Introduction of medicinal efficacy and prescription of areca catechu
Areca catechu is a common medicine for people, especially for its large volume, heavy weight and unbreakable. Areca nut seeds can be used as medicine, which has the effects of killing insects, breaking accumulation, reducing qi and promoting blood circulation. Areca nut is mainly used for external treatment of insect accumulation, food stagnation, qi stagnation, dysentery, cricket and glaucoma, and chewing plays an exciting role. Areca nut contains many nutrients and beneficial substances needed by human body, such as fat, areca oil, alkaloids, catechins, choline and so on. Areca catechu has a unique function of preventing epilepsy, and it is the medicine fruit of doctors in past dynasties, also known as "Xiluodan". The medicinal value of betel nut is very high, because the disease of boils is generally related to irregular diet and qi stagnation, but betel nut can reduce qi, promote digestion and resolve phlegm, so its medicinal properties have been widely concerned. Betel nut can be eaten and chewed with salt water. It is normal for the first chewer to have a red face and chest tightness.
For people, betel nut is a kind of food that can help digestion and eliminate stagnation. The burnt betel nut tastes bitter, pungent and warm. Gastrointestinal meridian Indications: digestion and stagnation. Betel nut is used for dyspepsia, but it is heavier after diarrhea. Usage and dosage: 3 ~ 9g. Pay attention to the storage method and put it in a ventilated and dry place to prevent insects from eating. Although burnt areca catechu can help digestion, excessive consumption of burnt areca catechu can lead to a series of uncomfortable reactions such as salivation, vomiting, polyuria, drowsiness, convulsions, and even chest tightness and sweating. Therefore, burnt betel nut should be eaten in moderation, not in excess.
For people, betel nut can promote gastrointestinal absorption and accelerate digestion. Burning betel nut can not only promote gastrointestinal movement, accelerate digestion and exhaust, but also strengthen intestinal contractility. Chewing burnt betel nut is beneficial to dredge the excessive food accumulation in the human body, increase the number of excretions and play a laxative role. But at the same time, excessive consumption of burnt betel nut is not conducive to people's health and metabolism, and will cause discomfort such as vomiting. Therefore, the consumption of burnt betel nut should be controlled, and moderate consumption can strengthen the body, which is also the real way to strengthen the body.
Binglang Fang introduced
Binglangyin
Prescription areca nut 5 ~ 10g radish seed 5 ~ 10g fresh orange peel 10 ~ 15g sugar.
The crushing method of betel nut; Stir-fry radish seeds in a small pot and mash them; Stir-fry fresh orange peel (about 1 whole orange peel) into filaments; Then put the above three ingredients together in an enamel cup, add a proper amount of water, decoct for 5-7 minutes, remove residues and leave juice, and finally add a proper amount of white sugar as a drink.
Areca catechu beverage has the effects of promoting qi circulation, promoting digestion and reducing swelling. Betel nut drink is suitable for children to digest.
Usage and dosage: daily 1 or above, which can be used in 2 ~ 3 times with warm clothes.
Note that it is suitable for healthy children, only suitable for drinking 1 ~ 2 days, and long-term excessive drinking is not allowed; For children who are physically weak and hurt food, the dose should be halved.
Excerpt from Experience
Binglangyin
Prescription areca nut 12, ginger 4 Liang, almond 4 Liang, Atractylodes macrocephala 4 Liang, Pinellia ternata 8 Liang, Poria 5 Liang, dried tangerine peel 3 Liang.
The function of betel nut drink is to treat phlegm in the chest, water in the intestine, indigestion and vomiting.
Usage and dosage: Atractylodes macrocephala and Qian Jin Yan Fangyi are "orange peel".
Various factions discuss Qian Jin and Yan Fangyi: almond expands the qi in the chest, ginger half removes phlegm on the diaphragm, betel nut and poria cocos relieve the water in the intestine, dried tangerine peel is cold and warm, and the qi is lifted, which is only suitable for those who are not solid in illness and have not lost their vitality.
Excerpted from Thousand Daughters, Volume 18. For the name, see Puji Fang Volume 164.
Binglangyin
Prescription areca nut (raw, file) half two, antelope horn (pound) half two, rhubarb (file) half two, licorice (baked, file) 1 two, Poria cocos (peeled) 1 two, Ji Fang (file) 1 two.
There are coarse and fine methods.
Function Indications This betel nut drink is suitable for patients with cystic excess heat, loose stool, constipation, and day and night obstruction.
Usage and dosage: Take 5 Bi Yuan each time, 1.5 cup of water, fry until 1 cup, and take it warm.
Excerpt from Volume 53 of the Total Records of Holy Sites.
Binglangyin
Prescription areca nut 5 pieces (file), aucklandia root 1 2, ginger (cut and baked) half two pieces, green tangerine peel (soaked and baked) half two pieces, bear? Half two, 1 minute Peucedanum (excluding the reed head), half two cloves, half two sweet potatoes.
There are coarse and fine methods.
The function of betel nut beverage can help people to treat triple energizer block and qi and water filling in Wei Rong.
Usage and dosage: Take 3 Bi Yuan and 1 glass of water each time, decoct for 7 minutes, and take it warm on an empty stomach.
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Excerpt from the fifty-fourth volume of the Total Records of Holy Sites.
Betel nut has high therapeutic value. Eat areca can help people strengthen the spleen and stomach, help digestion and treat edema and food stagnation. Areca catechu is a commonly used Chinese herbal medicine, which is used to treat vomiting, drowsiness, convulsion and diuresis. In medicine, betel nut can be made into betel nut, which has the effects of promoting qi circulation, promoting digestion and relieving bloating. Betel nut drink is suitable for children to drink and promote digestion. Betel nut can also treat phlegm in the chest, watery sounds in the intestine, indigestion and spitting water.