In addition, powder prepared with vinegar for aphthae by local application on sole. Now it can be used to treat hypertension.

Usage and Dosage 1.5 - 4.5 g is used in decoction for oral use and just right amount for external use.

Notes  It is not suitable to be taken in large dosage and for a long time.

Xiaohuixiang  Fructus Foeniculi

The source is from the fruit of Foeniculum Vulgare Mill., family Umbelliferae. The medicinal material is produced in all parts of China, collected in autumn when the fruits begin to be ripe, dried in the sun. The crude herbal medicine can be used or is parched with salt water for use.

Medicinal Properties  Pungent in flavor, warm in nature and attributive to the liver, kidney, spleen and stomach meridians.

Actions  Expel cold to alleviate pain, and regulate the stomach-qi.

Application

It is used for colic of cold type and orchidoptosis. It is an essential medicine to treat colic of cold type. It is usually combined with Wuyao (Radix Linderae), Qingpi (Pericarpium Cirri Reticulatae Viride ) and Gaoliangjiang (Rhizoma Alpiniae Officinarum ), such as Tiantai Wuyao San (Powder).

For qi stagnation due to stomach-cold with epigastric distention and pain, vomiting and loss of appetite, combined with Ganjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis) and Muxiang (Radix Aucklandiae ) .

Usage and Dosage  3 - 6 g is used in decoction for oral use and just right amount for external use.

Huajiao  Pericarpium Zanthoxyli

The source is from the peel of Zanthoxylum bungeanum Maxim. or Z. schinifolium Sieb. et Zucc., family Rutaceae. The medicinal material is mainly produced in all parts of China and the quality of Huajiao (Pericarpium Zanthoxyli ) produced in Sichuan is the best. It is collected and dried in the sun. The crude or the stir-baked one can be used.

Medicinal Properties  Pungent in flavor, warm in nature and attributive to the spleen, stomach and kidney meridians.

Actions  Warm the middle energizer to alleviate pain, kill worms to relieve itching.

Application

It is used to treat syndrome of epigastric and abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea; for exterior cold invading the interior resulting in stomach-cold with abdominal pain and vomiting, it can be combined with Shengjiang ( Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens ), Baidoukou ( Fructus Amomi Rotundus ), etc. ; for deficiency-cold of the spleen and stomach with cold epigastric pain, vomiting and loss of appetite, combined with Ganjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis) and Renshen (Radix Ginseng), such as Da Jianzhong Tang (Decoction).

It is used to treat abdominal pain due to worms. It can relieve pain as well as kill worms. It can be used alone or combined with Wumei ( Fructus Mume ), Huanglian (Rhizoma Coptidis ) and Ganjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis), such as Wumei Wan (Pill).

For eczema and pruritus vulvae, it can be decocted alone for washing or used together with Kushen (Radix Sophorae Flavescentis ) , Difuzi ( Fructus Kochiae ), etc..

Usage and Dosage 3 - 6 g is used in decoction for oral use and just right amount for external use.

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