Acorus calamus and turmeric

Acorus calamus is harvested in early spring, the leaves and roots are cut off, washed, dried and cut into strips for medicinal value; it is mostly planted fresh in pots and can be used in all seasons. So, what are the combinations and taboos of Acorus calamus? This product is the underground stem of Acorus gramineusSol and, a perennial woody plant of the Araceae family. It is produced in the provinces and cities at the southern end of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the Tibet Autonomous Region in my country. Harvest in early spring, cut off the leaves and roots, wash, dry and cut into strips for medicinal value; it is mostly planted fresh in pots and can be used in all seasons.

The necessary prescription names are inert Acorus calamus, Acorus calamus, Acorus calamus, Acorus calamus, and Acorus calamus.

Essential Chinese medicinal materials characteristics and identification: The skin of the inert stone pueraria is gray-brown or dark brown, with three rough sections, and the cross section is light red or milky white with obvious ring marks. It has a fragrant aroma and tastes slightly bitter and spicy.

Necessary properties, flavors, meridians and effects: Inertness: This product is pungent, bitter and warm in nature. It enters the heart, liver and gallbladder meridians. Open the orifices and calm the mind, eliminate dampness and harmonize the stomach.

Necessary usage: The dosage is 5~10g, double it for fresh food. Appropriate external application.

Essential medicinal value: The volatile oil of Acorus calamus has a calming and stabilizing effect, can enhance the hypnotic effect of pentobarbital, and resist the central nervous system stimulating effect of ephedrine. It also has the effect of relaxing gastrointestinal smooth muscle spasms, and asarum is more effective than volatile oil. Oral administration of Acorus calamus decoction can promote the secretion of digestive enzymes and prevent abnormal fermentation of the stomach and intestines. External application has a mild irritating effect on the skin. It can also improve some blood circulation systems. It has an inhibitory effect on highly pathogenic skin fungi. Necessary clinical medical application and matching work experience 1. Phlegm and thirst blocking the clear orifices and causing coma. This product is pungent, bitter, dry and has a fragrant aroma. It not only has the function of opening the orifices and nourishing yin and blood, but also has the effects of removing dampness, warming the lungs, and repelling dampness. It can open the heart orifices, remove dampness and turbidity, and wake up the mind. Therefore, it is suitable for clearing dampness, phlegm, filth and turbidity that block the clear orifices and causing confusion in the mind. If it is used to treat phlegm-heat blocking the mind, high fever, coma and delirium, it is often used with Curcuma and Bamboo Juice. For treating epilepsy and convulsions caused by phlegm-heat, it is combined with Citrus aurantium, Rhizoma Anemarrhenae and Radix Scutellariae. For treating dizziness, sleepiness, memory loss, tinnitus and ear piercing caused by dampness, it is combined with Poria cocos, Polygonum multiflorum and Rhizoma Polygoni Multiflori.

2. Dampness blocking the middle part of the body, abdominal distension, cold and pain. This product is spicy, can eliminate dampness and turbidity, wake up the spleen, strengthen the spleen and stimulate the appetite, and reduce bloating after meals. It is used to treat dampness and turbidity blocking the middle part of the body, abdominal distension and stuffiness. It is often combined with white cardamom, red peony root, ginger and magnolia bark, etc., which can eliminate dampness and regulate qi. It is also used for damp-heat toxicity, heaviness after dysentery, and dysentery with loss of water. It is also combined with Scutellaria baicalensis, Glehnia littoralis, and Poria cocos.

