Contents 1 Pinyin 2 Overview 3 Alias ??of Gangzi 4 Source and place of production 5 Meridian distribution of nature and flavor 6 Function and indication 7 Precautions for use 8 Chemical composition 9 Pharmacological effects of Gangzi 10 References attached: 1 Chinese medicines used Gangzi's prescription 2 Chinese patent medicine using the Chinese medicine Gangzi 3 Gangzi in ancient books 1 Pinyin
gāng zǐ 2 Overview
Gangzi is the name of the prescription, from "Lei Gong Paozhi" "On" is the alias of Croton recorded in "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" [1]. 3 Gangzi’s aliases
Gangzi, Jiangzi, Baguo, and Double-eye Dragon[2]. 4 Source and production area
The seeds of the Euphorbiaceae plant Croton tiglium L. [2]. Produced in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Hubei [2]. 5. Meridian distribution of nature and flavor
Pungent, hot, and highly toxic [2]. Enters the stomach and large intestine meridians [2].
6 Functions and Indications
It functions in purging cold accumulation, removing phlegm, moving water, and killing insects [2].
1. Treat cold stagnation, chest and abdominal fullness and acute pain, obstruction of stool, phlegm, edema, ascites, epilepsy, and madness [2]. Oral administration: Press the croton bean to remove the oil and take the cream, 30 to 90 mg each time, take it into pills or powder [2].
2. To treat diarrhea, stir-fry croton until black inside and outside, grind into powder, and make pills with beeswax. Each pill contains 75mg of croton. Adults take 4 pills at a time, one to three times a day, on an empty stomach [2 ].
3. To treat diphtheria, grind croton kernels and cinnabar together and apply it between the eyebrows; for malignant sores and scabies, grind it into powder and apply it to the affected area or wrap it with gauze and rub it on the affected area [2]. 7 Precautions for use
Pregnant women should not take it[2]. It should not be used together with morning glory[2]. 8 Chemical composition
Croton oil contains more than ten kinds of crotyl alcohol diesters, various deoxycrotyl alcohol triesters, as well as crotonic acid (Tiglic acid), crotonic acid (Crotonic acid), and linoleic acid. , glyceryl esters of arachidic acid, etc.[2]. It also contains protein and contains Crotin [2]. It also contains crotonin, amino acids, etc.[2].
9 Pharmacological effects