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Astragalus Membranaceus, Safflower, Redwood, Peach Kernel, Motherwort Effects and Functions
Astragalus: Astragalus is the root of Astragalus membranaceus or Astragalus membranaceus, family Leguminosae; Astragalus has the effect of tonifying the middle and benefiting the qi, stopping sweating, inducing diuresis, removing toxins and promoting the growth of muscles, Astragalus is mostly used for solidifying the surface, supporting sores and inducing diuresis, etc.; honey-braised Astragalus is mostly used for tonifying the middle and benefiting the qi; fried Astragalus is mostly used for benefiting the qi and strengthening the spleen.

Safflower:, numbness of the legs and feet or bruises and other bruises

Note The fruit is called Bai Pingzi, containing "safflower seed" oil, the oil can lower cholesterol and high blood lipids; soften and dilate blood vessels, anti-aging, endocrine regulation.

Safflower effectiveness and role of medicinal safflower:

[Source] This product is the dried flowers of safflower Carthamus tinctorius L. of Asteraceae.

[Botanical form] Annual or biennial herb, 30-90 cm tall, leaves alternate, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 4-12 cm long, 1-3 cm wide, apex acuminate, margin irregularly serrate, teeth end with sharp spines; sessile, slightly clasping. Heads terminal, 3 to 4 cm in diameter, involucral bracts multilayered, the outermost 2 to 3 layers leafy, margins with unequal sharp teeth, the inner layers ovate, the upper margins with short spines; all tubular flowers, bisexual, corolla yellow at first, mutating to orange-red. Achenes white, obovate, ca. 5 mm, quadrangular, without crown hairs. Flowering period May to July, fruiting period July to September.

[Herbal properties] Flowers are gathered into irregular masses. Red or reddish yellow. Individual flowers are about 1.5cm long. the corolla tube is slender, 5-lobed at the apex, the lobes are narrowly linear, 5-7mm long. there are 5 stamens, the anthers are aggregated into a tube, yellow. Stigma long cylindrical tip slightly forked. The stigma is long and cylindrical with a slightly forked tip. With a special aroma, taste slightly bitter. After soaking in water, the water becomes golden yellow, and the flowers do not lose color.

[Usage and dosage] Internal use: decoction, 3-10 g. It is recommended to use less to nourish and harmonize blood, and more to activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis.

[Functions and Indications] It is used to promote blood circulation, dispel blood stasis and relieve pain. It is used for amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, obstruction in the abdomen and lumps, bruises and injuries, sores and swellings

Effects of Sumac:

Sumac's aliases are: Sufan, Sufang, Sufangmu, Palm Wood, Red Wood, Red Chai, Red Sumac, and Lok Man Shuei. It has the effect of promoting blood circulation, eliminating blood stasis, reducing swelling and relieving pain. Indications: women with blood stagnation and menstrual closure, dysmenorrhea, postpartum stasis and cardiac and abdominal pain, postpartum hematemesis, carbuncle and swelling, bruises, tetanus. Blood deficiency without stasis is not suitable, pregnant women should not take.

Su Mu with peach kernel, can activate blood stasis pain, treatment of women's menstrual closure, blood stasis abdominal pain and all kinds of blood stasis swelling and pain.

Su Mu with Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong, blood activation and eliminate blood stasis and pain relief efficacy is significant, commonly used in women's blood stasis in the obstruction, menstrual closure, abdominal pain and traumatic injuries, blood stasis pain, carbuncle and gangrene and other diseases.

Su Mu with motherwort, can cure blood stasis and abdominal pain, postpartum bad blood does not work.

Su Mu with Xiang Fu, blood circulation, regulating menstruation pain, can be used for gas stagnation and blood stasis of abdominal pain, coercive pain and women's menstrual pain.

Su Mu with Comfrey is used for treating canker sores and swollen poisons.

Classification: Blood activator; swelling reducer; pain reliever.

Alternative names: su fang, su fang, su fang wood, brown wood, red wood, red firewood, red su fang wood, fallow tree.

Efficacy and effect of Su Fang

Taste: sweet; salty; flat; non-toxic.

Attributive meridians: heart meridian; liver meridian; stomach meridian; large intestine meridian.

Effects: Promoting blood circulation, eliminating blood stasis, subduing swelling and relieving pain.

Terapeutic Indications: Blood stagnation and menstrual occlusion in women, menstrual cramps, postpartum stasis and cardiac and abdominal pain, postpartum hematemesis, carbuncles and swellings, bruises, and tetanus.

Use and dosage: internal: decoction, 3-9g, or powder. External use: appropriate amount, powdered and sprinkled.

Source: The heartwood of the leguminous plant Sumac.

Su Mu's role:

1, Su Mu treatment of women's menstrual water is not accessible, annoyance, heat and pain: Su Fang wood two two (filing), salammoniac half two (research), Sichuan rhubarb (end) one or two. The above medicine, the first three big water, decoction of Su Fang wood to one and a half, remove the dregs, into the salammoniac, rhubarb end, with simmering into a paste. Boil together to form a paste. Mix half a tablespoon of this medicine with warm wine in the heart every day. ("Sheng Hui Fang" sappan wood decoction)

2, suzuki to treat migraine swelling and pain: use suzuki two two, a pot of good wine. Boil and drink frequently. ("The lakes set of simple formula")

3, Su wood treatment of postpartum stagnant gas for asthma: Su wood, ginseng, Maimendong, water decoction. ("Gynecology Yu Ruler" Su Mu Tang)

4, the treatment of tetanus: Su Fang wood is not how much, pounded into a fine powder. Each service three money dagger, wine mixing service. ("General Records of the Sheng Ji" sole holy San)

5, Su wood treatment was beaten injury, due to sores in the wind: Su wood (hammer to make rotten, research) two two. With two liters of wine, decoct one liter. Divided into three servings, empty heart, noon, night one service. ("Sheng Ji General Records" wood wine)

6, wood for blood dizziness: wood five money, decoction, add a cup of stool, take. (Lu Chuan Materia Medica)

7, the treatment of broken fingers, but also for the rest of the skin knife and vector wounds: really heavy hematite, for the fine powder, dressing between the broken fingers, outside the cocoon binding complete solid. ("regeneration of all the wonderful formula" to connect the finger square)

8, hematopoietic treatment of postpartum blood transport, abdominal boredom, asthma and want to die: sappan wood (the end of) two two, lotus leaves (roasted) a one, one and a half of peony, cinnamon (remove the rough skin) one or two, turtle turtle armor (remove the skirt of the beech, vinegar roasted) a two and a half. The above five flavors, filed as a large soybean, with five marigolds of water, lotus root juice. The same decoction to take two, remove the dregs, into the red snow one or two, divided into warm two services, porridge before eating, such as people walking three, five miles and then served. (Sheng Ji General Records "Su Fang drink)

Effects of motherwort

Promoting blood circulation and regulating menstruation, diuretic swelling. It can be used for menstrual disorders, dysmenorrhea, menstrual closure, incomplete discharge, edema and urinary incontinence; edema in acute nephritis.

Yi motherwort, also known as Cnidium sativum, Kun grass, is a herb, bitter, pungent, slightly cold. Because it contains selenium and manganese and other trace elements, can be antioxidant, anti-aging, anti-fatigue and inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells, therefore, have the effect of skin care.