Character; Role; letter
Dried fruit is spherical with a diameter of 2 ~ 3 cm. The surface is grayish brown or dark brown, with many beak-shaped needles on it, about 5 ~ 8 mm long and often broken; Bracts roll into tubes, sometimes dehiscent, and contain many small capsules. The fruit stalk remains at the base of the compound fruit, sometimes broken. The capsule is small, with a diameter of 1 ~ 2 mm, with a crack at the top and two seeds in it. The seeds are light brown and shiny. The gas is single-minded and the taste is light. It better be yellow and big.
pharmacological action
Experiments show that the alcohol solvent of Liquidambar formosana (60%) can prevent hookworm from invading the skin of mice. Its protective effect is proportional to the concentration of solvent.
① Modern and practical Chinese medicine: "Bitter taste, flat nature and non-toxic."
(2) Zhejiang folk herbs: "flat in nature, light in taste and non-toxic."
(3) Quanzhou Herbal Medicine: "Hard work, equality between men and women, non-toxic."
Meridian tropism
Outline: Twelve Classics.
Functional indication
Dispelling wind and dredging collaterals, promoting diuresis and removing dampness. It can be used for treating joint pain of limbs, hand and foot contracture, stomachache, edema, fullness, amenorrhea, hypogalactia, carbuncle, hemorrhoids, scabies and eczema.
(1) "Addendum to the Outline": "It can relieve fever and improve eyesight, dispel dampness, relax muscles and collaterals, cramp all over the body, pain in hands and feet, lumbago, and the smell of burning smoke will heal itself."
② Collection of Lingnan Materia Medica: "Treating rheumatism, pain and carbuncle."
(3) Modern and practical Chinese medicine: "Burning ashes can be used for wet tinea, hemorrhoids, leakage and so on. It has the functions of convergence, anti-inflammation and disinfection. "
④ Annals of Traditional Chinese Medicine: "Dredging menstruation and promoting diuresis, eliminating damp-heat arthralgia. Treat irregular menstruation, numbness and pain in the whole body, unfavorable urination, water swelling and other symptoms. "
⑤ Handbook of Common Chinese Herbal Medicines in Guangjun: "Dispelling wind and removing dampness, activating qi and promoting blood circulation. Treat rheumatic lumbago, heartburn, hypogalactia, eczema and dermatitis.
pay attention to
Pregnant women should not take it.
dosage
Oral administration: decoction, 1 ~ 2 yuan; Or calcined grinding powder. External use: after grinding the powder, apply it or burn smoke to smell it.
① Yearbook of Traditional Chinese Medicine: "Yin deficiency and internal heat are not suitable."
② Guangxi traditional Chinese medicine records: "Do not take it for those with blood collapse due to deficiency cold."
③ Annals of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine: "Excessive menstrual flow is not suitable for pregnant women."
Various exhibitions
"Addendum to the Outline": "The outer skin of the maple fruit is pierced, and the inner circle is like a honeycomb, that is, all roads lead to Rome." Because of its powerful ability to pass through twelve points, it uses life-saving bitter sea to control water swelling and make it possible to search for hidden water. "