We know that as a traditional Chinese medicine, the effects and functions of Chidiyu are very diverse. It can not only relieve inflammation and stop bleeding, but also treat symptoms such as abdominal pain and internal bleeding. So we may have a question: Can pregnant women eat Chidiyu? Let's take a closer look.
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Can Pregnant Women Eat Chidiyu?
Chidiyu has the effects of relieving inflammation, stopping bleeding, and astringing the intestines. It is mainly used to treat enteritis, dysentery, abdominal pain, internal bleeding, nosebleeds, excessive menstrual bleeding, postpartum bleeding, and injuries caused by falls.
1. "Dian Nan Ben Cao": "It stops the coldness on the face, back, and abdomen, and after a long time, it can treat dysentery with red and white stools."
2. "Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine": "It aids digestion, stops dysentery and bleeding, and treats dysentery, diarrhea, internal bleeding, excessive menstrual bleeding, and stomach pain."
3. "Selected Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine": "It contracts and stops bleeding, activates blood circulation, relieves pain, aids digestion, and stops diarrhea. It is used to treat enteritis, dysentery, chronic gastritis, diarrhea, indigestion, irregular menstruation, postpartum bleeding, nosebleeds, and injuries caused by falls."
So can pregnant women use Chidiyu?
According to traditional Chinese medicine, Chidiyu has a bitter and astringent taste and a slightly cold nature. It belongs to the liver, spleen, stomach, and bladder meridians. Therefore, pregnant women should use Chidiyu with caution to avoid adverse effects on fetal development.
In addition, since women should avoid cold during their menstrual period, it is not suitable for women to take Chidiyu, especially those with weak and cold constitutions.
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Methods of Identifying Chidiyu
Chidiyu is mainly harvested in late autumn, cleaned, and the roots are removed. Then it is sliced and dried. The fruit of Chidiyu is long and awl-shaped. After it matures, it curls up from the base and cracks open, leaving the seeds hanging on the stigma.
The flowering period of Chidiyu is in summer. Its dried roots have a dark brown outer skin and a purple inner skin, with many wrinkled textures and root marks.
The medicinal material is mostly diagonally sliced into pieces, about 2.5 cm long, 1-1.5 cm wide, and 2-5 mm thick. The cut surface is yellowish-brown, and the wood part and the bark often separate, with a darker color in the core.
Chidiyu is brittle and has a powdery texture when broken. It has no odor and a bitter taste. Chidiyu with a purple skin and yellow core is preferred.
The usage of Chidiyu: Oral administration: decoction, 9-15g; or soaked in alcohol. External use: appropriate amount of Chidiyu, crushed and applied; or powdered and applied.
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Clinical Applications of Chidiyu
1. Treatment of coldness on the face, back, and abdomen
Grind one qian (3.75 grams) of Chidiyu into powder and take it with hot wine.
2. Treatment of accumulation of heat in the intestines and bleeding in the large intestine or due to intestinal wind, and red bloody dysentery
One liang (37.5 grams) of Chidiyu, three qian (11.25 grams) of Huaijiao (fried, or flowers can also be used), five qian (18.75 grams) of Zhike, three qian (11.25 grams) of Huangqin, two qian (7.5 grams) of Jingjisu, and five qian (18.75 grams) of Quanqin (fried with wine), and two qian (7.5 grams) of Huanglian. Grind them into fine powder and make them into pills the size of a jujube seed. Take two qian (7.5 grams) per dose, with rice soup.
3. Treatment of tracheitis
Five qian (18.75 grams) of Zidiyu and three qian (11.25 grams) of Chenpi. Decoct with red sugar and take orally.
Through the introduction above, we have a detailed understanding of the relevant medicinal knowledge of Chidiyu. Chidiyu is mainly used for the liver, spleen, stomach, and other organs of the human body, and is not suitable for pregnant women and people with cold constitutions. If you want to learn more about traditional Chinese medicine, please feel free to browse the following articles!
