The efficacy, effects and contraindications of Gallic acid

The effects and functions of gallnut: Gallnut is a gall produced by the parasitic insects horned aphid or egg aphid of the Aphididae family in the branches of the green plants Rhus chinensis, green poplar and red poplar of the Anacardiaceae family. Gallnut can astringe the lungs, suppress sweating, lock sperm and remove toxins. Gallnut can treat cough due to lung deficiency, excessive sputum, night sweats, and frequent spermatorrhea. Let’s discuss the functions, effects and taboos of gallnut.

Taboos on taking medicine

Do not take Gallic acid if you have a cough caused by wind-cold or heat in the lungs, or diarrhea caused by food stagnation.

Poria cocos effects: sour, astringent, cold

Meridians: Lung Meridian, Liver and Gallbladder Meridian, Small Intestine Meridian, Liver Meridian, Spleen Meridian

Function: astringes the lungs, suppresses sweating, astringes the intestines, locks in semen, activates blood circulation, and removes toxins

Indications: Lung deficiency, cough with sputum, night sweats, chronic dysentery, prolapse of the anus, frequent nocturnal emission, leucorrhea, various bleeding, carbuncle, sore and furuncle

Dosage and Instructions: Oral administration: decoction, 3-10g; powder, 1.5-6g; or made into pills or powder. External application: Decoction for fumigation and washing; Grind into powder for sprinkling or mixing for application.

Chinese medicinal material source: Gallnut is a gall produced by the parasitic insects horned aphid or egg aphid in the branches of green plants such as Rhus chinensis, Populus chinensis and Populus rubrum of the Anacardiaceae family.

Directions:

Yellow gallnut water

Composition: 12g yellow lead, 12g alum, 12g edible alkali, 15g gallnut, 15g stemona, 6g realgar, 6g white peony root, 6g Dictamni root, 6g sulfur, 3g cinnabar, 3g talcum powder, 9g Cnidium monnieri, 9g White Aconitum, 9g Impatiens balsamina, 1500ml aged white vinegar.

Preparation method: Grind each into powder, put the aged white vinegar into a wok and bring it to a boil, add yellow pill, stir with chopsticks, then add the powders of Gallnut, Stemona, Cnidium monnieri, White Aconitum, White Peony Root, Dictamni, Impatiens balsamina, etc., stir, then slowly add the other 6 kinds of medicinal powders such as alum, stir, and the black fire is ready.

How to use: Before use, add western pine wood, or pine leaves, or fir chips, or pine bark, choose one of them and put it on the fire to burn smoke, roast it with the palm of your hand, then take 10-20ml of the medicine to rub or soak your hands (keep the medicine for reuse after soaking), do not wash your hands after soaking, 3 times a day.

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