Blood-filled herb, as a traditional Chinese medicinal herb, has the functions of dispelling wind, promoting diuresis, promoting blood circulation, and dredging meridians. Now let's learn about the application of blood-filled herb in prescription and clinical practice.
【Functions and Effects】
Blood-filled herb has the functions of dispelling wind, promoting diuresis, promoting blood circulation, and dredging meridians. It is mainly used for the treatment of acute and chronic nephritis, rheumatic pain, wind rash and itching, sequelae of infantile paralysis, chronic lumbago and leg pain, sprains and contusions, and fractures.
1. "Illustrated Study of Plant Names and Realities": "Soak the feet to relieve dampness and swelling."
2. "Yunnan Traditional Chinese Medicinal Herbs": "Dispels wind and activates collaterals, disperses stasis and relieves itching. Mainly used for the treatment of wind rash, rheumatic pain, infantile paralysis, falls and injuries, fractures, and edema."
3. "Commonly Used Medicinal Herbs in Tibet": "Activates blood circulation and disperses stasis, strengthens tendons and bones, dispels wind and dampness, promotes diuresis and reduces swelling. Mainly used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, chronic lumbago and leg pain, sprains, hematoma, edema, and fractures."
4. "Illustrated Guide to Medicinal Herbs on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau": "Used externally to treat boils, dermatitis, and infantile eczema; taken internally to treat rheumatoid arthritis."
【Prescription Application】
1. Treatment of acute and chronic nephritis: 15g of blood-filled herb, 30g of Jiupin flower root, 12g of mountain bark, and 12g of Shijiao herb. Decoction and administration. ("Selected Materials from the National Exhibition of New Medical Methods of Traditional Chinese Medicinal Herbs")
2. Treatment of rheumatic pain and wind rash: Suitable amount of blood-filled herb. Decoction for external washing of affected areas.
3. Treatment of sequelae of infantile paralysis and falls and injuries: First use plum blossom needle to puncture the affected area, then crush an appropriate amount of fresh blood-filled herb stems and leaves, and stir-fry in wine for external application.
4. Treatment of fractures: Use a suitable amount of fresh blood-filled herb, pound it into a paste, and apply it with wine or boiling water.
5. Treatment of edema: 0.9-1.5g of tender leaves and root bark of blood-filled herb, cooked with tofu. (Prescriptions below are from "Yunnan Traditional Chinese Medicinal Herbs")
6. Treatment of rectal bleeding and prolapse of anus: Blood-filled herb, black lock plum root, and magnolia flower root are boiled with pork for consumption. ("Commonly Used Folk Herbs in Kunming")
【Clinical Application of Blood-filled Herb】
1. Treatment of acute and chronic nephritis: 0.9-1.5g of blood-filled herb, 15-30g of Jiupin flower root, 4-8g of mountain bark, and 4-8g of Shijiao herb. Decoction and administration.
2. Treatment of sequelae of infantile paralysis and falls and injuries: First use plum blossom needle to puncture the affected area, then crush an appropriate amount of fresh blood-filled herb stems and leaves, and stir-fry in wine for external application.
3. Treatment of fractures: Use a suitable amount of fresh blood-filled herb, pound it into a paste, and apply it with wine or boiling water.
4. Treatment of edema: 0.9-1.5g of tender leaves and root bark of blood-filled herb, cooked with tofu.
5. Treatment of rectal bleeding and prolapse of anus: Blood-filled herb, black lock plum root, and magnolia flower root are boiled with pork for consumption.
