Vaccaria vaccaria, referred to as Vaccaria vaccaria for short, is a mature seed of Caryophyllaceae. Its medicinal properties are not consistent, and it has the meaning of "although there is a king's order, you can't keep it", so it is named "Wang Liu Liu Hang". It is distributed all over China. When the seeds mature in summer, the whole grass is cut and dried, and the shell naturally cracks, and the seeds are collected for medicine. Often used or fried.

First, the effect of Wang Liuliu:

Wang Liuliu is sweet, bitter and flat. Liver and stomach meridians entered. The efficacy can promote blood circulation, dredge menstruation, reduce swelling, and induce diuresis and stranguria. Its characteristics are: doing things without stopping, walking without keeping them, specializing in benefiting, especially being good at dredging menstruation and discharging milk.

Commonly used in the treatment of amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, galactorrhea, swelling and pain of mammary abscess, stranguria and other syndromes.

Summary of famous works:

Benjing: "Treat golden sores, stop bleeding, relieve pain, produce thorns, and remove wind stagnation and internal cold."

"Bielu": "Stop upset nose, carbuncle, malignant sore, breast fistula and dystocia."

"Theory of Medicinal Properties": "Treat wind and poison, dredge blood vessels."

Compendium of Materia Medica: "It is beneficial to urinate."

"Compendium of Materia Medica": "It is a medicine for Yangming, Chong and Ren, because it can move blood and promote blood circulation. Eliminate wind and arthralgia, stop bleeding and relieve pain, dredge menstruation and facilitate urination. Give birth. Treat gold sores and carbuncle sores, and produce bamboo thorns. "

Second, the compatibility and application of Vaccaria seed:

1. For dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea and other syndromes, Wang Liuxing is good at promoting blood circulation, and has the function of promoting blood circulation and dredging menstruation. For abdominal pain due to poor menstruation and blood stagnation and amenorrhea, it is often combined with herbs such as Angelica sinensis, Ligusticum Chuanxiong, Carthamus tinctorius and Rhizoma Cyperi.

Deng Tietao treats amenorrhea, menorrhagia, menoxenia, etc. This medicine is often combined with late silkworm excrement, motherwort and other drugs, and the power of promoting blood circulation and dredging menstruation will increase.

2. It is used for women with postpartum galactorrhea and mastitis. It's especially good for Wang Liu to pass menstruation and have lactation. It can be used alone, and it is often combined with medulla tetrapanacis and pig's trotters.

If the puerperal patients with hypogalactia caused by deficiency of both qi and blood are treated, they are often combined with Radix Astragali, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Fructus Lipuidambaris and Rhizoma Dioscoreae, that is, Ziru Decoction.

For treating swelling and pain of breast abscess, it is often combined with herbs such as dandelion, Prunella vulgaris and Fructus Trichosanthis to relieve pain and promote communication.

3. It is used for urinary calculi, prostatitis and other symptoms of dysuria. Semen Vaccariae can not only promote blood circulation, but also induce diuresis and treat stranguria. It is often combined with other herbs for promoting diuresis and treating stranguria, promoting blood circulation and reducing swelling. For example, Quniaoshi Decoction and Prostatitis Decoction can be used for reference.

Deng Tietao's treatment of prostatitis, prostatic hypertrophy, etc., often uses Semen Vaccariae to combine two points, which is bitter and bitter, and has a great effect on promoting blood circulation, eliminating dampness and reducing swelling.

"Waitai": "Treating stranguria and urination is often unfavorable, and it hurts in the yin, starting from tens of degrees a day, which is all caused by fatigue and deficiency heat: Wang Buliu, Shi Wei, talc, Dianmai and Kwai Zi are two each. Tamp the sieve into powder. Take it three times a day for every square inch. "

Iii. Usage and dosage of Semen Vaccariae:

Vaccaria often takes decoctions and pills. The amount of decoction used is more than ten grams.

Four, the application of Wang Liuxing note:

Vaccaria seed can promote blood circulation and dredge menstruation, so people with blood deficiency, metrorrhagia and blood loss and pregnant women should not use it.

Animal experiments show that Vaccaria seed has anti-early pregnancy effect, so pregnant people should also avoid it.

Compendium of Materia Medica: "Pregnant women should avoid it."

Materia Medica: "Hemorrhage and metrorrhagia should be avoided."

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—— notes on actual combat of traditional Chinese medicine in the evening of August 20th.

# Practical Notes of Traditional Chinese Medicine #