Valerian is a biennial or perennial plant. It is also known as pearl lotus, bone-setting grass, etc. It belongs to the order of tubular flowers. How does valerian treat lymph node tuberculosis and what are the applications of valerian's ancillary prescriptions?
Valerian
Valerian
Alias: Bone-setting grass, summer withering of Liantai, summer withering of hairy leaves, Dragonfly herb (Dian Nan Ben Cao), pearl lotus (Plant Name and Real Picture Examination), Buddha seat (Botanical Dictionary), wind cup, money grass, large copper coin seven (Guangxi Veterinary Medicine Plant), candle grass (Su Medical "Chinese Herbal Medicine Manual").
Source: The whole plant of valerian, a plant of the family Lamiaceae.
Nature: Bitter, warm.
① "Dian Nan Ben Cao": "Bitter taste, warm nature."
② "Dian Nan Ben Cao Tu Shuo": "Warm, spicy."
Harvest: Harvest in spring and summer, wash and use fresh or dry.
Main Functions of Valerian
Expels wind, promotes blood circulation, reduces swelling, and relieves pain. It is used to treat joint and bone pain, numbness in limbs, bruises, and lymphadenitis.
① "Dian Nan Ben Cao": "Treats joint and bone pain caused by phlegm and fire, numbness in hands and feet. Expels wind that roams throughout the body, disperses lymphadenitis and phlegm nodules in hands and feet. Treats bruises and bone fractures. Stops nasal discharge due to brain leakage. Relieves red, swollen, and painful phlegm and fire."
② "Plant Name and Real Picture Examination": "Nourishes tendons, activates blood circulation, and relieves pain throughout the body."
Valerian
Applications of Valerian's Ancillary Prescriptions
1. Treatment of bone fractures and injuries from falls
Valerian 2 liang, purple kudzu root 1 liang (filed), dendrobium 1 liang (root removed and filed), morinda officinalis 1 (2) liang, clove 1 liang, ligusticum wallichii 1 liang (wrapped in flour, cooked until done). Grind the herbs into coarse powder. Take two qian (Chinese weight unit) with warm wine. ("Sheng Hui Fang" Valerian Powder)
2. Treatment of bruises and injuries, foot injuries, redness and swelling preventing walking
Valerian, nettle root, and thistle. Grind them together with egg white and honey, apply on the affected area, change once a night. If the pain persists for a long time, add onion and ginger to the mixture.
3. Treatment of phlegm fire, redness and swelling, pain in hands and feet
Valerian 5 qian, chicken foot prick root 2 qian, coptis chinensis 2 qian. Grind them together, burn with alcohol and apply to the affected area three times. After the swelling subsides and the pain stops, add scutellaria, angelica dahurica, and chuanxiong, remove coptis chinensis and chicken foot prick root, boil with water and wine and take three times.
4. Treatment of lumps in the legs of women, resembling peaches and plums, redness and hardness
Valerian 3 qian. Boil in water and take with wine. If it recurs, add Epimedium, Saposhnikovia divaricata, and Centella asiatica, take three times. (The following formula is from "Dian Nan Ben Cao")
5. Treatment of lymph node tuberculosis
Valerian
(1) Valerian tender seedlings 1 or 2 liang, 2 eggs, stir-fried and consumed together.
(2) Valerian 2 to 3 liang, 2 to 3 eggs. Cook together, remove the shells after the eggs are cooked, continue cooking for half an hour, eat the eggs and drink the soup.
(3) Fresh valerian 2 liang. Grind and extract the juice, boil the medicinal juice and consume it after boiling. Take it every other day, for a total of three to four times. (Su Medical "Chinese Herbal Medicine Manual")
6. Treatment of facial paralysis, hemiplegia
Valerian, Saposhnikovia divaricata, Uncaria rhynchophylla, and Gentiana scabra. Boil in water, take half with water and wine. ("Dian Nan Ben Cao")
Dosage and Administration of Valerian
Internal use: Decoction, 10-15g; or made into pills or powder.
External use: Use an appropriate amount, grind it and apply it, or sprinkle it after grinding.
