Gansui, a Chinese medicinal herb. Gansui has certain toxicity and is not a commonly used herb. However, Gansui still has certain medicinal effects, so it is necessary to understand its effects and contraindications. Specific information is as follows:
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[Effects and Benefits of Gansui]
Gansui is used to treat urinary retention and abdominal edema.
1. Gansui treats urinary retention and abdominal edema
You can grind 5 scallions with the white part, add 1 qian of powdered Gansui, mix well, and apply vinegar to the navel area before use to prevent infection and skin irritation;
Then apply the medicine to the navel and cover with gauze, and fix it in place. Generally, you will be able to urinate or have loose stools within 2-4 hours. This method is effective for reducing abdominal edema.
2. Gansui treats palpitations and excessive phlegm
Gansui is used to treat palpitations and excessive phlegm. You can mix 10 grams of Gansui, 10 grams of peeled purple Euphorbia, and 10 grams of white mustard seeds;
Grind these three herbs into fine powder, cook into a paste the size of a phoenix tree seed, and dry it. Take 7-10 pills with diluted ginger soup before going to bed.
3. Gansui treats edema
Gansui is used to treat edema. You can boil 9 grams of Hedyotis diffusa and 9 grams of Gansui in water and take it orally.
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4. Gansui treats nasal polyps
Gansui is used to treat nasal polyps. You can grind 12 grams of fried Gansui, 12 grams of fried melon stem, 1.5 grams of pine resin, and 1.5 grams of alum into fine powder. Mix with sesame oil to make a large pill, and apply it to the hemorrhoids in the nose. Wait for the foul water to come out.
[Clinical Applications of Gansui]
1. Kongxian Dan (from "San Yin Fang") is used to treat sudden chest and back pain, as well as pain in the head, waist, and shoulder due to phlegm and saliva accumulating in the diaphragm.
30g Gansui, 30g Euphorbia, and 30g white mustard seeds. Grind into powder. Make pills the size of a phoenix tree seed. Take 5-7 pills, up to 10 pills, with ginger soup or boiled water. Gansui in this formula promotes diuresis and is the main medicinal herb.
2. Gansui Banxia Tang (from "Jin Kui Yao Lue") is used to treat those with faint pulse who want to defecate but find relief instead, and experience continuous firmness and fullness below the heart.
3 pieces of Gansui (large), 12 pieces of Banxia, 5 pieces of Shaoyao, and 1 piece of Licorice (roasted). Boil in water, mix with honey, and take it orally. Gansui in this formula promotes diuresis and is the main medicinal herb.
3. San Hua Shen You Wan (from "Da Tong Fang Ji Xue") is used to treat abdominal distention and swelling caused by water retention.
15g Gansui, 15g Euphorbia, 15g Flos Inulae (fried with vinegar), 60g Hedyotis diffusa, 30g rhubarb (finely ground), and 3g light powder.
Grind into powder and add water to form pills the size of a mung bean. Take 5 pills initially with warm water, 3 times a day, gradually increasing the dosage until the symptoms improve. Gansui in this formula promotes diuresis and disperses swelling and masses.
[Contraindications of Gansui]
When using Gansui, you can use it alone or in combination with other Chinese herbs such as Hedyotis diffusa, Flos Inulae, Euphorbia, Cinnabar, scallions, purple Euphorbia, white mustard seeds, melon stem, and alum. Gansui should not be taken by those with qi deficiency and yin injury;
It should also be avoided by those with weak spleen and stomach function, pregnant women, and should not be used together with Licorice.
