Its source is: the fruit of tribulus terrestris and Chenopodium grandiflorum.
It mainly grows in fields or wasteland, roadsides and sand dunes. Distributed in most parts of the country. Location: Hebei, Henan, Anhui and other places. In addition, Sichuan, Jiangsu, Heilongjiang, Liaoning and other places are also produced.
Its medicinal part is fruit, and the medicinal characteristics of fruit are mostly warm and cold. Has the effects of regulating qi and promoting digestion. In other words, its medicinal properties are downward. Because of its external stings, among Chinese herbal medicines, stinging drugs have the functions of breaking blood, promoting qi circulation, supporting poison and expelling pus, such as Gleditsia sinensis.
Through tasting, it was found that Tribulus terrestris was pungent, bitter and slightly warm. In character recognition, it is better to have solid, full and uniform particles and gray color. Pharmacological studies by relevant departments show that Tribulus terrestris mainly contains kaempferol, kaempferol 3- rutinoside and peroxidase. Dried fruit contains 3.5% fatty oil and a small amount of volatile oil, tannins, resins, sterols, potassium salts and trace alkaloids.
The water extract and 30% ethanol extract of Tribulus terrestris have antihypertensive effects. The decoction has diuretic effect; Anti-platelet aggregation and anti-arteriosclerosis effects; Strong, anti-aging, enhance sexual desire.
Through clinical practice, it is gradually found that Tribulus terrestris has the functions of calming the liver and relieving depression, promoting blood circulation and expelling wind, improving eyesight and relieving itching. Can be used for treating headache, pruritus, red eyes, chest distress, breast pain, breast obstruction, rubella pruritus, vitiligo, etc.
Clinical treatment of eye diseases is often compatible with Rhizoma Dioscoreae Septemlobae; Treatment of emphysema and pain: This prescription is like Tribulus terrestris powder in Qian Jin Fang.
Treatment of vitiligo: vinegar decoction, grinding and spreading or external application (external application). Or use this product alone and grind it into powder to take.
Tribulus terrestris can be divided into three kinds in clinical application. Why are there three different processed products of Tribulus terrestris? This is mainly: 1 safe and effective. According to relevant pharmaceutical books, Tribulus terrestris has little toxicity; The second is to change or alleviate the medicinal properties, and the third is to improve the curative effect. Therefore, according to the different meridian tropism of drugs, Tribulus terrestris is mainly divided into Tribulus terrestris, fried Tribulus terrestris and salt Tribulus terrestris.
Generally speaking, tribulus terrestris generally enters the lung meridian because of its pungent and warm taste, and takes its function of promoting blood circulation and relieving itching; After frying, the pungent and warm qi of tribulus terrestris decreased, and the qi descending into the liver meridian increased, thus increasing its functions of calming the liver, relieving depression and improving eyesight. After the tribulus terrestris salt is made, the salt enters the kidney, so that the drug is introduced into the kidney meridian, thus strengthening its specific functions of diuresis and treating toothache. Clinical usage and dosage: oral decoction, 6 9 grams or pill powder. External use: tamping or grinding, or external application after hydration.
As far as compatibility is concerned:
1, compatibility with chrysanthemum is beneficial to clearing liver and improving eyesight;
2. Compatibility with Bombyx Batryticatus is beneficial to calming liver and expelling wind, relieving convulsion and relieving pain;
3. Compatibility with Cortex Albizziae is beneficial to calming the heart, removing blood stasis, reducing swelling and relieving pain.
Caution: Because of its pungent and warm nature, it has the function of promoting blood circulation and resolving hard mass, so pregnant women with weak blood deficiency and qi should use it with caution.