Baiwei is very effective in treating many diseases, but it cannot be taken too much. It is best to use the medicine under the guidance of a doctor and not take it blindly.

As a kind of Chinese medicinal material, Baiwei can have a very good therapeutic effect. We need to be clear about this. First of all, Baiwei is salty and cold, and can be used to reduce fever, and can be used for both false heat and real heat. In addition, it can clear away lung heat, relieve bladder problems, and can be used for lung heat cough and stranguria. Therefore, you cannot miss Baiwei. Choosing to use Baiwei repeatedly can promote health very well. We can also choose to take Baiwei to promote health, especially to treat heat entering the blood and blood, which lasts for a long time; or yin deficiency fever, bone steaming and fatigue fever, and postpartum deficiency fever. Moreover, taking Baiwei can be a good diuretic. It can also treat discomfort problems such as hot stranguria and hematuria, and the effect is very good. In addition, taking Baiwei can also be very effective in clearing away heat and detoxifying, especially for sores, carbuncles, swellings in the throat and snake bites. In addition, it can also be used for lung heat cough.

Usage and Dosage

For internal use: decoct in water, 1.5-3 qian; or make into pills or powder.

Do's and Don'ts

① "Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "It is incompatible with astragalus, rhubarb, euphorbia, dried ginger, dried lacquer, jujube and cornus officinalis."

② "Compendium of Materia Medica": "It is not suitable for patients with colds and fevers, or those who sweat excessively and lose too much yang, or those who are internally weak and do not want to eat, or those who cannot digest food, or those who feel cold in the abdomen after defecation, or those who have diarrhea due to excessive defecation."

③ "Compendium of Materia Medica": "It is suitable for blood heat, but not for blood deficiency."

Selection

1. To treat low-grade fever due to physical weakness and night sweating: 4 grams each of Radix Angelicae Pubescentis and Radix Rehmanniae, decocted in water and taken orally. (Hebei Traditional Chinese Medicine Handbook)

2. To treat hot flashes caused by pulmonary tuberculosis: 3 grams of Bletilla striata, 3 grams of Humulus japonicus fruit, 4 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa, decocted in water and taken orally. (Nanjing "Common Chinese Herbal Medicines")

3. Treatment of urinary tract infection: 50 cents of Baiwei and 1 liang of Plantain, decocted in water and taken orally. (Nanjing "Common Chinese Herbal Medicines")

4. To treat breast deficiency, restlessness, vomiting and retching in women: 2 fen of raw bamboo, 2 fen of gypsum, 1 fen of cinnamon twig, 7 fen of licorice, and 1 fen of white mulberry. Grind the above five ingredients into powder, and roll into marble-sized balls with jujube flesh. Take one pill with water, three times a day and twice at night. For those with fever, double the amount of Baiwei; for those with asthma and restlessness, add one fen of Baishi. (Bamboo Bark Pills from "Golden Chamber")

5. To treat depression, hematuria and fainting. The patient usually does not feel any pain but suddenly becomes as dead, with the body motionless and unaware of people. The eyes are closed and cannot be opened, the mouth is shut and cannot speak. The patient may seem conscious but hates to hear people’s voices, or may just feel dizzy and wake up after a while: one liang of Rhizoma Cyperi, one liang of Angelica Sinensis, and half a liang of Ginseng. Grind the above ingredients into powder, take 5 qian each time, add 2 cups of water, boil until 1 cup remains, remove the residue, and drink while warm. (Baiwei Decoction from "Quansheng Zhimi Fang")

6. To treat female nocturnal enuresis who does not know when the urine comes out: take 1 liang each of white mulberry and white peony. The above two ingredients are used to treat the lower sieve. Take a small amount of wine three times a day. (Qianjin Fang)

7. To treat conjunctivitis: take 1 liang of Baiwei and decoct it in water. (Hunan Pharmacopoeia)

8. To treat lung congestion, nasal congestion and inability to smell fragrance or odor: 2 liang of Stemona bulbs, 1 liang each of Coltsfoot Flos, Fritillaria thunbergii (without the core) and Pleurotus eryngii. Grind the above into powder, take one qian each time, mixed with rice drink. (Puji Fang)

9. To treat continuous bleeding from wounds: apply powdered white mulberry to the wound. (The Confucian Way of Caring for Parents)

10. To treat scrofula: take equal parts of fresh white mulberry and fresh asparagus cochinchinensis, mash them into powder and apply to the affected area. (Guizhou Herbal Medicine)

11. To treat rheumatic joint pain: Take 50 cents each of Baiwei, Stinky Goat and Goose Intestine Root, soak in wine and drink. (Guizhou Herbal Medicine)