What are the medicinal values ​​of Patrinia scabra

When Chinese medicine treats diseases, it uses many medicines to form prescriptions for treatment. This kind of treatment method can fully exert the efficacy of various drugs and achieve better treatment results for the patient's condition. Only after figuring out the efficacy of various drugs can they be combined into a prescription to treat patients. Therefore, it is very important to understand the efficacy of the medicine. So what is the medicinal value of Patrinia salsa? Let’s talk about it today.

【Medicinal name】Palmleaf

[Alias] Huanghua Baijiang, Longya Baijiang, Huanghua Longya, Qucai.

[Source] This product is a plant of the Patriniaceae family, Patrinia scabra, and its rhizome, root, and whole plant are used as medicine. The roots are dug in spring and autumn, the stems and leaves are removed, washed and dried. The whole plant is harvested in summer and autumn, washed and dried.

【Preparation method】Wash, dry and chop.

【Nature and flavor and meridians】Pungent, bitter, and cool. Enters the stomach, large intestine and liver meridians.

[Functions and indications] Clears away heat and detoxifies, eliminates carbuncle and discharges pus, promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis. It is used for intestinal abscess, lung abscess, swelling and toxins caused by sores, chest and abdominal pain caused by excess heat and blood stasis, and abdominal pain caused by postpartum blood stasis.

[Usage and Dosage] 0.5-1 liang, 2-4 liang of fresh whole herb; for external use, mash an appropriate amount and apply to the affected area.

Medicinal prescriptions of Patrinia scabra

1. To treat postpartum lochia that does not stop for seven or eight days: 6 parts of Patrinia herb, 6 parts of Angelica sinensis, 8 parts of Dipsacus asper, 8 parts of Paeonia lactiflora, 4 parts of Chuanxiong, 4 parts of Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, and 12 parts of Rehmannia root (fried). Boil two liters of water and take eight cups of it on an empty stomach. (Secrets of the Waitai)

2. To treat postpartum low back pain, which is caused by the flow of qi and blood into the waist and legs and the pain cannot be turned back: use 8 fen each of Patrinia scabra and Angelica sinensis, 6 fen each of Chuanxiong, Paeonia lactiflora and Cinnamomum cassia. Boil two liters of water and divide into two doses. Avoid onions. (Guangji Fang)

3. To treat intestinal abscess, with scales on the body, tight abdominal skin, and a swollen feel when pressed. There is no accumulation in the abdomen, no fever in the body, and a rapid pulse. This is due to abscess pus in the intestine: 10 parts of Coix seeds, 2 parts of Aconite, and 5 parts of Patrinia. Grind the above three ingredients into powder, take 10g, add 2 liters of water, boil until reduced by half, take it all at once, and eliminate it through urination. In the prescription, Patrinia salsa can clear away heat and detoxify, eliminate carbuncle and discharge pus, remove blood stasis and relieve pain, and is the main medicine. (Coix, Aconite and Baijiang Powder from "Golden Chamber")

4. Treatment of appendicitis and appendicitis abscess: 15g each of Patrinia scabra, raw coix seed, wax gourd seed, 6g of peach kernel, 9g of moutan bark, 15g of honeysuckle, 9g of forsythia, 6g of qinpi, 15g of viola yedoensis, and 6g of yanhusuo. Take one dose per day in decoction, divided into two doses. The herb Patrinia salsa in the formula can eliminate carbuncle, discharge pus, remove blood stasis and relieve pain, and is the main medicine. (Intestinal Room of "Clinical Application of Traditional Chinese Medicine")

5. Treatment of acute suppurative appendicitis: 30g each of Patrinia salsa, red vine, dandelion, honeysuckle, 9g of peach kernel, 12g of red peony root, and 15g of rhubarb. Decoction in water. In the prescription, Patrinia salsa can clear away heat and detoxify, eliminate carbuncle and discharge pus, remove blood stasis and relieve pain, and is the main medicine. (Selected Chinese Herbal Medicines from Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and Qinghai)

6. To treat postpartum abdominal pain like being pricked by a needle: boil 5 liang of Houttuynia cordata with 4 liters of water to 2 liters, take 3 grams of it three times a day. ("Healthy and Simple Prescriptions")

The reason why traditional Chinese medicine is so effective is that when treating diseases, traditional Chinese medicine uses different medicines based on the specific symptoms of each patient. In this way, the efficacy of various drugs can be brought into play to fundamentally treat the disease. It will have a very good therapeutic effect. Therefore, it is very important to know the efficacy of various medicines.