According to Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica, bamboo has the functions of clearing heat, purging fire and calming wind, and is called "Peach Branch", "Corydalis" and "Flute Bamboo" according to its shape and function. Corydalis bungeana is used as medicine, followed by Phyllostachys angustifolia, and Phyllostachys pubescens is the first choice for bamboo medicine. Also contains "Corydalis bamboo leaves, bitter and flat, non-toxic. Indications: cough against qi, muscle overflow, acute aversion to drugs, and disinfestation. In addition to annoying heat cramps, throat obstruction and vomiting. Fried soup, iron cholera tendon. Corydalis and bamboo juice are the main winds. " The treatment of "itching wind" and "wind-heat-dampness-heat" in "The Main Medicine for All Diseases" records that "Corydalis bamboo leaves can control wind spasm, bamboo juice can eliminate phlegm and clear heat, people suffer from wind spasm, stroke due to abscess, traumatic stroke, postpartum stroke, stroke in children, fever, nausea and death, and drink one or two liters of ginger juice." It is recorded in the therapeutic methods of "Throat Disease" and "Wind Spasm" that "Bauhinia, Corydalis and Bamboo Leaves are decocted with paraquat". Qichun folk also have the habit of taking roots such as, Zuo and Shi as medicine. Zhu Qi is one of Qichun's specialties. According to Hongzhi's Records of Huangzhou in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Qi, also known as Judy, used colorful bamboo as a reed, frugal bamboo as a flute, and those who needed bamboo as a staff. Because it is produced in Qi land, its performance is different from that of ordinary bamboo, so it is called Qi bamboo, which is twisted from node to node to form a prismatic shape, such as the belly of arhat. Qizhu varies in size, the big one is as big as a teacup, and the small one is as thick as a rattan. Bamboo sticks are expensive to make. They are crystal clear in color, like colored glass and beautiful jade, tough in texture, split like silk, soft as cotton and folded like cloth. When the weather is hot, people sleep on it, which is cool and sweaty; After getting up, bamboo flutes and flutes are quiet and soft, and a pool of water is quiet, and a wonderful pearl falls on the jade plate. Bai Juyi described it as a flute in plum blossom and a cold autumn in leaves.
Artemisia argyi Artemisia argyi and its related species are Artemisia argyi of Compositae. The difference between mugwort and other mugwort lies in its tall plants, which can reach 1.8 ~ 2.5 meters. It contains more volatile oil, has a deep smell, leaves are paper-thick and densely covered with long hair. Dried leaves can be kneaded into a pile, and their shape and quality are top grade.
Ai, also known as ice platform and moxibustion grass, is named after its leaves are used as medicine. Compendium of Materia Medica explains that this grass can be ill for a long time, hence the name "Ai". "Natural History" contains: cut the ice to make it round, lift it to the sun, and bear its shadow with Ai, then you will get fire, so Ai is named "Ice Platform"; Doctors use moxibustion to treat all diseases, so it is also called "Moxibustion Grass".
Folium Artemisiae Argyi is more fragrant than usual, and human medicine has better curative effect.
The stems of Artemisia argyi leaves are straight, the leaves are white, soft and thick, and hairy. Most of them grow on the edge of fields or hillsides, and the water is sunny. Folium Artemisiae Argyi is a precious medicinal material, and its stems and leaves can be used as medicine. Its taste is bitter or slightly sweet, and its nature is slightly warm. According to modern chemical analysis, Artemisia argyi contains seventeen known compounds, which can treat many diseases.
Artemisia argyi also has a special fragrance, which can be used as seasoning material. The smoke from the branches and leaves can drive away mosquitoes and flies and has a bactericidal effect. Qichun people regard mugwort leaves as auspicious things. Up to now, during the Dragon Boat Festival, people still like to smoke rooms with mugwort and calamus. Mugwort and calamus can kill and control many bacteria or viruses in the air, and have obvious killing effects on mosquitoes and flies. At the same time, Folium Artemisiae Argyi contains strong aromatic volatile oil, which has obvious sedative effect on headache, stuffy nose and chest tightness. From the seasonal point of view, Dragon Boat Festival is in the early summer, close to the rainy season, the air is humid, bacteria multiply in large quantities, and mildew easily occurs indoors. Hanging mugwort leaves on doors and windows to purify the air and environment is a traditional folk health-keeping custom.
