Onion white, is a lily plant onion adjacent to the root of the bulb, the origin is more extensive, all parts of our country are planted, and there is no obvious seasonal harvest, can be picked at any time. Generally after picking, cut off the roots and leaves, peel off the outer membrane, scallion white generally do not do other processing, fresh for use.
Scallion white, warm, pungent flavor, the main return to the lung meridian, stomach meridian. Therefore, the main treatment of lung and stomach related diseases, not all lung and stomach diseases can be treated. Onion white pungent warm, but not dry, there is a certain sweating effect, but its sweating power is more moderate, not harsh, only on the wind-cold cold cold of the use of light evidence, heavy evidence of the use of onion white, need to be accompanied by ephedra, cinnamon, etc., at this time, onion white as a complementary medicine, and its enhancement of sweating to solve the problem of the work. Can be used alone, but also with tempeh and other milder antidote to the use of drugs, such as onion and black bean soup.
Shallot white, pungent and warm, can promote yang qi, warm cold condensation, this aspect of its effectiveness can make the yang qi up and down the smooth, internal and external contact, suitable for yin-sheng yang symptoms. For example, in Bai Tong Tang, with the accompanying seeds, dry ginger, the role of the Yang back to the syncope.
In addition, scallion white can be used externally, it will be mashed, externally applied to the umbilicus, along with some moxibustion, warm ironing and other external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine, can be effective in treating yin and cold abdominal pain, dysuria and other diseases.
"Compendium of Materia Medica" inside another discussion of onion white: "in addition to rheumatism, body pain and paralysis, insect accumulation of heart pain, stop adult Yang off, Yin poison abdominal pain, children's intestines within the dish fishing, women's pregnancy and drowning blood, through the milk, the spread of milk carbuncle. This means that the white onion also has the effect of dispersing the knot through the breast milk, external application of the breast can treat breast carbuncle, breast distension and pain, and at the same time can treat the milk stagnation of the problem.