Contents 1 Pinyin 2 English reference 3 Overview 4 Alias ??of Tianzhu Huang 5 Source and origin 6 Meridian distribution of nature and taste 7 Functions and indications 8 Usage and dosage of Tianzhu Huang 9 Chemical composition 10 Pharmacological effects of Tianzhu Huang 11 Tianzhu Huang Pharmacopoeia standards 11.1 Product name 11.2 Source 11.3 Properties 11.4 Identification 11.5 Inspection 11.5.1 Volume ratio 11.5.2 Water absorption 11.6 Nature, taste and meridians 11.7 Functions and indications 11.8 Usage and dosage 11.9 Storage 11.10 Source 12 References attached: 1 Chinese medicine Tianzhu is used Huang's prescription 2 Chinese patent medicines using the traditional Chinese medicine Tianzhuhuang 3 Tianzhuhuang in ancient books 1 Pinyin

tiān zhú huáng 2 English reference

concretio silicea bambusae,tabaschir,tabasheer [Xiangya Medical Professional Dictionary] 3 Overview

Tianzhuhuang is a traditional Chinese medicine derived from "Kaibao Materia Medica" [1]. The "Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China" (2010 edition) records the pharmacopoeia standards of this traditional Chinese medicine. 4 Alias ??of Tianzhuhuang

Bamboo yellow, Tianzhuhuang[1] 5 Source and production area

Gramineae Bambusa ilisMcClure or Schizostachyum chinensesRendle and other stems A lump formed by the natural drying and condensation of wound fluid. Mainly produced in Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places. [1]

6 Meridian distribution of nature and flavor

Sweet, cold. Enters the heart, liver, and gallbladder meridians. [1] 7 Functions and Indications

Clear away heat and phlegm, cool the heart and calm jitters. It can be used to treat excessive phlegm due to heat, cough and asthma, coma and delirium caused by fever, stroke and phlegm, epilepsy, and convulsions in children. [1] 8 Usage and dosage of Tianzhu Huang

Decoction: 3~9g[1]. 9 Chemical composition

This product contains potassium hydroxide, silicon, etc.[1]. 10 Pharmacological effects

This product can be antibacterial[1]. 11 Tianzhuhuang Pharmacopoeia Standard 11.1 Product Name

Tianzhuhuang

Tianzhuhuang

BAMBUSAE CONCRETIO SILICEA 11.2 Source

This product is a grass plant green bark The dried lumps of secretions in the stalks of Bambusa tertilis McClure or Schizostachyum chinense Rendle. Harvested in autumn and winter. 11.3 Properties

This product is in the form of irregular pieces or particles of varying sizes. The surface is gray-blue, gray-yellow or gray-white, and some are pure white, translucent and slightly shiny. It is light, hard and brittle, easily broken, and has strong hygroscopicity. The smell is slight and the taste is light. 11.4 Identification

(1) Take an appropriate amount of this product, burn it to ashes, add an equal volume mixture of hydrochloric acid and nitric acid to the residue, filter, add ammonium molybdate test solution to the filtrate, shake, and then Add ferrous sulfate test solution and it will appear blue.

(2) Take 1 piece of filter paper and add 1 drop of potassium ferrocyanide test solution. After it is dry, add 1 drop of hydrochloric acid solution, 10 drops of water and 1 drop of 0.1% madrasin ethanol solution. , after fumigation in ammonia vapor, purple spots with red rings can be seen on the filter paper. 11.5 Inspection 11.5.1 Volume ratio

Take 10g of medium powder of this product and gently put it into a measuring cylinder. The volume shall not be less than 35ml.

11.5.2 Water absorption

Take 5g of this product, add 50ml of water, let it sit for a while, and filter it with moistened filter paper. The resulting filtrate must not exceed 44ml. 11.6 Nature, flavor and meridians

Sweet, cold. Guixin, liver meridian. 11.7 Functions and Indications

Clears away heat and eliminates phlegm, cools the heart and calms jitters. It is used for fever, coma, stroke and phlegm confusion, and in children with phlegm-heat, epilepsy, convulsions, and night crying. 11.8 Usage and dosage

3～9g. 11.9 Storage

Keep tightly closed in a dry place. 11.10 Source