What are the effects of Gan Sui?

We often come into contact with many medicines in life, so we should not only have a certain understanding of the food in life, but it is also very necessary to have an understanding of medicines. Among them, Gansui is a common Chinese medicinal material in our lives, but most of our friends know almost nothing about Gansui. In fact, Gansui can help us treat many diseases, so what are the effects of Gansui?

【English name】 RADIX KANSUI

[Other names] Cat's eye [Northwest], Huagudan, Ganze, Swollen hand flower, Xuangenzi

[Source] This product is the dried root of Euphorbia kansui Liou. mss., a plant of the Euphorbiaceae family. Dig it up before flowering in spring or after the stems and leaves wither in late autumn, remove the skin and dry it in the sun.

[Properties] This product is oval, oblong or bead-shaped, 1 to 5 cm long and 0.5 to 2.5 cm in diameter. The surface is off-white or yellowish white, with brown outer skin residue in the depressions. It is brittle and easy to break. The cross section is floury and white, and the wood has slightly radial texture. The long cylindrical ones are more fibrous. It has a faint smell and tastes slightly sweet and spicy.

【Identification】The powder of this product is off-white. There are many starch granules. Single granules are spherical or hemispherical, with a diameter of 5 to 34 μm, and the hilum is dot-shaped, fissure-shaped or star-shaped. Compound granules are composed of 2 to 8 sub-granules. The unsegmented milk ducts contain light yellow fine granular substances. The thick-walled cells are rectangular, fusiform, triangular or polygonal, with slightly lignified or non-lignified walls. Margined pit ducts are common, often accompanied by fiber bundles.

[Preparation] Vinegar-coated gansui: Take clean gansui, mix it with vinegar, stir-fry until slightly dry, and let it cool. For every 100kg of kansui, use 30kg of vinegar.

【Nature and flavor】Bitter, cold; poisonous.

[return through meridians] Returns to the lung, kidney and large intestine meridians.

【Functions and indications】Diarrhea and expelling fluid. It is used for edema, water accumulation in the chest and abdomen, accumulation of phlegm and fluid, qi reversal, cough and wheezing, and difficulty in defecation and urination.

[Usage and Dosage] 0.5-1.5g, mostly made into pills or powders after processing.

【Note】Forbidden to use for the weak and pregnant women; should not be used with licorice.

[Storage] Place in a ventilated and dry place to prevent moth damage.

[Remarks] (1) It is used for pleural effusion, ascites, facial edema, etc., and is often used together with other herbs such as morning glory, euphorbia, and genkwa. Used for epilepsy caused by phlegm, it can be used with cinnabar. It is used for swelling and pus caused by stagnation of damp heat, but it is mainly used at the initial stage and must be taken orally with heat-clearing and detoxifying drugs.

【Excerpt】National Compilation of Chinese Herbal Medicines

[Source] "Ben Jing"

The above is an introduction to the effects of gansui. I believe everyone should have a corresponding understanding of gansui now. If you suffer from some diseases in your daily life, whether you choose Chinese medicine or Western medicine treatment, you must take the medicine on time, plus some appropriate physical exercise in your daily life, and strive to recover your health as soon as possible.