Qu Mai (Herba Dianthi)

This product is rarely used in traditional Chinese medicine. "Shennong's Materia Medica" is included in the middle grade.

Other names: Caryophyllus, giant barley, ten kinds of brocade.

Source: Dried flowering whole herb of Dianthus superbus L. and Dianthus chinensis L., a perennial herbaceous plant in the caryophyllaceae family. Mostly cultivated.

Plant form: perennial herbaceous plant. The stems are clustered and erect. The height of the wheat is 30~80cm. Caryophyllus is 30~50cm high. Segmented, multi-branched. Single-leaf opposite, linear-lanceolate, entire, the base is connected into a sheath, the flower apex, single or several clusters, the corolla has 5 petals, and there are red, white, purple, miscellaneous and other colors. The tip of the corolla is deeply lobed into a filament. The tip of the caryophyllus corolla is serrated and lobed. The capsule is long cylindrical, wrapped in the sepal tube, and the top is 4~5 tooth fissures when ripe. There are many black oblate seeds inside.

Origin: It is cultivated all over the country, and there are also wild.

Trait signing: Before the flowering period of this product, the whole plant on the ground is cut and dried into a handful. After drying, the wheat is yellow-green, and the rest is the same as above. It is better to be yellow-green, no weeds, no roots, and the flowers are not open.

Main ingredients: Saponin-containing. Caryophyllum contains aromatic oils, mainly eugenol, phenethyl alcohol, etc.

Pharmacological effects: (1) diuretic, its decoction has a significant diuretic effect; (2) Stimulate the intestinal tube and increase intestinal peristalsis.

Processing: Cutting and chewing, raw use.

Taste: bitter cold.

Returning to the meridians: into the heart, the small intestine meridian.

Function: Clearing heat and diuretic, breaking blood and menstruation.

Indications: gonorrhoea, blood in the urine, amenorrhea.

Clinical application: It is most suitable for the treatment of patients with hematuria (such as acute urethritis and cystitis), often with red peony, grass root, raw land, such as Qumaisan. If the heat certificate is more abundant, add gardenia and talc; For the blood shower caused by postpartum urinary tract infection, it is advisable to use Pu Huang. In addition, Qu wheat also treats constipation, because it can increase intestinal peristalsis and promote defecation, often with Quercus wilt kernel.

Dosage: 3~12g, large doses can be used up to 18~24g.

Prescription examples:

Qu wheat powder: Qu Mai 9g red peony 9g grass root 30g raw land 18g E Jiao 4.5g (melted) Di Gu Pi 6g, decoction in water.

Case Study: Kidney Stones

Patient Zhou, male, 34 years old.

Chief complaint: a slight hydronephrosis, B-ultrasound similar to kidney stones blocked to the ureter. As long as you drink alcohol, or Huoxiang Zhengqi water, the first sip will be uncomfortable and a little open. And then drink a little more will not. There are also dizziness for several years. Intestinal polyps have been removed last year. The bladder is often hard during menstruation, and it can also cause backache. The schedule is chaotic because the work needs to be reversed day and night.

Traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis: liver and gallbladder dampness and heat (upper and middle coke dampness and heat cannot be discharged), spleen and kidney yang deficiency (moss white), cold and heat cementation.

Traditional Chinese medicine prescription: warm gallbladder decoction plus or minus (from Sun Simiao's "Preparation for Emergency").

Cantonal desmodium 30g, Mianyin Chen 10g, Citrus aurantium 10g, rhubarb 10g, black and white aconite 10g each (fry for 30 minutes) White snake root 10g, Poria cocos 10g, bergamot 10g, plantain 10g, Chuanshan dragon 10g, Tongcao 6g, Zeeland 10g, citrus aurantium shell 30g, decoction in water. One dose per day, a total of 10 doses.

Follow-up observation: After drinking 8 doses of traditional Chinese medicine, kidney stones were discharged.

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