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Necessary single-ingredient prescription: 1. For the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatic arthritis, take 15g of Acorus calamus and decoct in water. (A Complete Collection of Proven Prescriptions for Rheumatic Diseases) 2. To treat epilepsy, take 200g of Acorus calamus, divided into 40 doses, 3 to 4 times a day, swallow with warm water. (Jilin Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1990, (6): 21) 3. To treat poisoning caused by eating beef or mutton, take an appropriate amount of Acorus calamus, grind it into powder and take it orally. (Family Practical Recipes) 4. To treat poisoning caused by eating croton, take an appropriate amount of Acorus calamus and pour it into juice. Drink it. (Folk Prescriptions) 5. To treat scabies, take 150-200g of Acorus calamus, wash it, add appropriate amount of water, and boil it. Wash the injured area externally twice a day. (Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1986, 4(70:53) 6. For the treatment of sensorineural hearing loss, take 6-15g of Acorus calamus root, 1 dose per day, decoct in water and take all at once, and take it for several weeks. (Anhui Single Proven Prescriptions) 7. For the treatment of ear congestion, tinnitus, and hearing loss, take appropriate amount of fresh Acorus calamus, mash it, and filter the juice with fine gauze. Drop it into the ear, 5-6 times a day, 1-2 drops each time. (Chinese Otolaryngology) 8. For the treatment of children's cough and sputum, take 6-9g of Acorus calamus, decoct it frequently, 1 dose per day. (Compendium of New Uses and Combinations of Clinical Drugs)

Necessary and commonly used drug pairs are inert 1. Acorus calamus combined with Curcuma zedoaria Acorus calamus is pungent and warm, can open the orifices and warm the lungs, invigorate the mind and benefit the brain, clear turbidity, strengthen the spleen and stimulate the appetite; Curcuma zedoaria is slightly cold, can cool the blood and cells of the heart, regulate qi and relieve depression, remove blood stasis and relieve pain. Acorus calamus is mainly used to open the orifices, while Curcuma aromatica is mainly used to resolve phlegm. The two medicines are combined, one for Qi and one for blood, one for warmth and one for cold, they promote each other, warm the lungs and regulate Qi, relieve numbness and relieve pain, and complement each other. Treat angina pectoris caused by coronary heart disease, characterized by qi deficiency, blood stasis, and phlegm and blood stasis. It can also treat epilepsy, madness, coma, delirium, and greasy tongue coating caused by phlegm-heat blocking the heart orifices.

2. Acorus calamus and red peony root: The stomach is responsible for the water source protection area, and the spleen is responsible for the distant transformation. They cooperate with each other in the digestion and absorption of food and the precise distribution of water and grain, so that they can continuously generate blood and qi, replenish the original qi, so as to maintain the physical and mental health of the body. Acorus calamus is pungent, warm and calm, it can dispel dampness and turbidity in the middle burner, invigorate the spleen and stimulate the appetite, improve diet; it can clear phlegm and turbidity in the chest, promote heart yang, and activate the heart. Red peony root is bitter, warm, fragrant and dry. It can dry out dampness and cold in the middle burner, strengthen the spleen and harmonize the stomach. When the two medicines are used together, the stomach and intestines will be healthy, digestion and absorption will be strong, and the blood and qi will be abundant, the original energy will be sufficient, and you will be healthy and strong, and your mind will be at peace. It is used to treat dampness and turbidity blocking the middle part of the body, which causes irregular metabolism and leads to deficiency of both Qi and blood over a long period of time.

3. Acorus calamus combined with cinnamon twig Acorus calamus is pungent and warm, and has the functions of relieving cough, resolving phlegm, opening the orifices, promoting qi and dispersing wind; cinnamon twig is pungent and warm, and has the functions of warming yang and dispersing cold, and promoting lung function and replenishing deficiency. The two medicines combined can disperse dampness in the lungs and relieve stagnation of lung qi. Treat the harm of dampness to the body, lung qi deficiency, and loss of voice.

4. Acorus calamus combined with cinnabar Acorus calamus is pungent, warm and fragrant. It can not only open the orifices and refresh the mind, but also relieve cough, resolve phlegm and remove turbidity. Combined with cinnabar, which is pungent and cold, it can calm the mind and soothe the nerves, and it has the effect of warming the lungs, opening the orifices, calming the mind and relieving epilepsy. Treat epilepsy.

5. Acorus calamus combined with Lu Te Technology Acorus calamus can open the orifices and eliminate dampness, ward off filth and drive out evil spirits; Lu Te Technology is pungent, hot and powerful, and can relax the meridians and open and close them. The two medicines are combined, the medicine is simple but strong, and can be ground into powder or pills to plug the ears. They can open the orifices and dispel evil, and cure deafness and ear pain. Treat deafness and earache.