Folium Artemisiae Argyi can be used for moxibustion, which is as famous as acupuncture. It can be used as medicine, and has the functions of regulating qi, dispelling cold and removing dampness, warming channels, stopping bleeding and preventing miscarriage. Used for dietotherapy, such as "thick soup and wine" and "Ai cake"; There are also customs such as "ward off evil spirits" and "poisonous gas", which treat Ai as a tiger and calamus as a sword. There are many habits of using moxa in Qichun county: for example, taking a bath with moxa water on the third day after birth, applying a little moxa on the fontanel and navel can prevent colds, stuffy nose or other diseases; Puerpera should take a bath of wormwood soup three days after delivery and at the full moon to disinfect and cleanse filth, warm and replenish qi and blood, and prevent postpartum weakness; Washing feet with Tang Ai can cure colds and coughs; Stomach cold and abdominal pain, take a piece of Folium Artemisiae Argyi and rub it and swallow it; Fumigating with wormwood water can cure muscle pain or lumbago and leg pain. In Mencius from Louzhang, there is a saying that "seven years of illness, three years of love", and Qichun also has a saying that "the family has three years of love, so the doctor doesn't have to come", so it has become a custom for each family to save the old feelings.
Modern pharmacological experiments have proved that Folium Artemisiae Argyi has antibacterial, antiviral, antiasthmatic, antitussive, expectorant, antiallergic, hemostatic, anticoagulant, immunity enhancing, liver protecting, gallbladder promoting, antipyretic and analgesic, and heart contraction inhibiting effects. Widely used in gynecological, respiratory, digestive, rheumatism, pain, skin and other diseases and disinfection and sterilization. As "Compendium of Materia Medica" said, "This tortoise was useless in ancient times, but now it is mostly used for nourishing prescriptions, generally like tortoise shells". Turtle can be used as medicine all over the body. "The Book of Nanqi" contains: "dredging meridians, helping Yang Dao, nourishing Yin and blood, benefiting essence and qi, and treating flaccidity and weakness." Nail fish is sweet and sour, which can nourish yin and replenish blood, dispel wind and remove dampness, soften liver and tonify kidney, remove fire, improve eyesight and cool blood. "Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "Carassius auratus can cure bone and muscle pain, cough for 120 years due to cold, and stop diarrhea and bloody dysentery." Turtle blood is the main medicine for traumatic injury; Turtle gall has curative effect on eye swelling; Tortoise version, also known as tortoise shell and Yuan Wu version, tastes sweet, salty, pure and turbid, and has a strong smell, which can tonify kidney and nourish yin. It can subdue the floating yang, benefit the kidney and strengthen the bones, and dredge the meridians. Because of its strong medicinal properties and definite curative effect, it is a medical treasure.
The shape of a turtle is similar to that of an ordinary turtle, but the difference is that there are slender and dense green hairs on the tortoise shell, so the turtle is also called a green turtle. The tortoise has been famous since the Tang and Song Dynasties, and people often keep it in the courtyard to watch it. Turtles are put into clean water (water is changed once a day), green hair is light and floating in the basin, and gold thread is floating and dazzling. It is like a mass of moss floating in the water, and it is like a piece of jade embedded in white jade. If you take it out of the water, the green hair clings to the turtle's back and the gold thread is neat and orderly, which is quite strange. Foreign businessmen regard it as a rare treasure and rush to buy it, which is expensive.
Tortoise is not only a beautiful ornamental animal, but also a nourishing medicine with high nutritional value. According to folklore, eating turtles can prolong life. Carp is rich in fat, protein, vitamin A, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other nutrients, which can nourish yin and replenish blood.