Efficacy and function of acanthopanax bark
Sexual taste: pungent; Bitter; Slightly sweet; Sexual temperature.
Meridian tropism: meridian tropism of liver; Kidney meridian.
Efficacy: expelling wind and dampness; Tonifying liver and kidney; Strong bones and muscles; Living blood vessel
Indications: arthralgia due to wind-cold and dampness; Waist and knee pain; Muscle weakness; The decimal point is late; Weakness wins weakness; Injury from falls; Fracture; Edema; Beriberi; Wet itching under yin
Usage and dosage:
Oral administration: decoction, 6-9g, double the fresh product; Soak in wine or take pills or powder.
External use: appropriate amount, decocted in water, fumigated or applied at the end.
Source: Acanthopanax senticosus is the root bark of Acanthopanax gracilis and Acanthopanax quinquefasciatus of Araliaceae.
The function of acanthopanax bark
Acanthopanax senticosus is pungent, bitter and warm. Entering the liver and kidney meridians can dispel wind and dampness; Tonifying liver and kidney; Strong bones and muscles; Living blood. Used for wind-cold-dampness arthralgia; Waist and knee pain; Muscle weakness; Children are late; Weakness wins weakness; Injury from falls; Fracture; Edema; Beriberi; Wet and itchy under the shade. Acanthopanax senticosus also has the effects of anti-tumor, anti-fatigue, reducing whole blood viscosity and preventing atherosclerosis. Acanthopanax bark is easy to use, and can be decocted, taken into pills, scattered or soaked in wine, but it should be used with caution for those with yin deficiency and excessive fire.
Acanthopanax senticosus is used for treating liver and kidney deficiency, waist and knee pain, weakness of feet and knees, and delayed walking in children. This product can warm liver and kidney, strengthen tendons and bones, and can be used to treat waist and knee pain, weakness of lower limbs and delayed walking in children caused by liver and kidney deficiency. It is often used with Achyranthes bidentata, Papaya and Dipsacus in clinical application.
Acanthopanax bark is used for rheumatism, arthralgia and soreness of waist and knees. This product has the functions of expelling wind and dampness, nourishing liver and kidney, strengthening bones and muscles, and can be used for rheumatism, arthralgia, muscle contracture, soreness of waist and knees, etc. It is most suitable for patients with liver and kidney deficiency and rheumatism, and can be used alone by soaking in wine, or in combination with Notopterygium Rhizoma, Gentiana macrophylla, Radix Clematidis, etc.
Acanthopanax bark is used for edema and dysuria. This product can also induce diuresis to reduce swelling, treat edema and dysuria, and is often combined with herbs such as Poria Skin, Pericarpium Arecae, Ginger Skin and Digu.
1 acanthopanax bark for edema and dysuria: 9g of acanthopanax bark, 9g of tangerine peel, 9g of ginger bark, 9g of poria peel and 9g of areca peel, which are decocted in water. (Selected Chinese Herbal Medicines from Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia)
Treatment of bone damage with acanthopanax bark: a chicken, weighing about five or six taels (even hair), is pounded into paste with one tael of acanthopanax bark, put on the wound, and when it is scented, it is taken off, and then it is fried with San Qian, Acanthopanax bark, a bowl of wine, and then served with Dawasong fried wine. (Mei's New Edition of Prescriptions)
Treatment of scrotal edema with acanthopanax bark: 9g of acanthopanax bark, 30g of immortal's head, decocted in water. (Shandong Handbook of Chinese Herbal Medicine)
Acanthopanax senticosus treats women with blood and wind fatigue, haggard appearance, drowsiness of limbs, dyspnea, less gas inhalation, more fever and sweat, dry mouth and astringent tongue, and does not think about diet: Acanthopanax senticosus, Paeonia suffruticosa, and Angelica sinensis (to remove reed) one or two each. The top is the end, each time you take a money, a lamp of water, dip a penny of bronze money in oil as medicine, fry it for seven minutes, and take it warm, three times a day. ("Ju Fang" Fried Powder)
Treatment of skin and pudendal itching with Acanthopanax Cortex: appropriate amount of Acanthopanax Cortex is decocted and washed outside. (Qingdao Handbook of Chinese Herbal Medicine)
The usage difference between Cortex Acanthopanacis and Cortex Acanthopanacis Senticosi (Cortex Acanthopanacis Senticosi, Cortex Acanthopanacis Senticosi)
Acanthopanax senticosus is used for liver and kidney deficiency, soreness of waist and knees, weakness of feet and knees, and tardiness in children. It is often used together with Achyranthes bidentata, Papaya and Dipsacus in clinical application.
