The efficacy and function of lacquer

As people's research on traditional Chinese medicine deepens, they gradually understand the detailed ingredients in various traditional Chinese medicines and the impact of these ingredients on everyone's health. Below I would like to recommend a Chinese medicine called Zeqi to you and describe the effects of Zeqi in detail. I hope it will be of some help to your study and research.

[Other names] Five clouds, cat's eye grass, five-phoenix grass, lamp grass, poison cap, rotten intestine grass, green leaf and green flower grass, five-point grass

[Source] Euphorbia helioscopia L., a plant of the genus Euphorbia in the Euphorbiaceae family, is used as medicine with its whole plant . The whole herb is collected in spring and summer, dried and used as medicine.

【Nature and flavor】 Pungent, bitter, slightly cold; poisonous.

[entry into meridians] Enter the lung, small intestine and large intestine meridians.

【Functions and indications】Diuresis and detumescence, expectorant and stagnation-relieving, insecticidal. Used for edema, ascites due to liver cirrhosis, and bacterial dysentery; used externally to treat lymph node tuberculosis, tuberculous fistula, and neurodermatitis. It can also kill maggots and mosquito larvae.

[Usage and Dosage] 1 to 3 coins; for external use, apply as a paste.

[Remarks] (1) It is used to treat abdominal edema and swelling of the face and limbs. It is effective when used alone or in combination with Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, etc. For the treatment of scrofula and tuberculosis, boil the paste and take it orally. If the wound has ruptured and formed a fistula, use gauze soaked in fresh grass paste to plug the wound. It is used for lung heat cough, yellow and thick sputum, and cough due to phlegm and asthma. It has the effects of clearing heat and resolving phlegm, relieving cough and relieving asthma. It can be used alone or in combination with Houttuynia cordata, Houttuynia cordata, Scutellaria baicalensis, etc. In addition, this product can kill insects and be used for ringworms. The juice can be mashed and applied to the affected area.

【Excerpt】 National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines

[Source] "Ben Jing"

Now you know the function of lacquer. I didn’t know that lacquer was such a valuable thing before, which shows that our knowledge is not broad enough. So in the future life, learning more about it can be a good way to maintain health. In fact, if you want to maintain your health, there is knowledge everywhere in life.