First, the effect of almonds:
Almond tastes bitter and slightly warm; A little poisonous. Return to lung and large intestine meridian. Efficacy can stop cough and asthma, moisten the intestines and relax the bowels. Known as "an important drug for dispelling cold, relieving cough and asthma".
Modern medicine is often used to treat cough and asthma, chest full of phlegm, intestinal dryness and constipation.
Summary of famous works:
Classic: "Cough against the upper qi, thunder, laryngitis, lower qi, lactation, acne, chills, dolphins."
"The Theory of Medicinal Properties": "Give priority to relieving cough and asthma, add asparagus soup, moisten the heart and lungs, use cheese to make soup, moisten dryness and sound."
"Pearl Capsule": "In addition to lung heat, treat scorching wind dryness, benefit the chest and qi, and moisten the large intestine."
Medicine fragrance: "remove lung dryness, treat wind dryness between chest and diaphragm, stir-fry bran, peel and sharpen it."
Changsha Medicinal Solution: "It is most beneficial to relieve chest obstruction, relieve asthma and cough, eliminate edema of skin and abdomen, moisten lungs and intestines, and dredge meridians."
Compendium of Materia Medica: "Clearing lung and resolving muscle, expelling wind and cold, lowering qi and resolving phlegm, moistening dryness and promoting digestion. Clean up the secrets of the large intestine. Treat headache, wind dryness in upper energizer and cough in upper energizer. The hot air is short. "
Second, the compatibility and application of almond:
1. Used for cough and asthma. Bitter almond purges qi, relieves cough and asthma, and treats cough and asthma, regardless of cold and heat deficiency. For wind-cold cough, it is often combined with Herba Ephedrae and Radix Glycyrrhizae, namely San 'ao Decoction and Mahuang Decoction. For wind-heat cough, it is often used with mulberry leaves and chrysanthemum, that is, Sangju drink. For cough due to dryness and heat, it is often used with mulberry leaves, Fritillaria and Adenophora, that is, Sangxing Decoction. Maxing Shigan Decoction is often used with Herba Ephedrae, Gypsum Fibrosum and Radix Glycyrrhizae to treat cough and asthma caused by lung heat.
Although almond is good at treating cough and asthma, it is mostly used for symptomatic treatment, and less used as the main medicine in prescription. Moreover, almonds have no expectorant effect, so people with cough and asthma must cooperate with expectorant drugs.
2. Used for intestinal dryness and constipation. Almonds can moisten the intestines and relieve constipation, similar to peach kernels. For constipation due to intestinal dryness, it is often used with peach kernel, which can not only relieve cough and asthma, but also dredge the large intestine, killing two birds with one stone. Compatibility with peach kernel, namely Shuang Ren Pill. If it is combined with peach kernel, dark plum kernel and arborvitae kernel, it is called Wuren Pill. If it is combined with Fructus Cannabis, Radix Angelicae Sinensis and Fructus Aurantii, it is Runchang Pill.
Li Dongyuan said: "Almond breathing is also used to treat qi; Peach kernel cures madness and blood. Peach and almond treat constipation and should be divided into qi and blood. "
3. Other common compatibility.
Almond with Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae, moistening lung, reducing qi, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. Almonds mainly promote the decline of lung qi, which will relieve cough and asthma; Fritillaria cirrhosa takes clearing away heat and resolving phlegm as its priority, and resolving phlegm will be hot, except Ning Fei. The two drugs are compatible, one is warm and one is cool, the other is moist and the other is descending, and phlegm and qi are treated together. It is often used for chronic cough due to lung deficiency, dry throat due to scanty phlegm, lung obstruction due to phlegm heat, and yellow cough. , the curative effect is remarkable.
Ephedra and almond are the most commonly used. Mahuang Xinwensheng Powder can promote lung qi, relieve cough and asthma; Almond lowers qi and relieves cough. The compatibility of the two drugs, one promoting and one descending, has good effects of regulating lung qi, relieving cough and asthma. It is applied to many famous prescriptions, such as San 'ao Decoction, Mahuang Decoction and Maxingshi Dry Decoction.
The compatibility of ephedra and almond can cure all kinds of cough and asthma. If mixed with gypsum, it can cure asthma caused by external cold and internal heat; Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi and Pheretima can cure heat asthma; Astragalus membranaceus and Saposhnikovia divaricata can treat qi deficiency asthma; Rhubarb with wine can treat phlegm-heat asthma; Radix Rehmanniae Preparata and Heche can treat asthma due to kidney deficiency; Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae and Rhizoma Pinelliae can be used to treat phlegm-dampness asthma. The use of prescriptions is dialectical.
Almonds with prickly heat are called prickly heat powder. Can be used for treating edema and ascites. Prickly heat can clear lung and promote diuresis, while almond can clear lung and regulate qi. The compatibility of the two drugs can dredge the waterway, so it can promote diuresis and reduce swelling. If the two drugs are combined with perilla, radish seed and white mustard seed, namely Wuzi Dingchuan decoction, it can also treat phlegm and relieve asthma, which is worth learning.
3. Usage and dosage of almond:
Almonds are often used in decoctions and pills. There is a small poison, so the dosage should not be too large, usually add a few grams of decoction. It should be broken and then lowered.
Both almond and peach kernel contain amygdalin, which will generate trace hydrocyanic acid after hydrolysis. Trace amount of hydrocyanic acid can relieve cough and asthma, but excessive dose can inhibit breathing and even cause poisoning.
Wang Angyan: "Peel, sharpen and fry."
Four, the application of almond matters needing attention:
Almonds are slightly poisonous and slippery, so don't overdo it. Cough due to yin deficiency and loose stool due to deficiency-heat are prohibited. Babies should use it with caution.
Wang Angyan said: "A little poison can kill insects and cure sores. People with lung deficiency and cough are prohibited. "
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-notes on actual combat of traditional Chinese medicine 20.7. 10 night
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