Cortex Acanthopanacis Senticosi is used for rheumatic arthralgia and soreness of waist and knees. The product has the functions of expelling wind and dampness, nourishing liver and kidney, and strengthening bones and muscles. It is most suitable for patients with rheumatism due to liver and kidney deficiency. It can be used alone by soaking in wine, or in combination with Notopterygium, Gentiana macrophylla and Clematis.
Cortex Acanthopanacis Senticosi is used for edema and dysuria. It can promote diuresis and reduce swelling, and treat edema and dysuria. It is often used together with Poria Peel, Pericarpium Arecae, Ginger Peel and Gegu.
General dosage and usage of acanthopanax bark: 1 yuan to San Qian (3 3_ 10/0g), decocted.
Cortex Acanthopanacis Senticosi (Cortex Acanthopanacis Senticosi and Cortex Acanthopanacis Senticosi)
Cortex periplocae is bitter, warm and poisonous. It can be used for treating arthralgia due to wind-cold-dampness, and soreness of waist and knees. It is longer than diuresis, and is used to treat edema (especially heart failure edema), which is unfavorable for urination. The clinical dosage is 3 ~ 6g, so it should be taken with caution and not excessive. Although Cortex Acanthopanacis Senticosi and Cortex Periplocae both have the effect of expelling wind and dampness, their characters and functions are quite different due to different sources.
What are the effects of soaking acanthopanax bark in water? First, dispel wind and remove dampness.
This is a common effect of acanthopanax bark soaked in water, which is suitable for various types of rheumatic diseases. Acanthopanax senticosus has the best curative effect on arthritis caused by rheumatism, and some medicinal materials such as Achyranthes bidentata and Papaya can also be added in the process of using medicinal materials, and the effect will be better.
Second: promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that acanthopanax bark is warm, so it has the effect of warming and dredging blood vessels after entering the body, so that it can play the role of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis after scientific persistence. In life, if the body suffers from traumatic injury or traumatic fracture, it can be soaked in water, which can not only promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, but also nourish the body and make the body recover quickly.
Third: strengthen your bones and muscles
If the body suffers from soreness of waist and knees or weakness of bones and muscles caused by liver and kidney loss, I suggest you mix Acanthopanax with Dipsacus, Morinda officinalis and Eucommia ulmoides. Besides soaking in water, you can also make it into medicated wine, and the effect is very good.
Fourth: benefiting water.
Acanthopanax senticosus has a very good diuretic effect, which is especially suitable for treating edema. Besides taking this medicine directly, I also suggest that you can add some ginger peel or areca peel to use it together, and the effect will be better.
Fifth: Bushen Yizhi
Experts also told us that the scientific use of Acanthopanax bark, a Chinese herbal medicine, can also play the role of tonifying kidney and improving intelligence, especially for mental fatigue and dizziness and forgetfulness caused by kidney deficiency, but it takes a long time, so be patient when taking it.
Sixth: enhance the body's immunity.
Scientists have found through experiments that acanthopanax bark can effectively enhance the function of the body's immune system and also enhance the survival time of transplanted myocardium. After the reagent extracted from Acanthopanax Cortex is injected into the body, it is found that phagocytes will increase greatly, and the body will naturally become healthier and healthier if it is taken persistently.
Seventh: sedation and analgesia
Through experiments, it is found that the alcohol extract in Acanthopanax Cortex has a certain synergistic effect on subthreshold pentobarbital sodium, so that the sleep time of mice will be prolonged and the spontaneous exercise will be reduced. In addition, the n-butanol extract from acanthopanax bark can effectively improve the pain valve of animals, so it can play an analgesic role.
Eighth: anti-inflammatory effect
The extract of acanthopanax bark can effectively inhibit or treat the swelling of the feet of mice, and it also has a good effect on the proliferation of granulation tissue after taking it for a week. This is because acanthopanax bark contains certain substances such as n-butanol, which have very good anti-inflammatory effect, mainly by reducing the release of inflammatory mediators in the body, thus fundamentally inhibiting the possibility of inflammation.
Ninth: promote nucleic acid synthesis in vivo.
Modern research also found that if the body ingests the water of Acanthopanax senticosus to extract alcohol, the DNA synthesis of liver and spleen cells of young mice will be promoted, and it also has a certain effect on the total toxic liver injury caused by polysaccharides.
Tenth: detoxification
The effect of soaking acanthopanax bark in water also includes detoxification, which has a very good curative effect on liver drug poisoning, and this Chinese herbal medicine also has the ability to promote the body's anti-infection and has a certain resistance to radiation.
Eleventh: Anti-tumor
Taking acanthopanax bark can enhance the body's immunity, and also has good inhibitory and therapeutic effects on various tumors.