Necessary famous prescriptions are used lazily 1. Rehmannia Decoction (Xuanming Lunfang): According to Shennong's Herbal Classic, Acorus calamus is slightly warm and enters the heart, liver and gallbladder meridians. "It treats wind-cold-dampness arthritis, cough, shortness of breath, opens the orifices, replenishes the five internal organs, opens the nine orifices, brightens the ears and eyes, and makes sounds." Ju Rui uses Rehmannia glutinosa and Cornus officinalis to nourish and replenish the insufficient kidney yang; Cistanche deserticola and Morinda officinalis warm and strengthen the kidney qi; and uses the pungent and hot properties of Lu Te Ke and cinnamon powder to coordinate the application of medicine to regulate the heart and absorb the floating yang; Ophiopogon japonicus, Dendrobium huoshanense, and Schisandra chinensis to replenish yin and retain fluid to make yang and yin match each other; Acorus calamus, Polygonum multiflorum, and Poria connect the heart and kidney, open the orifices, relieve cough and resolve phlegm; use ginger, jujube, and mint as an inducer to harmonize the Ying and Wei. Looking at the whole prescription, both sides are treated, and both symptoms and root causes are collected. In the period of prosperity, the treatment of both symptoms and root causes is dominant. The whole formula can nourish the deficient kidney yang, warm and tonify the kidney yang, open the orifices, relieve cough and resolve phlegm, so that water and fire can be balanced and phlegm can be removed, then rash can be cured. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : It has the medicinal value of clearing away phlegm and protecting the palace; it has the medicinal value of nourishing the body, and can relieve the knots in thoughts and communicate with the spirit. "Ju Rui Stone Acorus Gramineus is combined with tortoise shell, dragon bone, and night clover to calm the mind and improve intelligence, and is used to calm the nerves and help sleep. It can connect the heart and kidneys, and is mainly used to treat restlessness, memory loss, insomnia, palpitations, and frequent dreams at night.

3. Ganlu Xiaodu Dan (Wenre Jingwei): According to Bencao Congxin, Acorus calamus "is pungent and warm, fragrant and dispersing, opens the orifices, benefits the nine orifices, brightens the eyes and ears, makes sounds, removes dampness and wind, removes blood stasis and resolves stagnation, strengthens the spleen, stimulates the appetite and relieves fullness, and treats muteness and dysentery." In Mingyi Bielu, Acorus calamus "treats deafness, carbuncle, warms the stomach and intestines, stops small diarrhea, limb dampness and numbness, children's warm malaria, body heat and discomfort, and can be used as a bath soup." Ju Rui attaches great importance to feldspar, Artemisia capillaris and Bupleurum, among which feldspar clears away cold and dampness and relieves summer heat; Artemisia capillaris clears heat and removes dampness and reduces jaundice; Bupleurum clears heat and removes fire and resolves dampness; the rest use Acorus calamus, white cardamom and mint to aromatically resolve turbidity, transform qi and please the spleen; Belamcanda and loquat leaves reduce lung qi deficiency and benefit the throat; Akebia promotes feldspar and Artemisia capillaris to clear away cold and dampness; Lotus forsythia cooperates with Bupleurum to clear heat and remove fire. The key to combining all the medicines together is to have the effects of clearing away the pathogenic factors, promoting the flow of qi, regulating the qi in a fragrant way, and relieving the lungs and relieving the throat. This way, dampness and turbidity can be beneficial, toxic evil can be cleared, the spleen can be satiated and the lungs can be drained, and the turbidity can be transformed through the circulation of steam. It is more suitable for treating epidemics caused by dampness and heat, and for cases where both cold and dampness are severe. This prescription is more common during the summer heat and humidity. Wang Shixiong praised it, saying: "This is the main method for treating damp-heat epidemics." The key points for clinical diagnosis are fever, fatigue, dry mouth, red urine, and thick, greasy or dry and yellow white tongue coating.

4. Acorus calamus soup (Clinical Chinese Medicine Dictionary): It is composed of Acorus calamus and other tonic and throat-relieving drugs such as Linderae umbellatae, Asarum, Belamcanda chinensis, and Licorice. It can treat throat paralysis and aphonia.