Guest guest Posted June 24, 2001 Report Share Posted June 24, 2001 Dear group This comes from translations of the Ben Cao Gang Mu by Li Shi Zhen. It was " roughly " translated by my wife (Chinese) and I tried to make sense of it. Any errors are my own, some of you may find it interesting if not usefull. Comments in [ ] are mine. Its acrid warm , non poisoness, bitter Its bad to use it with ma huang and di dan (earth gallbladder- [i think a type of worm]) It has a better effect if used with qin pi[clear heat herb] and qin jiao[wind damp herb] Avoid lamb and maltose Do not use with iron If heart not open and don't understand ,shi chuan pu ( SCP )can improve this.Is good for all the 5 zang.Improve hearing, eyesight, voice and particularly for deafness. Warm the large and small intestine For people who can't controll urination If taken long term , even if they get older the mind will remain young Hands and legs can't stretch[out] with damp numbness High fever in babies, use as a baby bath tinnitus, wind in the head, eye tearing and " ghost qi " [ can anyone tell me what this might be] kills worms in the body, head lice, and other insects that invade the skin gets rid of evil wind In a man its for the " water kidney " [kidney yin ?] female :ren and chong damaged by cold forgettfullness, irritability, heart pain, abdomen pain, cholera, pain inside the ear-use powdered and fried and applied warm into the ear. Li Shi Zhen says " hematuria,pregnancy restless foetus, easy to miscarriage If poisoning by ba dou or da ji, use fresh and smash and juice Forgettfullness and to benefit brain: pick on the 7/7 [Chinese calender], powder and drink one fang[old weights] as powder in wine.You will not get drunk if drinken in this form. Do not drink from metal container. The 36 types of wind disorders:-use SCP in small dry slices , put in silk bag, with 1 1/2 kg xuan jiu[a special type of wine] Sore throat (severe) chew fresh roots and then drink one cup wine that has been heated with a hot iron All kinds of fullness:-eg eat xs , blood xs, with a insect[ sorry I can't give characters by email and don't know the pin yin] Damaged lung:- with bleeding, powder with equal amounts flour[i presume rice flour] Dissolve poisons:-equal amounts SCP and bai fan Discharge[vaginal]:- equal amounts SCP and Bu Gu Zhi[ another name for bu gu zhi is " very old paper " ], fry together untill powder 2 qian each time drink with SCP wine. Miscarriage:- baby restless, back pain, bleeding, pre mature birth, use juice, 1-2 mls After birth vaginal bleeding:- use SCP wine ,warm before meals Sudden deafness:- use with 1 ba dou bean without the inside piece, smash together , make into 7 pills , wrap pill in cotton, put in ear Deafness after sickness:-fresh juice into ear, also powder ,fry, put in bag and sleep on it All different types of red eyes:- cook until is a thick juice and put in eyes[ translation could be on eyelids], also certain types of small growths on eyelid[ like a mole or wart?] use with salt externally Head skin ulcers:- external use Skin ulcers:- due to hot damp, and become toxic, painfull, but not itchy, if they prevent sleepbecause of oozing and watery substance , use dry smashed and put onto bed and blankets. Yin damp itchy skin:- with equal amounts shi chuang zi as powder externally [ This translation is by no means complete, I missed all the identification herb details and other bits that were too difficult, I found some of the gyno uses interesting] Heiko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2001 Report Share Posted June 24, 2001 , Heiko Lade <heiko@l...> wrote: > High fever in babies, use as a baby bath > tinnitus, wind in the head, eye tearing and " ghost qi " I think this refers to nightmares, which would make sense, but I am not sure. todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2001 Report Share Posted June 25, 2001 Hi Derek, Thanks for pointing that out, yes the pinyin is Shi Chang Pu (Rhizoma Acori Graminei). Actually my characters in Chinese herbs are better than my pinyin. Obviously I need to take some to improve my mental clarity and memory! Heiko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2001 Report Share Posted June 25, 2001 Dear Heiko, Are you referring to Shi Chang Pu (Acorus root) -it certainly sounds like it-or is Shi Chuan Pu a completely different herb? Derek High Heiko Lade <heiko Saturday, June 23, 2001 11:42 PM Re:shi chuan pu >Dear group > >This comes from translations of the Ben Cao Gang Mu by Li Shi Zhen. >It