What are the effects of white mulberry

Bletilla striata is a rhizome-shaped medicinal herb that can be dug in spring and autumn every year. After digging it out of the ground, washing it, cutting it into several sections or oblique slices, drying it, it can be used as medicine. It is also known as mountain potato, wild sweet potato, white root, etc. It is mostly used in clinical practice to clear away heat and detoxify. It has a good effect on treating burns, pain relief, skin ulcers, sores, vitiligo and other diseases.

Function classification:

Heat-clearing and detoxifying medicine; muscle-promoting medicine.

Nature and flavor: bitter; pungent; slightly cold.

Meridians: Heart meridian; lung meridian; liver meridian; spleen meridian.

Efficacy: Clears away heat and detoxifies; relieves stagnation and relieves pain; promotes tissue regeneration and heals ulcers.

Indications: sores, swelling, scrofula, burns, eczema, febrile malaria, epilepsy, bloody dysentery, intestinal wind, hemorrhoids, leucorrhea, bruises, and bleeding due to trauma.

Usage and Dosage: For oral use: decoction, 3-10g. For external use: apply appropriate amount, grind into powder and sprinkle or mix.

Source: Bletilla striata is the dried tuberous root of Bletilla striata, a plant of the Vitaceae family.

1. Both Bletilla striata and Bletilla striata can clear away heat, but Bletilla striata is mostly a commonly used drug in surgery, and is biased towards clearing heat from the qi, while Bletilla striata is mostly a drug used in internal medicine, and is biased towards clearing heat from the blood and yin.

2. Bletilla striata, plantain grass and dandelion can clear away heat and reduce swelling and are commonly used medicines in surgery. However, Bletilla striata is more suitable for the late stage of sores and ulcers to reduce swelling and stop muscle pain, while plantain grass and dandelion are more suitable for the early stage of sores and ulcers to clear away heat and relieve pain.

The role of white mulberry:

Bletilla striata can clear away heat and detoxify; relieve nodules and relieve pain; promote tissue regeneration and heal sores. It is mainly used to treat sores, swelling, scrofula, burns, eczema, febrile malaria, epilepsy, bloody dysentery, intestinal wind, hemorrhoids, leucorrhea, bruises, and bleeding due to trauma.

It is not suitable for patients with ulcerated carbuncle. It is not suitable for people with pale color of Yin sores and weak stomach qi to take it. People with weak spleen and stomach and without real fire should not take it.

1. White smilax is used to treat carbuncle: 2 fen of white smilax and 1 fen of Veratrum. Grind it into powder, mix it with wine into a paste, and apply it on the affected area three times a day. (《Filling the gap at the back of the elbow》)

2. Bletilla striata is used to treat vomiting blood and hemoptysis: 3 liang of Bletilla striata and 2 liang of donkey-hide gelatin (roast until dry). Coarsely pound and sieve the above two ingredients. Take two spoonfuls each time, add one cup of wine or water, add two cups of Rehmannia glutinosa juice, boil together until seven parts are left, remove the residue, and take warm after meals. If there is no Rehmannia juice. It can also be boiled together with one part of raw Rehmannia root. (Baimei Decoction from Shengji Zonglu)

Take equal parts of Rhizoma Aconitum, Aconitum (fried), and Scutellaria baicalensis. Grind it into powder, sieve it, and apply it on the affected area with egg white. (Baixisan from Pujifang)

3. To cure sores: take half a liang each of Bletilla striata, Bletilla striata and Trachelospermum officinale, and use the dried ones. Grind into fine powder and sprinkle on sores. (Baixisan from Jifeng Pujifang)

4. Bletilla striata is used to treat heat rash and scrofula on the skin: 2 liang of Bletilla striata and Coptis chinensis, 1 liang of raw Hu powder. Pound and sieve it, add fat and mix it to apply it. (Bletilla striata paste from "Liu Juanzi's Ghost Prescription")

8. White mulberry is used to treat sprains and bruises: when swelling is reduced, add two drops of salt and take an appropriate amount. Mash it and apply externally. (Selected Works of the Exhibition: Surgery)

6. White mulberry is used to treat frozen ear sores, itching or pain: take half a liang of Phellodendron chinense and White mulberry each. For the end. First wash the sore with soup, then apply it with sesame oil. (Baixisan from Renzhai Zhizhifang)

7. Bletilla striata is used to treat scrofula in the neck and armpits, with swellings, chills and fever: half a liang each of Bletilla striata, licorice, Scrophularia ningpoensis, costusroot, red peony root, and Sichuan rhubarb. Grind the above medicines into powder, mix with vinegar to make a paste, apply it on the affected area, and replace it when it dries. (Baixisan from Shenghuifang)

8. White mulberry can treat burns caused by hot water or fire: apply the powder of white mulberry to the affected area. (Emergency Prescription)

9. White mulberry is used to treat pus and blood in the ear: one liang each of white mulberry, coptis chinensis (without the whiskers), dragon bone, red ochre, and cuttlefish bone (without the shell). Grind the above five ingredients into powder. First wipe the pus with cotton, then use a spoonful of medicine, wrap it in cotton and plug it into the ear. (Baixisan from Shengji Zonglu)

10. Bletilla striata is used to treat vitiligo and itching of spots all over the body: Bletilla striata 3 liang. Tianxiong 3 liang (cracked and peeled with the navel removed), Shanglu 1 liang, Scutellaria baicalensis 2 liang, Ganjiang 2 liang (cracked and filed), and Ligusticum chuanxiong 1 liang (fried with wine until dry). Grind the above medicines into fine powder and take 2 qian of it with warm wine before meals. (Baixisan from Shenghuifang)