Nü Wan has the effect of warming the lungs and transforming phlegm, and benefiting the middle and promoting diuresis. It is mainly used to treat cough and asthma, intestinal rumbling and diarrhea, dysentery, and short and painful urination. Let's learn about the picture and function of Nü Wan together.
【Habitat Distribution of Nü Wan】
Ecological environment: It grows in wasteland and moist slopes.
Distribution: It is distributed in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, and other places.
【Functions and Indications of Nü Wan】
1. Warming the lungs and transforming phlegm
Nü Wan is a traditional Chinese medicinal material that can enter the lung meridian. Its main function is warming the lungs and transforming phlegm. It has a mild nature that can relieve coldness in the body. When people have symptoms such as cough with abundant phlegm and asthma caused by invasion of cold, they can use Nü Wan for treatment. It can be boiled alone with water or used in combination with other lung-moistening Chinese medicinal materials.
2. Astringing and stopping diarrhea
After taking Nü Wan, it can astringe and stop diarrhea as well as have anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects. It can maintain the health of the human gastrointestinal tract, eliminate intestinal inflammation, and maintain the balance of intestinal bacteria. When people have symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal pain, enteritis, dysentery, and intestinal rumbling, they can directly use Nü Wan for treatment, which can quickly improve the adverse symptoms.
3. Diuresis and reducing swelling
Nü Wan can also enter the kidney meridian. It can improve human kidney function, eliminate kidney and urinary tract inflammation, and promote the metabolism of excess body water. It can prevent water retention. When people have symptoms such as difficult or painful urination and body swelling, they can also use Nü Wan for treatment. It is best to boil Nü Wan with other diuretic Chinese medicinal materials such as Mutong and Ze Xie and take it as a decoction.
【Application of Nü Wan in Prescriptions】
1. Treatment of cough and asthma: Nü Wan 15g, Jin Xian Diao Bai Mi 9g, Lu Bian Jing 15g. Decoction and take orally.
2. Treatment of intestinal rumbling and diarrhea: Nü Wan 15g, Chen Pi 6g, Chang Pu 6g. Decoction and take orally.
3. Treatment of short and painful urination: Nü Wan and Che Qian Cao, each 15g. Decoction and take orally. (Prescriptions 1-3 are from "Hunan Pharmacopoeia")
4. Treatment of lithiasis toxicity: Nü Wan one or two taels. Grind and sift. Take two qian spoonfuls, add one cup of water, decoct for seven minutes, and take warm without restriction.
【Pictures of Nü Wan】
Pictures of Nü Wan
Pictures of Nü Wan
