The efficacy and function of processed Yuanhu

When it comes to the plant Yuanhu, the first thing that comes to mind is definitely Yuanhu painkillers. This type of painkiller is actually very effective. Whether it is headache, abdominal pain, or menstrual pain for women, taking a few tablets of arc painkillers can have a good pain-relieving effect. In addition, Yuanhu can also be used as a traditional Chinese medicine to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. So what are the effects and functions of processed Yuanhu?

The efficacy and function of Yuanhu

【Nature and flavor and meridians】Pungent, bitter, warm. Enters the liver, spleen and heart meridians.

【Effects】Promote blood circulation, promote qi circulation, and relieve pain.

【Effects】

1. Promote blood circulation and dissipate blood stasis: ① Used for blood stasis, epigastric and flank pain, seen in cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, gastritis, etc., can be used together with red peony root, triangular glans, and curcuma. ② Used for chest pain and heart pain, that is, angina pectoris caused by coronary heart disease, and can be used together with Trichosanthes kirilowii, Allium macrostemon, Ligusticum chuanxiong, etc. ③ Used for dysmenorrhea caused by blood stasis, it can be used together with Angelica sinensis, Red Peony Root, Trillium, Curcuma Atractylodes, etc. ④ Used for swelling and pain caused by injuries from falls, and can be used together with angelica, cinnamon twig, etc.

2. Promotes qi flow and relieves pain: ① Used for stomach pain caused by qi stagnation, can be used together with Toosendan fruit. ② Used for hernia pain, it can be used together with Toosendan fruit, fennel, etc.

[Identification and application] Yuanhu, frankincense, myrrh, and olfactory root are all commonly used blood-activating and analgesic drugs and can be used for pain caused by blood stasis. However, Yuanhu has the strongest analgesic effect and is widely used. Olfactory root has the second best effect. Frankincense and myrrh have the function of reducing swelling and promoting tissue regeneration. They can promote blood circulation when stir-fried with wine, stop bleeding when stir-fried with vinegar, and break up blood when used raw.

【Compatibility Application】

1. Combined with Toosendan fruit: Toosendan fruit enters the Qi division, and is good at soothing the liver and regulating Qi, and purging liver fire; Corydalis yanhusuo promotes Qi and activates blood circulation, and is good at relieving pain. The combination of the two medicines has significant effects on soothing the liver and promoting Qi, and can also activate blood circulation. When Qi flows, blood flows, and it can clear and purge liver fire. It can be used for liver depression and heat, pain in the heart, abdomen, ribs, which comes and goes, bitter taste in the mouth, red tongue with yellow coating, and stringy and rapid pulse.

2. Combined with Wuyao: Yuanhu enters the blood, promotes blood circulation and qi, is good at dispersing blood clots, can relieve qi stagnation in the blood and blood stagnation in qi, and is a blood-qi medicine; Wuyao enters the qi. Regulates Qi and relieves swelling, stops the upward and downward movement

Pain, warm and disperse the coldness of the liver and kidneys, and relieve the adverse qi in the abdomen. Using both together can invigorate blood circulation and regulate qi, and can treat qi and blood stasis, and abdominal pain, especially pain caused by cold.

3. Combined with Angelica: Angelica can nourish blood, promote blood circulation, relieve pain, and is a good medicine for gynecology; Corydalis can promote blood circulation, promote qi circulation, disperse blood stasis and relieve pain. When the two are used together, Angelica sinensis and Yuanhu can disperse blood stasis, while Yuanhu and Angelica sinensis can replenish blood, so they can treat women's blood stasis, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea and other symptoms.

[Precautions for use] It is not recommended for patients with blood heat and qi deficiency and pregnant women.

[Usage and Dosage] Oral administration: 6-12 grams, in decoction, or in pills or powder.

[Efficacy and characteristics] This product enters both the blood and the qi, and can circulate the qi in the blood as well as the blood in the qi. Pain is caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis. If qi and blood are activated, the pain will go away. Therefore, it is a good medicine for promoting blood circulation, promoting qi and relieving pain. It can be used for all kinds of pain in the body caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis. It is often used to treat epigastric and flank pain, amenorrhea due to qi stagnation and blood stasis in women, dysmenorrhea, abdominal lumps, abdominal pain caused by postpartum blood stasis, hernia pain, and swelling and pain caused by injuries. Recently, it has been used clinically to treat angina pectoris caused by coronary heart disease, with a very quick effect.