Properties and effects of Acorus calamus

There are many kinds of ingredients in Chinese patent medicines, and the types of Chinese patent medicines are also different. The role of Chinese patent medicines in life is also different. The effect of each Chinese patent medicine is also different. Everyone's body has many minor diseases and ailments. Some people are too weak in their daily lives and cannot get the medicine to cure their diseases. So what is the medicinal property and effect of Acorus calamus, and what effect does it have on the human body?

Effects of Acorus calamus:

Acorus calamus is the rhizome of the Acorus calamus plant of the Araceae family. Acorus calamus is also known as Acorus calamus, Acorus calamus, and Acorus calamus. The effects and functions of Acorus calamus are to open the orifices and eliminate phlegm, regulate qi and activate blood circulation, dispel wind and remove dampness. The side effects of Acorus calamus are that people with yin deficiency and yang hyperactivity, irritability, excessive sweating, cough, vomiting blood, and spermatorrhea should be cautious when taking Acorus calamus; Qinjiao and Qinpi are its messengers. Ephedra sinica and ephedra; Acorus calamus should not be eaten with malt sugar and mutton; Acorus calamus should not be eaten with iron containers, as it will cause vomiting.

Drug name: Acorus calamus

Alias: Changben, calamus, Changyang, Changcao, Yaoshi Xie, Yaojiu, wood wax, Yangchunxue, Wangjianxiao, water sword grass, bitter calamus, powder calamus, sword grass, sword leaf, mountain calamus, stream calamus, stone centipede, wild leek, water centipede, vanilla The effects and functions of calamus The effects and functions of calamus

Flavor: spicy, slightly warm

Meridians: Enter the heart meridian, liver meridian, and spleen meridian.

Efficacy: Open the orifices, eliminate phlegm, regulate qi, promote blood circulation, dispel wind and remove dampness.

Indications: epilepsy, phlegm syncope, coma due to fever, qi stagnation and deafness, chest tightness, stomachache, abdominal pain, wind-cold-dampness arthralgia, carbuncle, swelling and poison, bruises, abdominal distension and loss of hunger, dysentery due to muteness, coma and epilepsy, forgetfulness and deafness.

Dosage and Administration: For internal use: decoct in water, 1-2 qian (3-8 qian for fresh); or make into pills or powder. For external use: decoct in water for washing or grind into powder for application.

Source: Acorus calamus is the rhizome of Acorus calamus, a plant of the Araceae family.

The role of Acorus calamus:

Acorus calamus is pungent and warm in nature and can dispersing qi, while it is bitter and warm in nature and can remove dampness. It mainly enters the heart and stomach meridians. It can not only remove phlegm and benefit the heart, but also transform dampness and harmonize the middle. It is suitable for symptoms such as phlegm blocking the orifices and dampness blocking the middle burner.

1. Acorus calamus for treating epilepsy: Grind Acorus calamus (remove the hair and dry it), grind it into fine powder with a wooden mortar and pestle, do not use iron tools, use a black boar heart to split it with a bamboo knife, boil it in a sand pot and drink it with the soup, take two to three coins on an empty stomach every day. (Medical Biography)

2. Acorus calamus is used to treat frequent urination or spermatorrhea due to deficiency of both heart and kidney: Silkworm cocoon 9g, Polygala tenuifolia 6g, Acorus calamus 6g, Dragon bone 15g, Ginseng 9g, Poria 12g, Angelica sinensis 9g, Tortoise shell 15g. Grind the above into powder and take 2 qian of it with ginseng soup at night. In the formula, Acorus calamus can clear the orifices and calm the mind, and is an adjuvant. Sangpiaoxie Powder (Compendium of Materia Medica)

3. Acorus calamus is used to treat childhood heat-wind epilepsy and insanity: Acorus calamus (one inch and nine sections of the stone), one ounce each of Xuanlian, Plantago seed, Rehmannia root, Sophora flavescens, and Radix Rehmanniae. Grind the above ingredients into powder, mix with honey and make into pills as big as millet grains. Take 15 pills after each meal, no matter morning or evening, with food. Avoid mutton, blood, maltose, peaches and plums. (Chorus calamus pills from Puji Fang)

4. Acorus calamus is used to treat deficiency of heart and gallbladder qi, restlessness, epilepsy and spermatorrhea: 30g of Poria cocos, 30g of Poria cocos, 30g of ginseng, 30g of Polygala tenuifolia, 15g of Acorus calamus and 15g of Dragon Tooth. Make pills with refined honey and coat them with cinnabar. Take 2 qian each time with boiled water. Anshen Dingzhi Pills (Medical Insights)

5. Acorus calamus is used to treat phlegm that causes mental confusion: Acorus calamus and ginger. Mash the juice together and drink it. (New Edition of Mei's Prescriptions)

6. Acorus calamus is used to treat yin-blood deficiency, heart-kidney disorder, and mental unrest: mental confusion, palpitations, nightmares at night, forgetfulness, night sweats, red tongue with little coating, and thin and rapid pulse. 12g of pine nuts, 9g of wolfberry, 5g of ophiopogon, 5g of angelica, 5g of calamus, 5g of poria, 6g of scrophularia, 6g of rehmannia, 6g of liquorice. Make honey pills, 40 to 50 pills each time. Baizi Yangxin Pills (Tiren Huibian)

The above is an introduction to the medicinal properties of the root of the Chinese herbal medicine. First of all, this medicine can treat children's fever and colds, and it can also play a good tonic role for weak kidneys, frequent urination, urgency, and men's diseases. At the same time, it can also play a good role in regulating women's insufficient qi and blood.