The medicinal part of Perforated Dragon
The rhizome of Perforated Dioscorea and Chai Huang Jiang of Dioscoreaceae
Origin and distribution of Perforated Dragon
Distributed in the provinces and autonomous regions of Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Hebei, Neimenggu, Shanxi, and Shaanxi. It is also found in North Korea, the former Soviet Union, and Japan, and is also common in the hilly mountains of the Sichuan Basin.
Morphological Characteristics
The perennial twining vine. The rhizome is transverse, cylindrical, yellow-brown. Stem left slender, nearly glabrous. Leaves alternate, leaf blade ovate or broadly ovoid, with 5-7 lobed, apex acuminate, base cordate. Flowers yellowish green, small, dioecious, spikes, axillary, male inflorescences compoundly spikelike, female inflorescences single, pendulous, greenish yellow. Capsule ovate or ellipsoid, 3-winged, yellow-brown when mature. Seeds with oblong membranous wings distally.
Use and dosage of Andrographis paniculata
Internally: decoction, 6-9g of dried, 30-45g of fresh; or steeped in wine. External use: appropriate amount, fresh products pounded compress.
Precautions of Perforated Dragon Efficacy and Effects of Perforated Dragon
Expel wind and dampness; invigorate blood circulation; relieve cough. It can be used to relieve wind-dampness, rheumatism, numbness of limbs, chest paralysis, heart pain, chronic bronchitis, bruises, maltreatment, carbuncle, swelling, etc. It is also used to relieve pain of rheumatism, rheumatic joints and pains. It is used in rheumatic pain, rheumatic arthralgia, numbness of muscles and bones, macroglossia, bruises, bronchitis.
1) "Northeast Medicine Plant Journal": soothe the tendons and activate blood, treating lumbar and leg pain, numbness of the tendons and bones.
② "Shandong Traditional Chinese Medicine": treatment of wind-cold paralysis.
3 "Shaanxi Phytomedicine Survey": malaria, pain, swelling.
④ Shaanxi Herbal Medicine: cough, rheumatic arthritis, arthralgia, dyspepsia, malaria, bruises, carbuncles and swollen sores.
The prescription of Perforated Dragon
①Treatment of lumbar and leg pain, numbness of the tendons and bones: Fresh Perforated Dragon rhizome two, a pot of water, can be decocted five, six times, plus brown sugar is more effective. *** "Northeastern medicine plant Zhi" ***
② treatment of labor injury: through the mountain dragon five money. Decoction of brown sugar, yellow wine. Daily morning and evening once. *** "Zhejiang folk common herbal medicine" ***
③ treatment of large bone disease, lumbar and leg pain: wear mountain dragon two two. One catty of white wine, soaked for seven days. Each take one or two, twice a day. *** Hebei Handbook of Traditional Chinese Medicine***
④ Treatment of flashing back, sprains and pain: Andrographis paniculata five money. The water is decocted to be taken. *** "Hebei Handbook of Traditional Chinese Medicine" ***
⑤ Treatment of malaria: fire vine root three money, frog seven, wild cotton two money each. Before the onset of water decoction. *** "Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine "***
6 Treatment of carbuncle and malignant sores: Fresh fire vine root and fresh ramie root in equal quantities. Pound it and apply it to the affected area. *** "Shaanxi Herbal Medicine" ***
⑦ Treatment of chronic bronchitis: fresh Andrographis paniculata one or two. Peel the skin to remove the roots and whiskers, wash the slices and add water, slow-fire decoction for two hours, *** decoction of the second, combined filtrate, concentrated to 100 milliliters. Divided into the morning and evening second service, ten days for a course of treatment. *** Inner Mongolia "herbal medicine new medical data compilation "***
8 treatment of rheumatic lumbar and leg pain, rheumatic arthritis: Andrographis paniculata 30g, 9g of bones, Epimedium 9g, Poria cocos 9g. water decoction. In the formula, Andrographis paniculata removes wind-dampness, invigorates blood circulation, and is the principal medicine. ***Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and Qingdao Selected Chinese Herbal Medicine***