1. What are the precious Chinese herbal medicines?
1, hippocampus
Named for its head resembling a horse's head, it is a strange and precious small fish in the coastal shallow sea, belonging to Hippopotamus. Hippocampus is a valuable Chinese medicine with high economic value, which has the medicinal functions of strengthening the body, tonifying kidney and strengthening yang, relaxing muscles and tendons, relieving inflammation and pain, calming the nerves, relieving cough and asthma. Especially for the treatment of nervous system diseases. It has been favored by people since ancient times, and men have a special liking for it. Therefore, there is a great demand for hippocampus at home and abroad.
2, velvet antler
When the tender horn of stag has not grown into hard bone, it is hairy and contains blood, which is a valuable Chinese medicine. As a tonic and tonic, velvet antler is effective for physical weakness and neurasthenia. This product is a commonly used Chinese medicine, and Shennong Herbal Classic is listed as a national medicine. There are many varieties on the market, which are divided into velvet antler and velvet antler because of the difference of protozoa. Due to different harvesting methods, it can be divided into broken velvet and sawed velvet.
3. Others
The Bird's Nest is the nest of seabird Jin Siyan. Most of them are built on the cliffs of tropical and subtropical islands, surrounded by blue sky and blue sea. Jin Siyan began to build a nest in spring. Its mouth can secrete a gelatinous saliva, which is dried by the sea breeze and turned into a translucent yellowish substance, which is the main component of bird's nest. Jin Siyan made a nest with this saliva, slender seaweed, down feathers and soft plant fibers, which is what we call a "bird's nest". Bird's nest is a precious food and a precious medicinal material. It has the effects of tonifying lung and nourishing yin, and is mainly used for treating cough and hemoptysis caused by fatigue. India, Malay Archipelago, Hainan Island and South China Sea Islands are all produced.
Musk-more valuable than velvet antler. Generally, if a male musk deer is chased by a hunter knowing that there is death and there is no life, he will bite the musk off his navel and chew it up and swallow it, so it is very valuable. Musk is a precious medicinal material and a specialty of our country. This is a high-grade perfume. If you put a little bit indoors, it will make the house very fragrant and smell different. Musk is not only fragrant and pleasant, but also has a lasting fragrance. Musk is the secretion of the gland sac between the navel and genitals of male musk deer. After drying, it is granular or blocky, with special aroma and bitter taste. It can be made into perfume or used as medicine. It is a stimulant for the central nervous system and can relieve pain and swelling for external use. "Musk deer" for short. Shennong Herbal Classic is listed as the top grade.
Long Xianxiang-refers to the dried product of intestinal secretions of sperm whales in physeteridae. Intestinal secretions from slaughtered sperm whales (that is, whale feces, which are gray-black waxy excretions secreted by the gastrointestinal tract of sperm whales after swallowing cuttlefish). This product is the most precious traditional Chinese medicine in all kinds of animal excreta, which is extremely rare. Since ancient times, Long Xianxiang has been used as a high-grade spice, which is expensive and almost equal to gold. It is recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica that Long Xianxiang can "promote blood circulation, benefit essence, help Yang Dao and promote blood circulation". Long Xianxiang is a precious Chinese medicine for treating diseases and strengthening the body.
Ganoderma lucidum-According to the question and answer of Shennong Herbal Classic, the first drug monograph in China, there are six kinds of ganoderma lucidum: purple, red, blue, yellow, white and black. Sweet and flat in nature. Ganoderma lucidum has been regarded as a symbol of auspiciousness, wealth, beauty and longevity since ancient times. It is called "Cao Xian" and "Cao Rui". China traditional medicine has always been regarded as a precious Chinese herbal medicine for nourishing and strengthening the body.
Cordyceps sinensis, also known as Cordyceps sinensis and Cordyceps sinensis, is a complex of Cordyceps sinensis, a fungus of ergot family, and a parasite parasitic on moth larvae and larvae. Cordyceps sinensis is a traditional and precious nourishing Chinese herbal medicine, which is listed as three health tonics alongside natural ginseng and velvet antler. It is mild, edible all year round, suitable for all ages, sick and disabled, and has wider medicinal value than other kinds of tonics. If it's top grade, it's only tens of dollars each.
Saussurea involucrata-Besides Tibet, it is also distributed in Xinjiang, Qinghai, Sichuan and Yunnan. The whole herb of Saussurea involucrata is used as medicine by people all over the country, which is mainly used to treat snow disease, toothache, rheumatoid arthritis, impotence, irregular menstruation, erythema and leucorrhea. Indian folks also come to Xuelian to treat many patients with chronic diseases. Such as gastric ulcer, hemorrhoids, bronchitis, heart disease, nosebleeds, snake bites, etc. Saussurea involucrata has a long history as a Tibetan medicine.
Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. It is the dried root tuber of Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. The stem of Polygonaceae is called "Polygonum multiflorum Thunb". Li Ao, a native of Tang Dynasty, once wrote The Biography of Polygonum Multiflorum Thunb. It turned out to be a personal name. In Compendium of Materia Medica, the original Polygonum multiflorum Thunb was renamed Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. Polygonum multiflorum Thunb has the effects of nourishing liver and kidney, nourishing essence and blood, blackening hair, promoting hair growth and strengthening bones and muscles. It is a precious Chinese herbal medicine. According to medical books, Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. and Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. both refer to raw Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. Remove impurities from the raw materials, wash and moisten thoroughly, slice and dry. Tend to moisten the intestines and relieve constipation, reduce fat and detoxify.
2, Chinese medicine compatibility taboo
Contraindication of compatibility means that there is an opposite relationship between drugs and they cannot be compatible with each other, otherwise the curative effect will be reduced or toxic reactions will occur. Predecessors summarized it as "eighteen evils" and "nineteen fears" and eighteen anti-licorice, that is, anti-kansui, spurge, seaweed and Daphne genkwa; Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae, Fructus Trichosanthis, Rhizoma Pinelliae, Radix Ampelopsis and Rhizoma Bletillae; Veratrum nigrum, Radix Adenophorae, Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae, Radix Scrophulariae, Asari and Radix Paeoniae. I'm afraid it's sulfur, arsenic, Euphorbia fischeriana, Petunia, clove, turmeric, Radix Aconiti, Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii, sodium nitrate, cinnamon, halloysitum rubrum and ginseng. We should adopt a cautious attitude and adhere to the principle of effective and safe medication. If there is no sufficient basis and application experience, we should avoid blindly using the opposing drugs contained in eighteen evils and nineteen fears.