Its stem is as straight as an arrow shaft, its whole body is red, and its branches and leaves grow on its head, like an arrow stuck in the ground. Legend has it that gastrodia elata does not move in the wind, but shakes itself without wind. Why is it so strange?
The ancients explained that the roots of Gastrodia elata were distributed at twelve o'clock, and the roots were as thin as white hair, absorbing the essence of heaven and earth.
The efficacy of gastrodia elata can be known from its name. The ancients paid attention to the unity of heaven and man, and everything could correspond to the human body itself. In the human body, the highest position is the head, which corresponds to the sky. Gastrodia elata is mainly used for headache and dizziness, so the ancients gave the word "Gastrodia elata" to "Chijianzhi".
In addition, it also has the effects of benefiting the waist and knees, strengthening tendons and reducing swelling.
Different from other medicinal materials, Gastrodia elata is an extremely important medicinal material in the homology of medicine and food. Farmers usually pick gastrodia elata in July and August, and fresh gastrodia elata can be peeled and eaten raw directly. In addition, dried gastrodia elata is a good partner of broth. Its only drawback is that it tastes a little heavy. Friends who are worried about affecting the flavor of meat should pay attention when using gastrodia elata!
What are the effects of Atractylodes macrocephala? Atractylodes macrocephala (zhu) is the rhizome of Atractylodes macrocephala in Compositae, mainly produced in Zhejiang, Hubei, Hunan and other places. Among them, Zhejiang has the best quality and is called "Yu Shu". Although Atractylodes macrocephala grows underground, in fact, Atractylodes macrocephala is fragrant, rich, slightly pungent, sweet, bitter and warm. Enter spleen meridian and stomach meridian. Has the effects of invigorating qi, invigorating spleen, eliminating dampness, promoting diuresis, arresting sweating and preventing miscarriage. It is a good medicine that is blindly ignored but praised by doctors as "unparalleled medicine for nourishing the spleen and stomach". Since it is a tonic, who is more suitable to eat?
1. Weak temper
Atractylodes macrocephala is warm and belongs to spleen and stomach meridians, which tonifies spleen and benefits qi; It can also dry dampness and benefit water. Our internal organs have their own preferences, and the spleen governs transport and transformation. The most disgusting thing is dampness. When the spleen is wet, people will feel anorexia, loss of appetite, drowsiness and fatigue. Atractylodes macrocephala can not only strengthen the spleen, but also dry the dampness, remove the dampness of middle energizer, and improve the symptoms such as anorexia, diarrhea, phlegm retention and edema caused by spleen deficiency and dampness resistance. Known by ancient physicians as "the first medicine for invigorating spleen and benefiting qi", it treats both the symptoms and root causes.
2. Qi deficiency and spontaneous sweating
Atractylodes macrocephala not only tonifies spleen and qi, but also strengthens exterior and stops sweating. Atractylodes macrocephala can play a role in treating spontaneous sweating due to exterior deficiency. Of course, if you want to have a better effect, you can use other drugs to invigorate qi and dispel wind. The famous prescription Yupingfeng Powder is a simple combination of Atractylodes macrocephala, Radix Astragali and Radix Saposhnikoviae.
3. Fetal movement is uneasy
Atractylodes macrocephala can not only invigorate qi, but also prevent miscarriage. Indications: Fetal dyskinesia caused by spleen deficiency. Spleen governs transport and transformation, and spleen deficiency may lead to digestive problems, which in turn lead to nutritional problems and affect the fetus. Therefore, it can be combined with ginseng, astragalus and other drugs for invigorating qi, nourishing blood and preventing miscarriage, and can be used to treat fetal movement anxiety caused by spleen deficiency and dystrophy. If the spleen and stomach are trapped by dampness, which leads to fetal movement restlessness, hiccup and drowsiness, it can be combined with spleen-invigorating and dampness-removing herbs, such as Poria and Chenpi.
In short, a series of effects of Atractylodes macrocephala are based on the efficacy of invigorating spleen and drying dampness. So people with weak spleen and stomach must remember this medicine! Although Atractylodes macrocephala is called "the first medicine for strengthening the spleen", it is not suitable for people with warm and dry nature, fever and yin deficiency and thirst.
The efficacy of gastrodia elata, a traditional Chinese medicine, is used as medicine from the dried tuber of gastrodia elata, an orchid plant. Gastrodia elata has a long history in the application of traditional Chinese medicine. It is recorded in Shennong Materia Medica that Gastrodia elata is flat in nature and sweet in taste, belonging to the liver meridian; It has the effects of calming wind and relieving spasm, calming liver and suppressing yang, expelling wind and dredging collaterals.
Gastrodia elata mainly contains gastrodin, gastrodin aglycone, vanillin and B- sitosterol. Clinically, it is mainly used to treat hypertension, spasm, headache and dizziness. The dosage is generally 3- 10g.
Clinical application of gastrodia elata in the treatment of cerebral infarction and traumatic syndrome: Gastrodia elata contains gastrodin aglycone and gastrodin, which can improve cell metabolism, promote collateral circulation and cerebral vasodilation, improve blood microcirculation disorder, reduce platelet aggregation and reduce blood viscosity. Analgesia and treatment of vertigo: Gastrodin can dilate cerebral blood vessels, increase cerebral blood flow, and enhance the expansibility of elastic tissues of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases under the action of external force, and can be used to treat trigeminal neuralgia, occipital neuralgia, drug-induced vertigo, vertebrobasilar insufficiency and other diseases. Other aspects: At present, Gastrodia elata is widely used in the treatment of many diseases, such as vascular dementia, Alzheimer's disease, hypertension and so on. Some researchers have suggested that Gastrodia elata as a brain health care drug can enhance the neural resolution of users.
What should I pay attention to when using gastrodia elata? Adverse reactions: Although Gastrodia elata is used to treat dizziness, the common adverse reactions are dizziness or nausea, chest tightness, skin papules with itching and so on. Some people may have facial or systemic edema or even hair loss. Modern pharmacological experiments show that Gastrodia elata has certain toxic and side effects, the poisoning dose is more than 40g, and the incubation period is 1-6 hours. Gastrodia elata can't be used with Yufeng Grass Root at the same time, otherwise it may cause intestinal junction syndrome. Gastrodia elata is not suitable for everyone. Patients with fluid deficiency, blood deficiency and yin deficiency should pay special attention to it and should not be used. Gastrodia elata should not be fried for a long time: because the main component of Gastrodia elata is gastrodin, it is extremely volatile when exposed to heat.