Blood Full Herb has the functions of dispelling wind, promoting diuresis, activating blood circulation, and opening collaterals. It is commonly used for acute and chronic nephritis, rheumatic pain, chickenpox itching, sequelae of polio in children, chronic back and leg pain, bruising and pain from sprains, and fractures. Blood Full Herb clears heat, detoxifies, cools blood, stops bleeding, and promotes bowel movements.
【Difference in Introduction】
1. Introduction of Blood Full Herb
Blood Full Herb, a Chinese medicine name, is the whole herb or root bark of the plant Sambucus adnata Wall.ex DC. of the Caprifoliaceae family. It is distributed in Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, and Tibet. It has the functions of dispelling wind, promoting diuresis, activating blood circulation, and opening collaterals. It is commonly used for acute and chronic nephritis, rheumatic pain, chickenpox itching, sequelae of polio in children, chronic back and leg pain, bruising and pain from sprains, and fractures.
2. Introduction of Blood Vomiting Herb
The root of the Polygonaceae plant Persicaria attenuata. "Blood Vomiting Herb" is a Chinese medicine name, recorded in the book "Cai Yao Shu" by Wang Lianshi during the Qing Dynasty, which is another name for Rheum officinale prescribed in the book "Zhi Wu Ming Shi Tu Kao". It is also known as "Golden Exchange", "Blood Three Seven", and "Blood Lotus". It is distributed in Shandong, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, and other places. It has a bitter and pungent taste, and is cooling in nature.
【Difference in Functions and Effects】
1. Functions of Blood Full Herb
It has a pungent and sweet taste, and is warm in nature.
① "Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine": "Pungent and warm."
② "Commonly Used Tibetan Chinese Herbal Medicine": "Sweet and mild, neutral."
③ "Commonly Used Folk Medicinal Herbs in Kunming": "Sour and astringent, neutral."
Effects of Blood Full Herb
Its functions include dispelling wind, promoting diuresis, dispersing stasis, and opening collaterals. It is used to treat acute and chronic nephritis, rheumatic pain, chickenpox itching, sequelae of polio in children, sprains, and fractures.
① "Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine": "Dispels wind and activates collaterals, disperses stasis and relieves itching."
② "Commonly Used Tibetan Chinese Herbal Medicine": "Activates blood circulation, disperses stasis, strengthens tendons and bones, dispels wind and dampness, promotes diuresis and reduces swelling. Used to treat wind-damp arthralgia, chronic back and leg pain, sprains, hematomas, and edema."
③ "Commonly Used Folk Medicinal Herbs in Kunming": "Dispels wind and dampness, nourishes blood, activates blood circulation, promotes diuresis."
2. Functions of Blood Vomiting Herb
Its main effects include clearing heat, detoxifying, cooling blood, stopping bleeding, promoting bowel movements, and killing parasites.
① Used to treat sore throat, lung abscess, constipation, and hepatitis.
② Used to treat vomiting blood, hemoptysis, and epistaxis. Recommended dosage: 9-15g.
③ Used to treat abscesses, parotitis, scabies, eczema, dermatitis, bruises, and burns. Can be applied as a paste or powder.
【Difference in Compound Formulas】
1. Compound Formulas of Blood Full Herb
① Used to treat acute and chronic nephritis: 50g of Blood Full Herb, 30g of Buddleja officinalis root, 20g of Cortex Dictamni, and 10g of Houttuynia cordata. Decoction for oral administration. ("Selected Compilation of Internal Medicine")
② Used to treat rheumatic pain, chickenpox itching: appropriate amount of Blood Full Herb. Decoction for external wash.
③ Used to treat sequelae of polio in children, sprains: first use plum blossom needle to puncture the affected area, then grind the fresh stems and leaves of Blood Full Herb into powder and wrap it with alcohol.
④ Used to treat fractures: appropriate amount of fresh whole Blood Full Herb, grind into a paste, and apply with alcohol or boiling water.
⑤ Used to treat edema: 30-50g of tender leaves and root bark of Blood Full Herb, boiled and consumed with tofu. (The following formulas are from "Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine")
⑥ Used to treat rectal bleeding, hemorrhoids: Blood Full Herb, Black Lock Mei root, and Euphorbia helioscopia root, boiled and eaten with pork.
2. Compound Formulas of Blood Vomiting Herb
Blood Lotus: Blood Lotus is a Chinese medicine name, recorded in "Jiangxi Herbal Medicine", which is another name for Rheum officinale prescribed in the book "Zhi Wu Ming Shi Tu Kao".
