Dawei Yao is the whole plant or root of the plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is mainly distributed in Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan and other regions in China. Dawei Yao can treat pneumonia. Let's take a look at the specific methods with the author!
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Dawei Yao has the functions of clearing heat, detoxifying, and diuresis. It is commonly used for pneumonia, empyema, sore throat, oral ulcers, bladder stones, and abscesses.
1. "Fujian Folk Herbal Medicine": "Diuretic, clearing heat, resolving abscesses, detoxifying. Used to treat fever with spotted rash, pneumonia, empyema."
2. "Nanning Pharmacopoeia": "Dispersing swelling, detoxifying, resolving accumulations. Oral administration is used to treat bladder stones; twigs and leaves are combined with lime to make a decoction for fumigation and washing to treat snakehead sores."
3. "Min Nan Folk Herbal Medicine": "Used to treat sore throat, cough, early stage of ulcers and swelling, oral ulcers."
4. "Min Nan Folk Herbal Medicine": "Used to treat dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation, and whole body pain during menstruation."
5. "Compilation of Chinese Medicinal Plants": "Clears heat, detoxifies. Mainly used for pneumonia, lung abscess, empyema, diarrhea, dysentery, orchitis, diphtheria, oral ulcers, abscesses."
The recommended dosage for fresh Dawei Yao is two liang. It can be decocted and taken with honey, or the fresh Dawei Yao can be pounded and squeezed for juice, then mixed with honey and taken.
Medicinal value of Dawei Yao:
Main functions: clearing heat, diuresis, reducing swelling, detoxifying. Used to treat pneumonia, empyema, sore throat, cough, bladder stones, infantile convulsions, oral ulcers, abscesses.
Prescription:
① Treatment for abdominal pain caused by scabies: Fresh Dawei Yao, one to two liang. Decoct and take.
② Treatment for testicular swelling and pain: Fresh Dawei Yao root, two liang. Boil in water and take.
③ Treatment for infantile convulsions: Dry Dawei Yao root, four qian; dry Huangdancao, three qian; add a little salt, stew and take.
④ Treatment for oral ulcers: Pound the fresh leaves of Dawei Yao into juice and gargle with it four to six times a day.
⑤ Treatment for abscesses: Fresh Dawei Yao root, two liang; add a little salt, boil in water and take; take fresh leaves, mash them with cold rice and apply as a poultice. (Prescription from "Fujian Chinese Medicinal Plants")
Dosage:
Clear heat, diuresis, reduce swelling, detoxify. Used to treat pneumonia, empyema, sore throat, cough, bladder stones, infantile convulsions, oral ulcers, abscesses.
