The efficacy, effects and contraindications of Buddleja

Buddleja montengyao is a Chinese herbal medicine, which comes from the dried flower buds of the Buddleja montengyao plant of the Loganaceae family. It tastes sweet, is cool in nature and non-toxic, can dispel wind, remove blood stasis and also clear the eyes. It has excellent medicinal value and effect. However, there are some taboos in the daily use of Buddleja montengyao. Below I will also give a professional introduction to Buddleja montengyao, not only will I write down all the effects and functions of Buddleja montengyao, but I will also tell you what the taboos of Buddleja montengyao are.

Buddleja spp

Specific aliases include small brocade flower, Meng flower, yellow rice flower, rash bark tree flower, chicken bone flower

The specific medicinal value is produced in the form of dried flowers or flower buds of the green plant Buddleja strychnifolia of the Loganaceae family.

The specific ingredients of the flower spikes contain buddleja glycosides, acacia glycosides and other flavonoids and polysaccharides.

Specific effects and functions: dispel wind, remove blood stasis, moisten the liver and clear the eyes. It is used to treat red, swollen and painful eyes, excessive tearing and photophobia, amblyopia, and eye ulcers caused by wind.

Clearing away heat and removing fire: This product is a special ophthalmic medicine, used to treat eye diseases caused by deficiency of both qi and blood and liver heat, and is often combined with wolfberry and dodder seed. To treat eye diseases caused by excess heat in the liver meridian, herbs such as Amaranthus seeds and Yellow chrysanthemum are often used.

"Kaibao Materia Medica" says: "It can cure amblyopia, skin cataracts, red and astringent eyes with excessive tearing, eliminate red veins in the eyes, and treat bran and bean diseases in children and malnutrition that attack the eyes."

Blood Pressure Liu Wansu: "It cures photophobia."

Blood King Haogu: "Moisturizes the liver and relieves dryness."

Specific Usage Dosage Oral: decoction, 1 to 3 qian; or made into pills or powder.

There is also another kind of Menghua that is specially produced in Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Henan, Sichuan and other provinces. It is commonly known as Menghuazhu. It is the dried flower bud of the shrub Thymelaeaceae. Most of the flower buds of Buddleja are gathered into a head inflorescence. The entire body is densely covered with light yellow shiny fur. The single scattered flower bud is short rod-shaped, slightly curved, about 6-9mm long and 3mm in diameter (shaped like a magnolia flower but smaller). It is slightly brittle and easily broken. Slight odor, light taste. In addition to being used in some areas of its origin, Buddleja budsoniae is also transported and sold in Northeast China, Guangdong, Guangxi, Anhui Province, Jiangsu Province and other provinces. It is mainly exported and there is no demand in Beijing and Tianjin.

Specific prescription production

1. Treat wind attack, dull eyes, watery eyes, photophobia, eyelids with wind, difficulty opening the eyes, itching or pain, dark film, blurred vision, and long-term migraine, which pulls the eyes, gradually feels subtle, dull pain, and sudden redness, swelling and pain. They can all be treated with: Sophora flavescens (clean), Semen Cassiae (boil with salt and east-flowing water for one volt, filter out and grind into powder), Equisetum arvense, Tribulus terrestris (fry and remove the tip), Notopterygium wilfordii (remove the stalk), and Chrysanthemum scabra. Take equal parts. Grind the above ingredients into powder, take one coin each time, mix with Lacha tea, and drink after finishing, take twice a day.

2. To treat eye cataracts: One liang each of Buddleja budsii and Phellodendron chinense root (washed and filed). Grind the above two ingredients into powder, mix with refined honey and make into pills as big as sycamore seeds. Take ten to fifteen pills each time and finish them. Take with boiled water or sugar decoction before going to bed.

3. Treat photophobia, gallbladder and liver deficiency, and unclear pupils: Buddleja buddleja, Notopterygium wilfordii, Chrysanthemum scabra, Vitex rotundifolia, Amaranthus australis, Equisetum arvense, Semen cassiae, Tribulus terrestris, and Lycium barbarum. Divide the above ingredients into equal parts, grind into powder, take 3 grams each time, drink with light tea after meals