The efficacy and function of Tamarix

Tamarix, also known as weeping willow, Xihe willow, Hangzhou West Lake willow, red willow, and yin willow, is a green plant of the Tamarix family and Tamarix genus. The young branches and trunks of Tamarix are Chinese herbal medicine. Produced from all over China. Use fresh or dried. The branches of the tamarisk are slender and soft, and its flowers are graceful, like red polygonum, which is very beautiful and elegant. It is often planted as an ornamental plant in gardens. It can be used for blocked acne or sunken rash, fever, cold, cough, and rheumatic joint pain.

Efficacy and function

Efficacy and function

Tonify deficiency and relieve rash. It is used for obstructed outbreak of acne or sunken rash, fever, cold, cough, and rheumatic joint pain.

Usage method Dosage

For oral use, decoct in water, 30-60g, grind into powder; apply externally with decoction for washing. It is contraindicated for patients with measles or those suffering from excessive sweating due to physical weakness.

Additional prescription

1. Treat eczema, nausea, irritability and restlessness

Organize the Xihe willow leaves and dry them into powder. Adjust the water level to four lines and take it immediately. (Quoted from "Emergency Prescriptions" in "Compendium of Materia Medica")

Colonoscopy cockroach repellent 1 qian, rat glue (fried and ground) 1.5 qian, Schizonepeta spicate 1 qian, Adenophora 2 qian, Licorice 1 qian, Ophiopogon japonicus (core removed) 3 qian, Dry kudzu vine 1.5 qian, Mentha 1 qian, Anemarrhena asphodeloides (roasted with honey) 1 qian, Willow of Xihe River 5 qian, and 30 pieces of bamboo leaves. Decoction in water. (Bamboo Leaf and Burdock Soup from Medical Notes)

For tumors, boil Willow of Xihe River in water and remove the tan. When it is half warm, rub it with coriander and water, but do not wash the hair or face. The wet nurse and the child should still drink the Xihe Willow soaked medicine. (Supplement to Gangmu)

2. To treat numbness and pain that is hidden and cannot be relieved when due, grind Xiheliu into powder. Boil Imperata root in water and take three or four qian of it. (The Complete Book of Zuo Ke Huo Ren, Du Sheng San)

3. To treat measles and leprosy that cannot come out or is blocked due to wind, use Xihe willow leaves and cherry pits. Wash it with decoction. ("Experience Prescriptions" quoted in "Compendium of Materia Medica")

4. To treat all kinds of wind, regardless of whether it is near or far, take 500 grams of tamarind leaves (finely filed). If not available, the branches and stems can be changed), 500 grams of Schizonepeta (finely filed). Use five liters of water, boil it and take out two liters, filter out the dregs, and respond. Mix five he of white honey and five he of bamboo juice, put them in a new porcelain pot, cover it tightly with cooking oil, and cook it in heavy soup without adding water. It is best to cook from the fifth watch until the sun rises. Take one small cup three times a day. (Decoction of tamarisk leaves from Puji Fang)

5. For the treatment of cold, fever and headache, take 9g each of tamarisk and mint, 9g of mung bean skin and 3g of ginger slices. (Qingdao Handbook of Chinese Herbal Medicine)

6. To treat rheumatic pain, take 30g each of Willow of Xihe River, Tiger Root, and Millettia reticulata bracelet. Decoction in water. (Zhejiang Medicinal Plants)

7. To treat abdominal distension, boil a decoction of Willow of Guanyin, leave it overnight, and drink it several times until dawn. The lump will disappear by itself. ("Easy and Simple Prescriptions for Hygiene").