Taboos of Maimendong Decoction

The effects and functions of Ophiopogon japonicus: Ophiopogon japonicus is also known as Ophiopogon japonicus. The effects of Ophiopogon japonicus are nourishing yin and moistening the lungs, purifying the heart and eliminating troubles, benefiting the stomach and producing fluid to quench thirst. The function of Ophiopogon japonicus is to treat dry cough due to lung dryness, restlessness due to consumptive disease, loss of fluid due to heat syndrome, dry throat and mouth, and constipation. The taboos of using Ophiopogon japonicus are that people with weak spleen and stomach, diarrhea, phlegm in the stomach, and lung heat and cough are prohibited from taking Ophiopogon japonicus. Maimendong Decoction is mainly used to quench thirst. The throat is unbearably dry, the drinking water keeps coming, and the abdomen is bloated and distended.

Production composition vaccine Radix Ophiopogonis cored, roasted

Peel the dried plums, remove the flesh, and stir-fry, 2 liang (10 g each)

Production and Use Methods: The vaccine is ground into coarse powder. Take three spoonfuls of it each time, add one cup of water, boil until half a cup remains, remove the residue, and drink it while warm after meals, three times a day (Modern usage: boil it in water. It can also be drunk as tea).

The production effect of the vaccine is to nourish yin, promote body fluid and quench thirst.

The production of vaccines quenches thirst. The throat is unbearably dry, the drinking water keeps coming, and the abdomen is bloated and distended.

Production secret recipe analysis shows that the vaccine's own method of quenching thirst is caused by yang deficiency and fluid deficiency. Yin fluid is insufficient to moisten the mouth, so the throat becomes dry and unbearable, and the patient keeps drinking water. Drinking too much water cannot transport the qi upward, which blocks the qi circulation and causes abdominal distension. The treatment should be to nourish yin, promote body fluid and quench thirst.

Polygonum multiflorum can produce body fluids and moisten the lungs. It mainly enters the lungs and stomach, and has the functions of nourishing yin and moistening the lungs, clearing fire, producing body fluids and quenching thirst. It is the main medicine. Dried black plum is sour and mild in nature, and can astringe the lungs and intestines, promote the production of body fluids and quench thirst, making it a ministerial drug. The combination of the two medicines, with their sour and sweet properties transforming Yin, works together to nourish Yin, promote the production of body fluids and quench thirst. It can be used to eliminate thirst in diabetes, and can also be used to dry up body fluids caused by long-term diarrhea and dysentery.

Production of vaccines for clinical use

1. Key points of using the prescription: This prescription is mainly used to treat upper digestion. In clinical medicine, the key points of the prescription are unbearable dry throat and drinking water.

2. Clinical interaction: If both Qi and Yin are deficient, add wild ginseng and Chinese yam to nourish Qi and Yin; if it is Yang deficiency and restlessness, add Anemarrhena asphodeloides and Radix Trichosanthis to clear away heat, detoxify and replenish Yin; if the abdomen is heavy and bloating, add Poria to promote Qi circulation, relieve stagnation and reduce bloating.

3. Modern application: It is commonly seen in patients with yang deficiency and body fluid deficiency such as diabetes and hyperthyroidism.

4. Application precautions: People with middle or lower consumption should use this product with caution.