瓜蒌系列
Chapter 13. Gualu series
Gualu (Fructus Trichosanthis) is
the mature fruit of plant Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim.
It works to deplete the
Fire-Phlegm, release fullness in the chest, easy the stool
movement through the intestine. The function of the Gualu peel,
it kernel and the whole fruit are somehow different. The peel
works more to release the bloating feeling in the chest. The
kernel works more to lubricate the stool movement.
(1).
栝蒌薤白白酒汤方
Guolu Xiebai Baijiu Tang
栝蒌实(捣)一枚,
薤白半斤,
白酒七升
Guolushi (grind into small pieces) one badge, Xiebai 125gram,
liquor 1400 ml.
右三味,同煮取二升,分温再服。
Add the herbs and the liquor together. Bring to boil until the
liquor in the pot is about 500 ml. Separate the herbal tea into
several parts, repeatedly drink each part after 2 to 3 hours.
胸痹之病,喘息欬唾,胸背痛,短气,寸口脉沉而迟,关上小紧数,栝蒌薤白白酒汤主之。
For person with Xiongbi disease[1], he will feel
asthma, cough, spit, pain in the chest and back, and short of
breath. His pulse is deep and slow in the Chun position, slight
tight and slight frequent in the Guan position.[2] For the
Xiongbi disease, use Guolu Xiebai Baijiu Tang.
(2).
栝蒌薤白半夏汤方
Guolu Xiebai Banxia Tang
栝蒌实(捣)一枚,
薤白
三两,
半夏
半升,
白酒
一斗
Guolushi (grind into small pieces) one badge, Xiebai 45 gram,
Banxia 124 gram, liquor 2500 ml.
右四味,同煮取四升,温服一升,日三服。
Add the herbs and the liquor together. Bring to boil until the
liquor in the pot is about 1000 ml. Drink one third of the tea
each time, three times a day.
胸痹,不得卧,心痛彻背者,栝蒌薤白半夏汤主之。
For person with the Xiongbi disease, if he has severe pain in front
and in the back of the chest,[3] hard to
lie down, use Guolu Xiebai Banxia Tang.
[1] Xiongbi: Xiong means chest; bi
means block of the blood and Qi. So Xiongbe means a
disease in the chest which is caused by block of Qi and
blood by various Xieqi.
[2] This is a condition of inside Cold
in the Chest that affects the Heart. The coronary heart
disease in the western medicine is similar to the
Xiongbi disease here. But the Xiongbi disease refers to
much more condition than the coronary heart disease.
[3] This is a condition in which the
person has Cold and also Phlegm in the chest to block
the Yangqi in the chest.
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