First, the effect of almonds:
Almond tastes bitter and slightly warm; There is a little poison. Return to lung and large intestine meridian. Efficacy can relieve cough and asthma, moisten the intestines and relax the bowels. Known as "the important medicine for dispelling cold, relieving cough and asthma".
Modern medicine is often used to treat cough and asthma, chest full of phlegm, intestinal dryness and constipation.
Summary of famous works:
Classic: "Cough against the upper qi, thunder, laryngitis, lower qi, lactation, golden sore, chills and dolphins."
"Theory of Medicinal Properties": "Mainly cough against asthma, add asparagus decoction, moisten the heart and lungs, and make soup with cheese to moisten the sound and qi."
"Pearl Capsule": "In addition to lung heat, treat focal wind dryness, benefit the chest and qi, and moisten the large intestine."
"Medicine Faxiang": "In addition to lung dryness, treat wind dryness between the chest and diaphragm, stir-fry with bran, and peel and tip it."
"Changsha Medicine Solution": "It is most beneficial to relieve the obstruction of the chest, relieve asthma and cough, eliminate the edema of the skin and stomach, moisten the lungs and intestines, and dredge the meridians."
Compendium of Materia Medica: "Purging lung and resolving muscle, expelling wind and cold, lowering qi and removing phlegm, moistening dryness and resolving food stagnation. Clearing the secrets of the large intestine. Treat headache, wind dryness in upper energizer, and cough against upper qi. Annoyed by heat and shortness of breath. "
Second, the compatibility and application of almond:
1. Used for cough and asthma. Almond bitter purges qi, relieves cough and asthma, and treats cough and asthma, regardless of cold and heat deficiency. For wind-cold cough, it is often combined with ephedra and licorice, namely San 'ao Decoction and Mahuang Decoction. For wind-heat cough, it is often combined with mulberry leaves and chrysanthemum, that is, Sangju Yin. For cough due to dryness and heat, it is often combined with mulberry leaves, Fritillaria and Adenophora, that is, Sangxing Decoction. Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang is often combined with Herba Ephedrae, Gypsum Fibrosum and Glycyrrhrizae Radix to treat cough and asthma caused by lung heat.
Although almonds are good at treating cough and asthma, they are often used for symptomatic purposes, and less are the main drugs in prescriptions. Moreover, almonds have no expectorant effect, so those with cough and asthma and phlegm must be combined with expectorant drugs.
2. Used for intestinal dryness and constipation. Almonds can moisten the intestines and relieve constipation, similar to peach kernels. For constipation due to intestinal dryness, it is often combined with peach kernel, which can not only relieve cough and asthma, but also dredge the large intestine, killing two birds with one stone. Compatibility with peach kernel, namely Shuang Ren Pill. If it is combined with peach kernel, Prunus mume kernel and Platycladus orientalis kernel, it is called Wuren Pill. If it is combined with Fructus Cannabis, Radix Angelicae Sinensis and Fructus Aurantii, it is Runchang Pill.
Li Dongyuan said: "Almond wheezes, and it is also used to treat qi; Peach kernel cures madness, and it also cures blood. Peach and almond treat constipation, which should be divided into qi and blood. "
3. Other common compatibility.
Almond combined with Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae is good at moistening lung, reducing qi, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. Almonds mainly promote the lowering of lung qi, and the lowering of qi will relieve cough and asthma; Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae takes clearing away heat and resolving phlegm as the key, and resolving phlegm will heat and remove Feining. Compatibility of the two drugs, one warming and one cooling, one moistening and one descending, combined treatment of phlegm and qi. It is often used for chronic cough due to lung deficiency, scanty phlegm, dry throat, phlegm-heat stagnation in the lung, cough and yellow phlegm, etc., with remarkable curative effect.
Ephedra combined with almond is the most commonly used. Mahuangxin Wensheng Powder can promote lung qi, relieve cough and asthma; Almond lowers qi and relieves cough. The compatibility of the two drugs, one propaganda and one descending, has better effects of regulating lung qi, relieving cough and asthma. It is used in many famous prescriptions, such as San 'ao Decoction, Mahuang Decoction, Maxing Shigan Decoction and so on.
The compatibility of ephedra and almond can cure all kinds of cough and asthma. If mixed with gypsum, it can cure asthma caused by external cold and internal heat; With Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi and Lumbricus, heat asthma can be treated; With Astragalus membranaceus and Saposhnikovia divaricata, asthma due to qi deficiency can be treated; Rhubarb mixed with wine can treat phlegm-heat and asthma; With Radix Rehmanniae Preparata and Heche, asthma due to kidney deficiency can be treated; With tangerine peel and Pinellia tuber, phlegm-dampness asthma can be treated. The application of prescription is all dialectical.
Almond with prickly heat is called prickly heat powder. Can be used for treating edema and ascites. The prickly heat purges the lung and circulates water, while the almond purges the lung and qi. The compatibility of the two drugs can clear the water channel, so it can promote diuresis and reduce swelling. If the two drugs are combined with perilla, radish seed and white mustard seed, that is, Wuzi Dingchuan Decoction, it can also treat phlegm and asthma, which is worth learning.
3. Usage and dosage of almonds:
Almonds are often used in decoctions and pills. There is a small poison, so the dosage should not be too large, generally a few grams of decoction can be added. It should be broken and then lowered.
Both almond and peach kernel contain amygdalin, which will generate a trace of hydrocyanic acid after hydrolysis. A trace of hydrocyanic acid can relieve cough and asthma, but if the dose is too large, it will inhibit breathing and even cause poisoning.
Wang Angyan: "Peel, sharpen and fry."
Fourth, the application of almonds note:
Almonds are slightly toxic and slippery, so don't take them in excess. People with cough due to yin deficiency, asthenic heat and loose stools are forbidden to use them. Infants should use it with caution.
Wang Angyan said, "A little poison can kill insects and cure sores. People with lung deficiency and cough are prohibited. "
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—— notes on actual combat of traditional Chinese medicine 20.7. 10 night
# Practical Notes of Traditional Chinese Medicine #