The richest. At the same time, however, the scope of application of Angelica dahurica by doctors is gradually narrowing, and some of its functions have not been widely used. Why? Whether the efficacy record of Angelica dahurica before Ming Dynasty is correct will be beneficial to better research and development of this medicine.
First, the wind-dispelling effect of Angelica dahurica
From the discussion in Materia Medica, it can be seen that Angelica dahurica is responsible for "eye tears caused by cold and hot head wind", which is referred to as "other eyes", and "treating cold" is responsible for "headache, dizziness and itching". Angelica dahurica's expelling wind actually refers to the exogenous manifestations of cold attacking the main body. The "wind" here mainly refers to exogenous cold, but by the end of the Tang Dynasty, the understanding of the wind and the application of its control scope had been expanded. Actually, it includes external wind and internal wind. For example, Sun Simiao wrote in "Thousand Golden Recipes": A guest with a cold is itchy due to weak skin, or itchy with a cold, and the husband's eyes are moist and his lips are crooked, and the wind enters the pulse. "Patients with large intestine apoplexy have bowel sounds, which are recorded in other books, such as Hutchison Fang Ju and Secret Recipe for External Treatment. For example, in Hutchison Fang Ju, Zhusha Tianma Pill is used together with Radix Angelicae Dahuricae, Rhizoma Typhonii, Rhizoma Gastrodiae, Rhizoma Arisaematis and Moschus to treat excessive phlegm, headache, dizziness, heavy thinking, acute neck, numbness of hands and feet, etc. This disease is not ugly. To sum up, there are two aspects: (1) exogenous cold belongs to the scope of appearance; (2) Stroke (the mouth and eyes of the apoplexy meridian are skewed, and the qi of the zang-fu organs in the wind is faint and convulsive). For the latter, it was rarely used since the Ming Dynasty, except for the treatment of crooked mouth and crooked eyes.
"Common cold" can be divided into cold, wind and heat. Herbal works before the Ming Dynasty all thought that Radix Angelicae Dahuricae could treat wind-cold heat syndrome. Among them, angelica dahurica is a commonly used drug for treating colds in clinic today. For example, Jiuwei Qianghuo Decoction and Chaige Jijie Decoction all contain Radix Angelicae Dahuricae. Before the Ming Dynasty, there were records of angelica dahurica treating eyebrow rib pain and epistaxis. Angelica dahurica is pungent, dispelling wind and relieving depression. The so-called "wind-heat" dispels it with pungent, and it is also accepted by later generations to apply "head depression" to angelica dahurica to dissipate heat with pungent.
The difference is that when using Radix Angelicae Dahuricae, heat-clearing drugs are mainly used, rather than using Radix Angelicae Dahuricae alone before the Ming Dynasty. For example, in Ye in Qing Dynasty, Radix Angelicae Dahuricae was used as heart-clearing drugs such as Radix Astragali, Ramulus Cinnamomi and Fructus Forsythiae to treat headache due to internal heat in Yangming, dry nose and eyes, toothache and buccal pain. Radix Angelicae Dahuricae was also used together with gypsum, Scutellariae Radix and Herba Menthae.
For example, Ye Xinting in Qing Dynasty treated big head plague, and the patient was in a coma, with strong fever, headache, red face and toxic heat. Angelica dahurica is added into heat-clearing drugs such as antelope horn, Uncaria rhynchophylla, rhubarb, gardenia, forsythia, honeysuckle, etc.
The role of Radix Angelicae Dahuricae in treating intestinal wind, hemorrhoids and fistula, killing insects and treating scabies was recorded as early as before the Ming Dynasty. For example, in Shen Nong's Notes on Materia Medica, Angelica dahurica can be used as a bath soup, and Taoism can use it as a fragrant bath to remove necrophilia. Angelica dahurica is used to treat hemorrhoids and fistula and scabies caused by intestinal wind, but it is rarely used in later generations.
Second, the dehumidification effect of Angelica dahurica
"Classic" records: Angelica dahurica "housewife's fistula is red and white." "Misuse carbuncle to resist various diseases. The warmth of three meridians is also the "warming away" of Angelica dahurica, which has accumulated rich experience in dehumidification of Angelica dahurica. It is mainly manifested in three aspects: (1) It is used to treat hyperhidrosis, pulse as thick as Confucianism, tongue coating powder, wet phlegm in sleep, and yang-clearing syndrome. It is used together with Radix Angelicae Dahuricae, Cortex Magnolia Officinalis, Fructus Tsaoko, Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae and Rhizoma Pinelliae to dispel dampness, enlighten resuscitation and wake up; Is used for treating female leucorrhea, and Radix Angelicae Dahuricae is used for treating female leucorrhea blindness; In Shan Lan, it is used to avoid filth, miasma and plague. For example, Fenzi powder for avoiding plague in Qian Jin Fang is composed of Radix Angelicae Dahuricae and Artemisia. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Xichun created a health and epidemic prevention Bao Dan composed of Radix Angelicae Dahuricae, Asari and Borneolum Syntheticum, which was used to treat all diseases such as vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain caused by cholera. Others, such as treating diarrhea caused by damp-heat and blood stasis, also use angelica dahurica.
