There are many types of traditional Chinese medicine, and among them, the largest variety and quantity may be botanical medicines, and botanical medicines are widely distributed. Generally speaking, in addition to some common dwarf plants, there are many Tall trees, such as pine knotweed, are a kind of arborescent botanical medicine. So, what are the specific effects of general turpentine?

The Chinese medicine name is yousongjie

Also known as pine knot, yellow pine wood knot, pitch pine knot, and pine knot.

The English name PiniLignumNodi

It comes from the dry nodules or branched nodes of Pinus pine Pinustabulacformis Carr. or Pinus massoniana Lamb.

The plant form is an evergreen tree with a height of 25 meters. The annual branches are light brown or light grayish yellow, hairless. Winter buds are reddish brown and resinous. The leaves have a bunch of 2 needles, thick and stiff, 10 to 15 cm long. Resin channels 5 to 8 or more. The leaf sheath is light brown at first, then turns to dark brown, and persists. The cones are ovoid, 4 to 9 cm long, crack when ripe, and can persist on the tree for several years. The scutes of the seed scales are thick, flat rhombus or rhombus polygonal, with obvious transverse ridges, raised scale ridges, and short pointed heads. The seeds are ovate or long-ovate, with wings 1.5 to 1.8 cm long. The flowering period is from April to May, and the cones mature from September to October of the following year.

The origin is distributed in mountains below 2,000 meters above sea level. Distributed in the Huaihe River Basin and Yangtze River Basin provinces as well as Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other places.

Harvesting and processing can be harvested throughout the year and dried in the shade after sawing.

The medicinal materials are in the shape of oblate segments or irregular blocks, varying in length and thickness. The outer surface is yellow-brown, gray-brown or reddish-brown, sometimes with brown to black-brown oil spots, or residual cork. Hard quality. In the cross section, the wood is light brown, the heartwood is slightly darker, and obvious growth ring patterns can be seen, showing oiliness; the pith is small, light yellowish brown. The Vertical Mask straightens or distorts the texture. It has the aroma of turpentine and a slightly bitter taste.

Meridian distribution of nature and flavor, warm nature, bitter and pungent taste. Returns to liver and kidney meridian.

Effects and effects: dispelling wind and dampness, unblocking collaterals and relieving pain. It is a medicine for dispelling rheumatism and strengthening bones and muscles, which belongs to the category of dispelling rheumatism.

Clinical application dosage: 9 to 15 grams, decoction for oral administration, or soaked in wine, vinegar, etc., appropriate amount for external use, soaked in wine and rubbed. Used to treat wind-cold-damp paralysis, seasonal wind pain, acute spasticity, and pain from bruises.

Pharmacological studies can increase gastrointestinal blood flow and have anti-cancer effects. In vitro activity against herpes simplex virus. It has a protective effect on bungara venom poisoning.

Chemical composition: The pine knots of Pinus tabulaeformis and Masson pine mainly contain cellulose, lignin, a small amount of volatile oil (turpentine) and resin. The volatile oil contains α- and β-pinene (about 90%). It also contains a small amount of camphorene, dipentene, etc., and also contains oil. Pine knots also contain ursolic acid and isopimaric acid.

Usage contraindications: Use with caution in patients with yin deficiency and blood dryness.

Compatible prescriptions ① Treat rheumatoid arthritis: 18 grams of pine knots, 30 grams of mulberry branches, and 9 grams of papaya. Decoction in water. ("Selected Chinese Herbal Medicine from Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and Qingqing")

②Treatment of sprains and bruises (skin is not injured): appropriate amount of pine knots, split into fine pieces, soaked in white wine for half a month, and rub the affected area externally. ("Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Chronicles" 1982)

③ To treat teeth beetles and tooth roots that are dark: wipe them with pine knot ashes. ("Sheng Hui Fang")

④Treat paddy field dermatitis: take appropriate amounts of pine knots and mugwort leaves to make pine mugwort wine. Apply to affected area. ("Selected Chinese Herbal Medicines from Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and Qingqing")

⑤ Treat stomach upset: file the pine knots into pieces, decoct them with wine and take them. ("One Hundred and One Prescriptions")

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