The efficacy and function of Ligusticum chuanxiong

Liuxingzi refers to the herb Vaccaria. The name of Vaccaria sounds strange, but it actually means black seed. The seeds of the coix seed that many people see now are not black, because those have been fried. After frying, the black seeds burst open and look very similar to the coix kernels we use to cook porridge. The effect of liuxingzi on promoting blood circulation, unblocking meridians and promoting diuresis is remarkable. In addition to this, what are the effects and functions of liuxingzi?

Wangbuliuxing is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine. It is the dried mature seeds of Vaccaria segetalis (Neck.) Garcke, a plant of the Caryophyllaceae family. In the summer, when the fruit is hot and the skin has not yet cracked, the plants are harvested, dried, the seeds are removed, impurities are removed, and then dried again. Except for South China, it is distributed in all regions of the country. It can be used for amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, lack of milk, swelling and pain due to mastitis, and painful stranguria.

Meridians

It enters the liver and stomach meridians.

effect:

It promotes blood circulation and relieves menstruation, relieves breast swelling, and is a diuretic and relieves stranguria.

Indications:

It is used for amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, lack of milk, swelling and pain due to mastitis, and painful and astringent stranguria.

Related compatibility:

1. In case of accidental swallowing of iron or stone, or bone spur that cannot be removed, in critical condition: take equal parts of fenugreek and phellodendron, grind into powder, soak in hot water and steam into cakes, make into marble-sized pills, coat with indigo, thread with thread and hang on the affected area. Take one pill and dissolve it in cold water.

2. White flakes on the head: Take equal parts of fenugreek and angelica dahurica and grind them into powder. Mix it dry and comb it off overnight.

3. Carbuncle and other sores: Wangbuliuxing Decoction: Treats carbuncle, breast envy, lunar eclipse, white baldness, and long-term sores on the face, removes parasites and relieves pain: use 5 liang of Wangbuliuxing, southeast peach branch, and root bark of Cornus officinalis, 3 liters each of Cnidium monnieri, Vitex pekinensis, Bitter bamboo leaf, and Tribulus truncatum, and 1 liter of hemp seeds. Use two and a half dou of water, boil it and take out one dou, then wash it frequently.

Dosage and Administration:

5～10g.

Contraindications:

Use with caution in pregnant women.

Processing: Collection and processing

In the summer, when the fruit is hot and the skin has not yet cracked, the plants are harvested, dried, the seeds are removed, impurities are removed, and then dried again.

Processing method 1. Vaccaria segetalis: remove impurities. 2. Stir-fry the Herba Epimedii: Take the clean Herba Epimedii and stir-fry it until most of them burst into white flowers.

Physiological characteristics:

Annual herb, 30 to 70 cm tall. The stem is erect, with forked branches at the top and slightly swollen nodes. The leaves are opposite, pink-green, ovate-lanceolate or ovate-elliptic, 2 to 9 cm long, 1.5 to 2.5 cm wide, slightly fused at the base and clasping the stem. The cyme is terminal, with slender pedicels; the calyx tube has 5 wide green veins and 5 ridges; there are 5 petals, light pink, obovate, with irregular small teeth at the tip and long claws at the base. Capsule ovate, 4-toothed, enclosed in persistent calyx. Seeds numerous, spherical, black. The flowering period is from April to May, and the fruiting period is from May to June.

Growing environment: Grown on hilly land near fields or cultivated land, especially in Maixuan Four Fields. Except for South China, it is distributed in all regions of the country.