Ginger is an indispensable ingredient for cooking in daily life. Generally, we will use some ginger when cooking in winter, and we will also put some ginger in seafood, fish and shrimp, because ginger not only has the function of dispelling cold, but also detoxifies, and ginger is actually a traditional Chinese medicine. So, what are the functions and taboos of turmeric in general?

Overview of traditional Chinese medicine

Turmeric, alias: Baodingxiang and Dioscorea zingiberensis, is the rhizome of turmeric, a ginger herb. Bitter, pungent and warm. Enter spleen and liver meridian.

1.Promoting blood circulation and qi circulation to relieve pain: used for various syndromes such as amenorrhea, pain in chest and hypochondrium, traumatic injury, etc. due to blood stasis and qi stagnation, such as (prescription for treating hypochondriac pain) (surgical authentic Ruyi Jinhuang powder).

2. Expelling wind-dampness and relieving arthralgia: used for shoulder and back pain due to wind-cold-dampness arthralgia, qi stagnation and blood stasis, and meridian obstruction, such as (Shujin Decoction) and (Wubi Decoction, a good prescription for women).

Drug morphology

This product is irregular oval, cylindrical or spindle-shaped, often curved, and some have short forked branches, with a length of 2 ~ 5 cm and a diameter of1~ 3 cm. The surface is dark yellow, rough, with shriveled texture and obvious links, and there are circular branch marks and fibrous root marks. Solid, not easy to break, brown-yellow to golden-yellow cross-section, horny, waxy luster, obvious ring pattern of inner cortex, and dotted vascular bundles. The smell is unique, and the taste is bitter and pungent.

Pharmacological identification: this product can break blood and remove blood stasis and promote qi circulation to relieve pain, so it can dredge channels, eliminate abdominal pain, chest, hypochondrium, blood stasis and qi stagnation. It can also disperse carbuncle and swelling, eliminate stagnation and damage blood stasis; He is also good at walking shoulders and arms, and can channel and collaterals to eliminate arthralgia.

Pharmacological action 1. It can shrink gallbladder, eliminate obstructive jaundice, promote bile secretion and elimination, and has obvious cholagogic effect. 2. It can excite uterus and has antiviral effect.

The chemical composition contains volatile oil, and the components in the oil are gingerol, dehydrogingerol, gingerol, phellandrene, eucalyptus oil essence, etc.

Dosage and Usage: 6-12g, decocted in water, or taken as a medicine. Appropriate amount for external use.

Party selection

1, Curcuma longa came earlier, and the blood is less astringent. The reddish ones are: Angelica sinensis, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Radix Paeoniae Rubra, Rhizoma Chuanxiong, Curcuma longa, Scutellariae Radix, Cortex Moutan, Rhizoma Corydalis and Rhizoma Cyperi (processed). Decoct with water. (JIANG Qin Si Wu Tang, The Golden Mirror of Medical Zong)

2, turmeric cures arm back pain, not wind and phlegm: turmeric, licorice, notopterygium each one or two, Atractylodes macrocephala two or two. Take one or two tablets each time and decoct in water. For pain below waist, Cortex Erythrinae, Radix Angelicae Sinensis and Radix Paeoniae should be added. ("Chishui Xuanzhu" Turmeric Powder)

3, turmeric for gastritis, cholangitis, bloating, pain, vomiting, jaundice: turmeric is one money five points, coptis is six points, cinnamon is three points, corydalis is one money two points, Guangyu is one money five points, and Mianjun Chen is one money five points. Decoct with water. (Modern Practical Chinese Medicine)

4, turmeric cures all bruises: peach kernel, orchid leaves, cortex moutan, turmeric, sappan, angelica, dried tangerine peel, Achyranthes bidentata, Chuanxiong, Radix Rehmanniae, cinnamon, frankincense, myrrh. Water, wine and children's excrement are decocted and taken. (Curcuma longa Decoction in Prescription for Traumatology)

5, ginger cures unbearable heartache: turmeric (slightly fried), angelica (cut, baked) one or two each, woody and linderae (slightly fried) each half. On the four flavors, Dao Luo is scattered, and each time you take two yuan Bi, fry cornus vinegar soup and adjust it. ("Shengji Zonglu" Turmeric Powder)

6. Curcuma longa is used to treat the stagnant water in the female moon, and it is suitable for qi: turmeric, clove, angelica (cut and baked) and peony are half and half. Four flavors are served, and the fine Luo is scattered. Every time you take it, it costs two yuan, and the warm wine is adjusted. When the meridians want to come, take this medicine first, regardless of the time. ("Shengji Zonglu" Turmeric Powder)

7, turmeric is unbearable for toothache: turmeric, asarum, angelica dahurica, etc. Apply it to fine powder, rub it twice or three times, and rinse it with salt soup. ("101 Selected Prescriptions" Turmeric Powder)

8, turmeric treatment of postpartum abdominal pain: turmeric two points, myrrh one point. From the top to the bottom, take one cup of water and one cup of urine from the boy, decoct the medicine to one and a half cups, and divide it into three servings. Take it orally for about five or seven miles, and then take one. ("Puji Fang" turmeric powder)