The efficacy and function of matcha leaves

Everyone knows about the matcha leaf and that Chinese medicine divides medicinal materials into many types, but few people know what the effects are. The matcha leaf has many names and is called differently in different regions. Its main function is to nourish the body, nourish the kidneys, treat gout and kidney deficiency, and at the same time strengthen muscles and bones and relieve physical weakness and coughs in many people.

Basic Overview

Drug name: Epimedium

Other names: roasted epimedium, fairy spleen, fairy bi, thousand taels of gold, three-pronged bone, lung meridian grass, iron water chestnut, dried chicken tendon, Coptis chinensis, three-branch nine-leaf grass, ox horn flower, copper wire grass, sheep joint leaf, match leaf

Efficacy classification: tonic medicine, yang tonic medicine, kidney tonic medicine, wind-removing medicine

Nature and flavor: spicy, sweet, warm

Meridians: Liver Meridian, Kidney Meridian

Effects: nourishing the kidney and strengthening yang, removing wind and dampness, strengthening tendons and bones

Indications: impotence and spermatorrhea, infertility due to deficiency and coldness, frequent urination and incontinence, asthma and cough due to kidney deficiency, soreness of waist and knees, rheumatic pain, hemiplegia, and numbness of limbs.

Dosage and Administration: For oral administration: decoct in water, 3-9g, large dose can be up to 15g; or soak in wine, boil into paste, make into pills or powder. For external use: decoction and gargle.

Medicinal material source: Epimedium is the stems and leaves of plants such as Epimedium, Epimedium anterior leaf, Epimedium sagittatum, Epimedium wushanense, Epimedium koreanum, and Epimedium pubescens of the Berberidaceae family.

Effects

The efficacy and function of Epimedium

1. Epimedium is used to treat menopausal syndrome: 15 grams each of Epimedium and Curculigo, 9 grams each of Angelica, Morinda officinalis, Phellodendron, and Anemarrhena. Decoction in water, 1 dose per day. It is effective for women in menopause with symptoms such as high blood pressure, dizziness, tinnitus, weakness in the waist and knees, and cold lower limbs.

2. Epimedium treats toothache: Take any amount of Epimedium, grind it into coarse powder, boil it into a decoction and use it to rinse your teeth. ("Miraculous Prescription" Gu Ya San)

3. Epimedium is used to treat pain caused by wind, which comes and goes irregularly: One liang of Epimedium, one liang of Clematis, one liang of Chuanxiong, one liang of Cassia bark; one liang of Xanthium sibiricum. Grind the above medicines into powder. Take it each time, regardless of time, mix one qian of it with warm wine. (Xianlingpi Powder from Shenghuifang)

4. Epimedium is used to treat male impotence and female impotence, as well as all kinds of cold wind, fatigue, muscle and bone spasms, numbness of limbs, and nourishing the waist and knees. It is a pungent and warm product that not only benefits the kidneys and strengthens yang, but can also dredge the meridians and eliminate cold and dampness. 《日花》

5. Epimedium is pungent and warm in nature. It specifically strengthens the kidney yang, so it is used to treat impotence. The so-called "absolute injury" refers to the injury to the yang of the penis. Pain in the penis is also caused by kidney deficiency and coldness. The diuretic refers to the elderly and people with weak sexual function and dripping urine, who can supplement kidney yang and urinate naturally. It is not comparable to those with damp-heat accumulation and red and sticky water channels. "Material Justice"

6. Epimedium can replenish kidney deficiency and boost yang. Treats hemiplegia, paralysis of hands and feet, and numbness of skin on the limbs. Introduction to Medicine

7. Epimedium is used to treat blurred vision and cataracts: Take Epimedium brevicornum and Raw Wanggua (the red one from Trichosanthes kirilowii) in equal parts. Grind into powder, take one coin of it with tea, twice a day. "The Complete Record of Saint Ji"

8. Epimedium strengthens muscles and bones. Eliminate scrofula and red carbuncle; if there are sores in the lower part of the body, wash them and the worms will come out. "Other Records"

9. Epimedium for treating enuresis: 120 grams of epimedium, 90 grams of curculigo, 90 grams of fried yam, and 15 grams of gallnut. Dry in the sun, slightly bake, grind into powder, take 6 grams each morning and evening, mix with salt and water. Suitable for yang deficiency type enuresis.

10. Epimedium is used to treat hemiplegia, paralysis of hands and feet, and numbness of skin: one pound of Epimedium; grind it finely, put it in a raw silk bag, put it in a dry container, soak it with two dou of ash-free wine, and seal it with thick paper to prevent air from entering. Do this for three days in spring and summer, and five days in autumn and winter. Drink it warm every day at your leisure, and always feel tipsy but not too drunk. "Saint's Prescription"