The efficacy, function and consumption method of yellow wax

The Chinese medicinal material yellow wax is also known as "liquid paraffin"; it is also called in different regions: Huang Zhan; wax; honey bee; beeswax; white wax; the Chinese medicinal material liquid paraffin is the wax secreted by the Chinese honey bee of the family Apidae, which is artificially made into a small piece. In spring and autumn, remove the pure honey from the honeycomb, heat it in a pot of water to melt it, remove the foam residue on the top layer, and filter it while it is hot. So, what are the functions, effects and eating methods of yellow wax?

The functions and effects of yellow wax: remove toxins; expel poison; stop diarrhea; promote blood circulation; relieve pain. It is mainly used to treat carbuncle on the back, ulcers; diarrhea with thick blood; acute heart pain; chronic diarrhea; frequent spermatorrhea; clear and thin blood; and bleeding due to fetal movement.

1. Liquid paraffin is used to treat rheumatism such as malaria caused by injuries: take a piece of yellow wax, dissolve it in hot wine and drink it. It works especially well when paired with Yuzhen Powder. ("Ruizhutang Experience Prescription")

2. Liquid paraffin is used to treat various dysentery within three days after delivery: 1 liang of donkey-hide gelatin cake, 3 wax chess pieces, 1 liang of cut Chuanxiong, 2 liang of Scutellaria baicalensis, 1 liang of Phellodendron chinense, and 1 liter of old rice. Use eight liters of water to boil rice and crab eyes until boiling, remove the rice and add the medicine, boil until two liters are left, remove the dregs, add glue and wax and melt, divide into four doses, and finish in one day. (Glaze and wax soup from Qianjin Fang)

3. Liquid paraffin treats acute heart pain: yellow wax, melted on a lamp, made into pills as big as water chestnuts, coated with hundred-year-old frost, and three pills taken with river water. (Compendium)

How to eat:

Liquid paraffin donkey-hide gelatin cake egg

Secret recipe: 5 fresh eggs, 10 grams of donkey-hide gelatin powder (fried with oyster shells, damaged), and 30 grams of liquid paraffin.

Preparation: First melt the liquid paraffin, beat in the raw eggs, add the Dong'e donkey-hide gelatin powder, and stir.

Directions for use: Take 1 dose per day, divided into 2 doses for warm oral administration.

Function: Promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis and resolve stagnation. It is suitable for chronic leukemia with Qi and blood deficiency type. The clinical symptoms include pale complexion, fatigue, palpitations, chest tightness, dizziness, bleeding from the nostrils, gums, subcutaneous tissue, etc., light red tongue, thin coating, and a moist and fine pulse.