Quiz: Can you list three Pinyin names for Chinese Medicinal XXX?

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Hi All,

 

Can you list 3 Pinyin names for the Chinese Medicinal XXX with the

characteristics summarised below.?

 

MEDICINAL CLASS: Astringe, esp Astringe KI Jing (sperm) +

Antidiuretic + Tx Leucorrhoea

 

NATURE: Warm~ slightly

 

TASTE: Salty; Astringent

 

CHANNELS: KI; LV; ST

 

DOSE: As Dec: 1.5-3g /dose as fine powder, up to 4.5-12g/d; as ST~

Antacid / Analgesic, 2-3g SID-TID; As Topical: qs;

 

MAIN ACTIONS:

(1) Haemostat (Zhixue); Astringe / Restrain (Shoulian);

(2) Astringe KI Jing (sperm); Secure Jing (sperm) (Gujing);

Antidiuretic; Tx Leucorrhoea (Zhidai);

(3) ST~ antacid; Ease Hyperacidity (Zhisuan); Analgesic (Zhitong);

Antiulcer;

(4) Astringe Damp (Shoushi), Astringe / Restrain Sores (Lianchuang);

Astringe Exudate; Astringe Wounds; Heal Sores; Radiotherapy (Support)

(heal lesions); Kill small Parasites (Sha Xiaochong);

(5) Resolve Goitre;

 

MAIN INDICATIONS:

(1) bleeding; bleeding not during menses; metrorrhagia w nether Xue

(Benglou Xiaxue), female leaking Xue (Furen Louxue); female blood

abdomen masses (Furen Xuejia); LU & ST bleeding (Feiwei Chuxue),

haemoptysis, haematemesis (Tuxue); haemafecia (Bianxue) /

haematochezia;

 

(2) spermatorrhoea (Huajing), emission~ seminal~ night (Yijing),

leucorrhoea (Daixia); leucorrhagia; deafness (Erlong); to Boost Jing

(sperm) in infertility~ chronic, take daily for prolonged time; for

diarrhoea (Xiali)~ pediatric / adult, bake until yellow & grind to

fine powder; take in rice congee; for dysentery~ pediatric (Xiao'er

Lixia), grind finely & take as drink;

 

(3) SJM DysFx; ST pain w ST Acid Reflux (Weitong Tusuan); ST pain dt

ST ulcer; ST hyperacidity; Surprise Qi entering abdomen (Jingqi Rufu)

w abdomen pain~ periumbilical (Futong Huanqi), Genital / Middle Cold

& swelling (Yinzhong Hanzhong);

 

(4) wounds~ traumatic w bleeding (Chuangshang Chuxue); sores w much

sepsis not drying (Chuang Duonongzhi Buzao); As Topical for Damp

Sores (Shichuang) / Damp rash (Shizhen) / eczema, ulcers w sepsis~

profuse (Kuiyang Duonong); as Topical to heal Radiotherapy lesions;

 

(5) w other Hbs high in iodine for goitre dt iodine lack

 

COMBINATIONS:

(1) XXX + Shanzhuyu, Zonglutan, Qiancaogen, etc in Xu / weakness +

bleeding (menorrhoea, metrorrhagia / metrostaxis, etc);

XXX + Qiancao, Zonglutan & Wubeizi for metrorrhagia;

XXX + Hanliancao & Qiancao / Zicao for bleeding dt Xue Heat;

XXX + Baiji, etc in ST Bleeding; haematemesis, ulcer & perforation of

ST / duodenum, etc;

XXX + other Haemostat Hbs in bleeding (haematemesis, haemoptysis,

haematuria, metrorrhagia & menorrhagia); Topical in bleeding in

trauma;

as Haemostat & to Rectify Menses:

w Xue Heat, use XXX + Qiancao, Hanliancao, Chunpi & Diyu;

w Xue Cold, use XXX + Paojiang, Aiye, Ejiao, Xuduan;

w Xueyu, use XXX + Yimucao, Puhuang (Sheng), Sanqi & Zelan;

for ST pain w haemafecia / haematochezia, use XXX + Zhebei (as in

formula Wubei San);

as Analgesic, Antacid, Astringent & Haemostat (Shoulian Zhixue), use

XXX + Baiji (as in formula Baiji San)

 

(2) Xu / KI Xu / LV Xu + spermatorrhoea~ emission; emission~ night;

enuresis; leucorrhoea, leucorrhagia;

XXX + Longgu, Muli, Rz / Rx Dioscoreae, Fuling, etc in KI Xu +

spermatorrhoea, emission esp emission~ night, enuresis, metrorrhagia,

menorrhagia, leucorrhoea, sweat~ spontaneous, sweat~ night, etc;

XXX + Baizhu, Fuling, Baizhi, etc in Cold / Damp Attack +

leucorrhagia~ vaginal discharge white watery;

 

(3) XXX + Muli + another shell (Haigeke, Shijueming, Zhenzhumu,

Walengzi (Duan)), Laifuzi, Tanxiang, Wuzhuyu, Xiangfu in ST~ peptic

ulcer + Hyperchlorhydria, ST~ pain / ache & ST Acid Reflux /

hyperacidity / emesis;

 

(4) XXX as Topical in skin sepsis, sores~ exudative; wounds~

indolent, eczema~ chronic; XXX as Topical to radiation burns after

Radiotherapy;

 

(5) XXX + Kunbu & other Hbs in Goitre;

 

Some texts say that XXX antagonises (Fan) Fuzi & Baiji, but it is

often used w Baiji (see above); Prolonged use may cause constipation;

CAUTION in Yinxu w Fire Blazing (Yinxu Huowang);

 

Best regards,