Zhuye Shen, also known as White Dragon Beard, Zhuye Qi, Hezhu Qi, Bai Mao Qi, etc., has good therapeutic effects when taken internally or used for decoction, treating heat-clearing and detoxification, etc. So what specific effects does Zhuye Shen have? Let's find out together!
Zhuye Shen
【Alias】 White Dragon Beard, Zhuye Qi, Hezhu Qi, Bai Mao Qi (Shaanxi Medicinal Plants), Shizhu Root, Zhujie Shen, Zhugen Qi (Guizhou Medicinal Plants), Baigen Yao, Xiaozhu Gen, Daozhu San, Laohu Jiang (Yunnan Medicinal Plants).
【Dosage】
Internal use: Decoction: 3-5 qian; or soak in alcohol, stew with chicken, grind into powder.
External use: Crush and apply to the affected area.
【Medicinal Parts】 The root and rhizome of the Liliaceae plant Guangdong Wanshou Bamboo.
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Effects of Zhuye Shen
【Functions and Indications】
Clears heat and detoxifies, soothes the muscles and activates blood circulation. It treats high fever that doesn't recede, bone steaming heat in deficiency fatigue, rheumatism and paralysis, joint and lower back pain, dysmenorrhea, excessive menstrual bleeding, boils and carbuncles, bruises, and fractures.
【Discussions in Various Medical Books】
1. "Shaanxi Medicinal Plants": "Nourishes yin and supplements deficiency, dispels wind and dampness, activates collaterals and relieves pain. It treats deficiency fatigue, bone steaming heat, pulmonary tuberculosis, palpitations and shortness of breath, rheumatic lower back and leg pain, sciatica."
2. "Yunnan Medicinal Plants": "Sets bones and stops bleeding, reduces inflammation and relieves pain, dispels wind and eliminates dampness."
3. "Jiangxi Medicinal Plants": "Dispels wind, clears heat, soothes the muscles and activates blood circulation."
Selection of Prescriptions
1. Treatment for high fever in children: Take an appropriate amount of Shanzhu flower root, grind into powder. Take one qian each time, twice a day, and swallow with cold water.
2. Treatment for paralysis of the hands and feet: Take two liang of Shanzhu flower root and one chicken egg. Stew in water and consume the soup with the egg.
3. Treatment for rheumatic pain: Take six qian of Shanzhu flower root, five qian of Honghaier root, three qian each of Qiancao root, Daxueteng root, and Huci root. Soak in one jin of white wine for seven days, take five qian to two liang each time, once in the morning and evening.
4. Treatment for lower back pain: Take an appropriate amount of Shanzhu flower root, grind into powder. Take two qian each time, mix with water and wine, once in the morning and evening. (①The prescription below is from "Jiangxi Medicinal Plants")
5. Treatment for rheumatic joint pain, dysmenorrhea, excessive menstrual bleeding, pulmonary tuberculosis: Take three to five qian of Baigen Yao. Decoct in water or stew with chicken for consumption. (Yunnan Medicinal Plants)
6. Treatment for bruises, fractures, gunshot wounds, boils and carbuncles, cellulitis: Crush fresh Baigen Yao, apply to the affected area. (Yunnan Medicinal Plants)
7. Treatment for coma caused by snake bites: Take two qian of Shanzhu flower root, grind into powder, and take three qian of Wannianqing root. Decoct in water and consume. (Jiangxi Medicinal Plants)