was " roughly " translated by my wife (Chinese) and I tried to make >sense of it. >Any errors are my own, some of you may find it interesting if not >usefull. >Comments in [ ] are mine. > >Its acrid warm , non poisoness, bitter >Its bad to use it with ma huang and di dan (earth gallbladder- [i think >a type of worm]) >It has a better effect if used with qin pi[clear heat herb] and qin >jiao[wind damp herb] >Avoid lamb and maltose >Do not use with iron >If heart not open and don't understand ,shi chuan pu ( SCP )can improve >this.Is good for all the 5 zang.Improve hearing, eyesight, voice and >particularly for deafness. >Warm the large and small intestine >For people who can't controll urination >If taken long term , even if they get older the mind will remain young >Hands and legs can't stretch[out] with damp numbness >High fever in babies, use as a baby bath >tinnitus, wind in the head, eye tearing and " ghost qi " [ can anyone tell >me what this might be] >kills worms in the body, head lice, and other insects that invade the >skin >gets rid of evil wind >In a man its for the " water kidney " [kidney yin ?] >female :ren and chong damaged by cold >forgettfullness, irritability, heart pain, abdomen pain, cholera, pain >inside the ear-use powdered and fried and applied warm into the ear. >Li Shi Zhen says " hematuria,pregnancy restless foetus, easy to >miscarriage >If poisoning by ba dou or da ji, use fresh and smash and juice >Forgettfullness and to benefit brain: pick on the 7/7 [Chinese >calender], powder and drink one fang[old weights] as powder in wine.You >will not get drunk if drinken in this form. Do not drink from metal >container. >The 36 types of wind disorders:-use SCP in small dry slices , put in >silk bag, with 1 1/2 kg xuan jiu[a special type of wine] >Sore throat (severe) chew fresh roots and then drink one cup wine that >has been heated with a hot iron >All kinds of fullness:-eg eat xs , blood xs, with a insect[ sorry I >can't give characters by email and don't know the pin yin] >Damaged lung:- with bleeding, powder with equal amounts flour[i presume >rice flour] >Dissolve poisons:-equal amounts SCP and bai fan >Discharge[vaginal]:- equal amounts SCP and Bu Gu Zhi[ another name for >bu gu zhi is " very old paper " ], fry together untill powder 2 qian each >time drink with SCP wine. >Miscarriage:- baby restless, back pain, bleeding, pre mature birth, use >juice, 1-2 mls >After birth vaginal bleeding:- use SCP wine ,warm before meals >Sudden deafness:- use with 1 ba dou bean without the inside piece, >smash together , make into 7 pills , wrap pill in cotton, put in ear >Deafness after sickness:-fresh juice into ear, also powder ,fry, put in >bag and sleep on it >All different types of red eyes:- cook until is a thick juice and put in >eyes[ translation could be on eyelids], also certain types of small >growths on eyelid[ like a mole or wart?] >use with salt externally >Head skin ulcers:- external use >Skin ulcers:- due to hot damp, and become toxic, painfull, but not >itchy, if they prevent sleepbecause of oozing and watery substance , use >dry smashed and put onto bed and blankets. >Yin damp itchy skin:- with equal amounts shi chuang zi as powder >externally > >[ This translation is by no means complete, I missed all the >identification herb details and other bits that were too difficult, I >found some of the gyno uses interesting] > >Heiko > > > > >Chinese Herbal Medicine, a voluntary organization of licensed healthcare practitioners, matriculated students and postgraduate academics specializing in Chinese Herbal Medicine, provides a variety of professional services, including board approved online continuing education. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2001 Report Share Posted July 31, 2001 What is this " it " that the translation is referring to? - < Sunday, June 24, 2001 10:19 AM Re:shi chuan pu > , Heiko Lade <heiko@l...> wrote: > > > High fever in babies, use as a baby bath > > tinnitus, wind in the head, eye tearing and " ghost qi " > > I think this refers to nightmares, which would make sense, but I am not > sure. > > todd > > > > Chinese Herbal Medicine, a voluntary organization of licensed healthcare practitioners, matriculated students and postgraduate academics specializing in Chinese Herbal Medicine, provides a variety of professional services, including board approved online continuing education. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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