"Compendium of Materia Medica" said: "Mulberry bark is a tonic, so it is suitable for those with damp in the lungs and fire in the lungs. Ten doses of cloud, dry to remove moisture, mulberry bark, red beans for the genus. Qian Yi, a doctor in Song Dynasty, used white powder to treat lung heat hyperactivity, wheezing after coughing, swollen face and body heat, and diarrhea. Mulberry bark and wolfberry bark can purge fire from childhood, licorice can purge fire and reduce fire, and japonica rice can clear lung and nourish blood, which is the criterion of purging lung.
Here, Li Shizhen clearly pointed out that there are two main indications for mulberry bark. On the one hand, purging lung and clearing heat, on the other hand, purging lung and benefiting water.
Purging lung and clearing heat is like Bulbus Allii Macrostemon Powder in children's medical certificate, that is, Cortex Mori is combined with Cortex Lycii and Radix Glycyrrhizae, and japonica rice is decocted together, which is mainly used for children with lung fullness and short cough.
Bulbus Allii Macrostemon Powder is commonly used in clinic to treat diabetic patients with lung heat pathogenesis, and even Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Ophiopogon japonicus, Mahonia Mahoniae and Agrimonia pilosa have certain curative effects.
As for clearing the lung and promoting diuresis, we are most commonly used in three diseases. First, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, cor pulmonale and exudative pleurisy. It belongs to the category of phlegm syndrome or drinking syndrome in traditional Chinese medicine. Mulberry bark soup, Mufangji soup, Trichosanthes kirilowii soup, etc. are commonly used, and mulberry bark, parched prickly heat, plantain seed and pyrrosia are commonly used to clear away lung heat and promote diuresis.
The second is heart failure caused by coronary heart disease and hypertensive heart disease. There are often pathogenesis of qi deficiency, heart-yang deficiency and water blocking the heart and lungs. Adding Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae, Semen Persicae, Carthami Flos, parched cactus, Cortex Mori, Semen Plantaginis, Folium Pyrrosiae, Polyporus, Poria, Rhizoma Cyperi, Radix Linderae, etc. Is added everywhere.
Third, various kidney diseases such as acute nephritis, chronic nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and chronic renal failure. Edema of face and limbs, or accompanied by chest tightness and abdominal distension. Mulberry bark can often be combined with Polyporus, Poria, Pericarpium Arecae, Watermelon Peel and Chenpi. Such as Wuling powder, Wuling decoction, Shuidao Fuling decoction, Ling Wei decoction and Shipi decoction. , can diuretic swelling, promote triple energizer.