Medicinal value of sijiqing
Drug name Sijiqing
Alias red holly, tung tree and treetop.
It comes from Ilex, a plant of Ilex in Ilex family, and its root bark, leaves and seeds are used as medicine. Root bark and leaves can be harvested all year round; Collect seeds in autumn and winter and dry them separately.
Bitter in nature; Astringent; Cool.
Meridian tropism belongs to lung meridian and heart meridian.
The efficacy of clearing away heat and toxic materials; Promoting granulation and healing sores; Promoting blood circulation to stop bleeding.
Indications: cough due to lung heat; Sore throat; Dysentery; Diarrhea; Biliary tract infection; Urinary tract infection; Coronary heart disease angina pectoris; Burn and scald; Heat toxic carbuncle swelling; Lower extremity ulcer; Leprosy ulcer; Eczema; Frostbite; Chapped; Thromboangitis obliterans; Traumatic bleeding.
The processing method takes the original medicinal materials, removes the residual branches, dead leaves and impurities, moistens them slightly, shreds them, dries them, and screens off the ash. This product is filiform and leather-like, with different sizes and lengths. The upper surface is smooth and shiny, grayish green or dark brown, the lower surface is lighter in color, and the main vein is slightly longer. The gas is slightly fragrant, bitter and astringent. Store in a dry container in a cool and dry place.
Usage and dosage: decocted, 15-30g. External use: appropriate amount, freshly pounded; Or decocting, washing, and coating with water.
Note that oral Sijiqing decoction can cause mild nausea and loss of appetite. When Sijiqing is applied to early burn wounds, it can also cause temporary pain lasting for 5- 10 minutes.
Medication method of sijiqing
1, Sijiqing treats cough due to lung heat, sore throat and diarrhea due to heat stranguria. This taste is bitter and cold, good at clearing lung fire, clearing heat and detoxifying. Used for cough due to lung fire, sore throat and wind-heat cold; Or heat toxin invading, dysuria, diarrhea, this product is only effective.
2, Sijiqing cures fire and water burns, eczema, sores. The taste is bitter and cold, and it has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, cooling blood and healing sores. Especially good at controlling water, fire and burns. Indications: fire and water burns, leg ulcers, skin eczema, heat toxic sores and furuncles, etc. It can be used as liniment for external use on the affected area. It can also be ground into powder, mixed with sesame oil, or mashed with fresh leaves and externally applied to the affected area.
3. Sijiqing can treat common cold, fever, lung heat cough, sore throat, dysuria, dysentery and diarrhea, and can use this product alone once or twice. It can also be used in combination with Taraxacum, Saxifraga and Tucao.
4, Sijiqing treats traumatic bleeding. This product has astringent and hemostatic effects. For traumatic bleeding, fresh leaves can be used to fill the wound; You can also grind the dried leaves, apply them to the wound and wrap them up.
5, Sijiqing external treatment of traumatic bleeding, can be washed with fresh leaves, mashed external wounds; You can also grind the dried leaves, apply them to the wound and wrap them up.
6, Sijiqing uses green tea leaves, decocted with slow fire until it becomes thick mucilage, directly applied to the wound surface, and applied with the drying, with the wound surface painless as the degree, to treat the first or second degree burn.
7, Sijiqing treatment of hot boils and swelling at the beginning, you can use a proper amount of fresh leaves, wash, add a little salt, smash together, and apply externally to the affected area.
8. Sijiqing can treat lower limb ulceration and soup fire injury. Dry leaves can be ground into fine powder and coated with sesame oil.