The efficacy and function of Chinese herbal medicine Nepeta, Chinese herbal medicine has many uses

Schizonepeta is a common Chinese herbal medicine, which is very effective in treating colds and measles. However, we must be aware of its contraindications, especially for patients with yin deficiency headaches. When treating some diseases, we might as well choose Chinese medicine, after all, it has no side effects.

1. Schizonepeta treats wet and rotten toes: mash the Schizonepeta leaves and apply the mixture on the toes. (Simple Prescription)

2. Schizonepeta treats blood in stool: Schizonepeta, stir-fry and grind into powder. Take 2 qian of rice with water. Women can take it with wine. It can also be mixed with noodles to make wontons. (Experienced Prescription)

3. Schizonepeta is used to treat wind-toxic leprosy, redness, swelling, pain and hardness: one liter of rat glue (slightly fried), four liang of Schizonepeta spike. Grind it into powder. Take three grams each time, add one medium cup of water, boil until five parts are left, remove the residue, add half a cup of bamboo juice, stir well and drink it, three times a day. (Sheng Hui Fang)

4. Schizonepeta is used to treat urinary retention, acute lower abdominal pain, and anal swelling and pain, no matter whether it is new or old: Rhubarb (half the amount for urinary retention) and Schizonepeta spicate (half the amount for defecation retention), equal parts. Each one is at the end. Take one or two coins each time, mixed with warm water, and increase or decrease the dosage temporarily. (The reverse powder of Yiming Lunfang)

5. Schizonepeta treats hematuria: Schizonepeta and Amomum villosum, equal parts. For the end. Take three grams of glutinous rice drink three times a day. (Binghu Collection of Prescriptions)

6. Schizonepeta has the effect of inducing sweating and relieving exterior symptoms, and has the effect of dispelling wind: Schizonepeta is mainly used to treat colds, fever, chills, no sweating, headaches, body pains, etc., and is often used together with Saposhnikovia divaricata. However, it can also be combined with pungent and cool antipyretic drugs or heat-clearing and detoxifying drugs to treat colds, wind-heat, fever, chills, red eyes and sore throat, such as mint, chrysanthemum, mulberry leaves, honeysuckle, etc. Schizonepeta has a pungent and dispersing effect that can help measles break out, and is often used in combination with mint, cicada shell, burdock seed, etc. Schizonepeta is often used for patients with initial symptoms of sores and ulcers. It can be used together with Saposhnikovia divaricata, Lonicera japonica, Forsythia suspensa, and Red Peony Root to reduce chills and fever and eliminate carbuncles and swellings. The application of fried charcoal of Schizonepeta can enter the blood and stop bleeding. It can be used for symptoms such as bloody stool and metrorrhagia. It is often used together with other hemostatic drugs in clinical practice.

7. Schizonepeta dispels wind-heat, clears the head and eyes, relieves the throat, and eliminates sores and swelling. It is used to treat stiff neck, black spots in the eyes, ulcers, vaginal bleeding, hematemesis, epistaxis, bleeding, bloody diarrhea, metrorrhagia, and hemorrhoidal fistula. Compendium

8. Schizonepeta helps the spleen and stomach. Dietary Therapy Materia Medica

9. The herb Schizonepeta can dispel wind and relieve exterior symptoms when used raw, and can be used to stop bleeding when fried into charcoal. Schizonepeta combined with Saposhnikovia divaricata and Qianghuo can treat wind-cold symptoms; Schizonepeta combined with Lonicera japonica, Forsythia suspensa and Mentha chinensis can treat wind-heat symptoms; Schizonepeta combined with Gypsum Fibrosum can treat wind-heat headache; Schizonepeta combined with Burdock Fruit, Platycodon grandiflorum and Licorice root can treat sore throat; Schizonepeta combined with Sophora japonica charcoal can treat bloody stool; Schizonepeta combined with Imperata cylindrica can treat nosebleed. Both Schizonepeta and Perilla can induce sweating and relieve exterior symptoms, but Perilla is stronger in dispelling cold, tends to enter the Qi, and can regulate Qi and relieve fullness; while Schizonepeta is stronger in dispelling wind, tends to enter the blood, and can stop bleeding when fried into charcoal. Therefore, Perilla is often used in Qi-regulating prescriptions, while Schizonepeta is often used in blood-regulating prescriptions.

10. Schizonepeta is used to treat blood fatigue, wind-qi stagnation, back pain, spontaneous sweating, athlete's foot, muscle and bone pain, yin and yang poison, typhoid fever, headache, dizziness, and tense tendons of hands and feet. "Food Materia Medica"

11. Schizonepeta can treat evil wind, paralysis of the mouth and face, stubborn numbness all over the body, forgetfulness due to tingling, and increase strength and essence. It is mainly used to ward off evil spirits and poison, eliminate fatigue, and treat swelling. Take a handful, cut it, add five liters of water, boil it and take two liters. Divide it into two doses when it is cold. It can help to clear the blood vessels, transfer insufficient qi to the five internal organs, induce sweating, and eliminate cold wind. It can also be ground into powder and mixed with vinegar to seal the poison and swelling. Treatise on the Properties of Materia Medica