Third, the general efficacy of Angelica dahurica
Angelica dahurica has a fragrant smell, is good at getting ahead, and has a good effect of inducing resuscitation. Angelica dahurica can clear nine orifices. According to the records of herbal medicine in past dynasties, its main functions are as follows: (1) Dredging nasal orifices. Wu Xinyi and asarum treat nasal pain. Cure cold and runny nose with mustard spike, and treat nasal sinus with xanthium sibiricum, branches, platycodon grandiflorum and chrysanthemum; (2) wake up and begin to understand. For example, Sandalwood Soup composed of Radix Angelicae Dahuricae and Radix Platycodi has the functions of regulating the middle energizer, calming the nerves, and refreshing the brain. (3) dredge the lower orifices. For example, Radix Angelicae Dahuricae is used to treat constipation due to intestinal wind, and urine and gas can not stop. After the Ming dynasty, except for the wide application of nasal orifices, others were not commonly used.
Fourthly, the effect of angelica dahurica on promoting qi circulation.
For example, Dachenxiang Pills (Radix Angelicae Dahuricae, Radix Linderae, Curcuma Longa, Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum and Rhizoma Cyperi) are used to treat all abdominal pain, chest and diaphragm choking, vomiting and excessive phlegm caused by air conditioning. Activating qi and activating pulse. Since the Classic recorded that Angelica dahurica was responsible for "blood blocking yin distension", it has been discussed by doctors in past dynasties. Angelica dahurica has the function of promoting qi and blood circulation, which is used by later generations. According to the medical records of the Qing court, Radix Angelicae Dahuricae was compatible with Notopterygii Rhizoma, Aquilaria Resinatum, Shen Yao, Notoginseng Radix, Carthami Flos, Achyranthis Radix and Angelica sinensis. Another example is Honghua and angelica powder in Hutchison's prescription, which treat people's blood deficiency or blood stasis, that is, Radix Angelicae Dahuricae is used in activating blood.
Five, the hemostatic effect of angelica dahurica
Classic records show that Angelica dahurica holds "women leak red and white". The theory of medicinal properties clearly points out that "housewife's bloody collapse" and angelica dahurica "housewife's bloody low back pain." It can be seen that this hemostatic effect of angelica dahurica is mainly aimed at gynecology. After the Ming Dynasty, this function gradually became scarce.
Fu treats hematochezia. When taking Shengxue Zhibeng Decoction (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Rhizoma Zingiberis Preparata, Semen Persicae, Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata, Mume Fructus and Pollen Typhae), if the hematochezia is serious, the prescription of Radix Angelicae Dahuricae (parched black) is used to "strengthen hemostasis", which shows that Radix Angelicae Dahuricae has the functions of contracting peripheral blood vessels and promoting blood coagulation. Many years ago, some people made angelica dahurica extract (coumarins) into oral capsules to treat uterine bleeding after placing intrauterine devices, and achieved good results.
Sixth, the beauty function of Angelica dahurica
According to the classic records, Angelica dahurica "has long and moist skin and can be used as facial fat". Daming Materia Medica uses it to remove wrinkles and scars.
Seven, relieve pain and disperse knots, expel pus and promote granulation to relieve pain.
These effects of Radix Angelicae Dahuricae have been imitated by herbs since the classics, and are also commonly used by clinicians in later generations, so I will not repeat them here. It should be pointed out that the analgesic effect of Angelica dahurica can be used not only to relieve sore pain and toothache, but also to relieve migraine and tingling in colds.
Eight. conclusion
To sum up, the application of Angelica dahurica was the most abundant in Ming Dynasty. Its effects are: expelling wind and removing dampness, promoting qi circulation and eliminating sores, stopping bleeding, removing wrinkles and caring skin. But also embodied in materia medica. After the Qing Dynasty, the application scope of Angelica dahurica gradually narrowed, and the effect of hemostasis and wrinkle removal was not widely used. The origin of Angelica dahurica is especially so in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, which may be related to the academic thought of emphasizing clearing away heat and being cautious about warming and drying. In addition, most herbal medicines indicate the taboo of angelica dahurica. Radix Angelicae Dahuricae is dry and consumes blood, but dispersing can hurt qi, and those who are deficient in fire should avoid it. Anyone who vomits due to fire is forbidden. Excessive fire due to yin deficiency and red and white leakage caused by blood heat are not suitable for use.