As we all know, there are many diseases that cannot be cured by Western medicine, but can be cured through the regulation of traditional Chinese medicine. However, the recovery time may be longer, but the side effects on the body are small. In contrast, Chinese herbal medicine needs to be used. Chinese herbal medicine can nourish the body and treat diseases, and can be said to have powerful efficacy. So what is the medicinal value of Chisheng San and what is its growth environment?
Chisheng San
Functions and indications of Chisheng San
1. Functions and indications
Clears heat and detoxifies, promotes blood circulation and reduces swelling. It treats dysentery, leukorrhea, headache due to blood heat, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, breast abscess, and trauma.
① "Folk Commonly Used Herbal Compendium": "Clears heat in the three burners. Treats dizziness."
② "Hunan Materia Medica": "Relieves pain."
③ "Practical Selection of Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine": "Reduces swelling and detoxifies. Treats snake bites, abscesses, unknown swelling, mastitis."
④ "Commonly Used Traditional Chinese Medicine in Sichuan": "Clears heat, promotes blood circulation. Treats internal injuries, headache due to blood heat, excessive menstruation, amenorrhea, cough due to deficiency fire, dysentery, abscesses, and ulcers."
2. Selected formulas and applications
① For the treatment of dysentery: Take 1 liang of Chisheng San and decoct in water.
② For the treatment of abdominal pain: Take 5 qian of Chisheng San and 1 qian of muxiang (Saussurea) and decoct in water.
③ For the treatment of leukorrhea: Take 6 qian of Chisheng San and mix with Chinese cedar.
④ For the treatment of abscess: Crush Chisheng San and apply it on the affected area.
⑤ For the treatment of trauma: Decoct Chisheng San in water and mix with alcohol for oral administration. (① The following formulas are from "Hunan Materia Medica")
⑥ For the treatment of mastitis: Crush the whole Chisheng San or potato and buckwheat, and apply externally with wine residue. ("Practical Selection of Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine")
Chisheng San
Growth environment of Chisheng San
1. Umbel-flowered Chisheng San
The main difference between this variant and the original species is that the base of the leaves is concave, forming two small lobed segments or unlobed segments.
It is produced in various parts of Guizhou; it is often cultivated near residential areas. It is distributed in Yunnan, Sichuan, Hubei, Jiangxi. Its uses are the same as the original species.
2. Chinese Chisheng San
Differences from the true species: Both sides of the leaves are covered with long soft hairs; the margin hairs of the leaf sheath are very short or almost absent. The peduncle of the inflorescence has fine soft hairs and few glandular hairs.
The fruit is black. Flowering period is from April to August; fruit ripening period is from August to October. It is produced in the Funiu Mountains in Henan; it grows in shady and humid places at an altitude of over 1000 meters.
It is distributed in Hubei, Yunnan, Sichuan, Hunan, Shaanxi, and other provinces. The whole plant is used as medicine and has the effects of promoting blood circulation, dispersing blood stasis, reducing swelling, and relieving pain. It is mainly used to treat trauma, fatigue, and snake bites. The whole plant can also be used as fodder.
3. Origin and growth environment
Distribution of resources: It is produced in Lushan and other places. It grows in valleys and ditches at an altitude of 500 to 1500 meters. It is distributed in Shaanxi, Gansu, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan, and other provinces.
Habitat distribution: It grows in grass clusters and damp places along ditches.
