Chinese herbal medicine Di Yu, also known as cucumber fragrance, jade leaf, mountain jujube, etc., is cold in nature with a sour and bitter taste. It is non-toxic and belongs to the liver and large intestine meridians. It is a plant of the Rosaceae family and is distributed in Europe and China. Below, I will introduce the medicinal compatibility and other image forms of Chinese herbal medicine Di Yu!
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Di Yu
【Aliases】 Cucumber fragrance, jade leaf, mountain jujube, white Di Yu, rat tail Di Yu, astringent Di Yu, horse saddle potato, mountain red jujube root, red Di Yu, purple Di Yu, red jujube, rock Di Ji, red Di Yu, water olive root, pepper Di Shu, linear Di Yu, water betel nut, mountain jujube ginseng, yellow root, fern seed ginseng, sour sienna, pig elm series, western Di Yu, Di Ya, wild shengma, horse saddle, pepper Di Yu, blood arrow grass
【Toxicity】 Non-toxic.
【Meridians】 Liver meridian, large intestine meridian.
【Taste】 Sour, bitter.
【Nature】 Cold.
Growing Habits of Di Yu
Growing on sunny slopes, shrubs, and sandy soils. Di Yu has strong vitality and does not have strict requirements for cultivation conditions. Its underground part is resistant to cold, and its aboveground part is resistant to high temperatures and heavy rains. It does not choose soil and can be cultivated in various regions of China.
Habitat of Di Yu
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Found in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Shandong, Henan, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Hunan, Hubei, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet in China. It grows in grasslands, meadows, hillside grasslands, shrubs, and sparse forests, at altitudes of 30-3000 meters. Widely distributed in temperate regions of Europe and Asia.
Medicinal Compatibility of Di Yu
1. Combined with Cang Zhu to dry dampness, clear heat, cool blood, stop bleeding, mainly used for spleen damp-heat, dysentery with bloody stools.
2. Combined with Huai Jiao, it cools blood and stops bleeding. Combined with Qian Cao, it cools blood and stops bleeding, and treats bleeding caused by lower jiao damp-heat.
3. Combined with Wu Mei, it cools blood and astringes the intestines. Combined with Huang Bai, it cools blood and dries dampness.
4. Combined with Jin Yin Hua, it has a stronger effect of cooling blood and stopping bleeding.
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Usage and Dosage of Di Yu
Internal use: Decoction, 6-15g; fresh product, 30-120g; or made into pills or powder, can also be juiced for internal use.
External use: Appropriate amount, boil in water or crush for external application; can also be ground into powder or mashed for external application.
Contraindications of Di Yu
Avoid use in those with deficiency-cold syndrome.
1. "Ben Cao Jing Ji Zhu": It can be used with Fa Liang but not with Mai Men Dong.
2. "Ben Cao Yan Yi": It should not be used in people with deficiency-cold and diarrhea or white dysentery.
3. "Yi Xue Ru Men": It should not be used in those with deficiency-cold and cold dysentery, as it may cause astringency too early.
4. "Ben Cao Jing Shu": It is forbidden to use it in cases of deficiency-cold and diarrhea after childbirth, and spleen deficiency and diarrhea with bleeding.
5. "Ben Cao Hui Yan": It is not suitable for long-term use in patients with abscesses and chronic diseases without fire, and those with decline of yang and blood stasis.
6. "Ben Jing Feng Yuan": It is also forbidden to use it in cases of sinking of qi and bleeding from the belt, and long-term dysentery with pus and blood that is not fresh. It can harm the stomach and excessive ingestion may cause mouth stiffness and loss of appetite.
