Myrobalan is a relatively common Chinese herbal medicine with a neutral nature and a bitter taste. It is generally used as medicine to clear away heat and astringent the intestines. It is mainly used to treat diseases such as diarrhea, diarrhea, bloody stools, anal prolapse, long-term cough, etc. Therefore, the ingredients of myrobalan can also be found in some medicines that astringe the lungs and relieve coughs. So, what is the role of myrobalan as medicine? What are the medicinal benefits of myrobalan?
Terminalia chebula is the mature fruit of the plant Terminaliachebula Retz. Mainly produced in Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places. Take it in autumn and winter. Dry. Use raw or simmered. If using pulp, remove the core.
The medicinal properties are bitter, sour, astringent and neutral. Returns to the lung and large intestine meridians.
Effects: It astringes the intestines and relieves diarrhea, astringes the lungs and relieves cough, and relieves sore throat.
Application
1. Chronic diarrhea and dysentery. This product has a sour and astringent nature. It enters the large intestine and is good at puckering the intestines and stopping diarrhea. It is a commonly used medicine for treating chronic diarrhea and dysentery. It can be used alone, such as He Lile San ("The Synopsis of the Golden Chamber"). If chronic diarrhea or dysentery is due to deficiency and cold, it is often combined with dried ginger, poppy shells, and tangerine peel, such as myrobalan peel drink ("Lanshi Secret Collection"). This product is sour and astringent in nature, and it can astringent intestines, firm prolapse, and astringent intestines to stop bleeding. When combined with ginseng, astragalus, cohosh and other medicines, it can be used for anal prolapse caused by prolonged diarrhea and subsidence of middle-qi; if combined with medicines such as fanfeng, rhizome, and angelica, it can treat intestinal wind syndrome, such as Zhichangfengxiexue Pills ("Ben Cao Hui") Word").
2. Chronic cough and loss of voice. This product is sour, astringent and bitter. It both contracts and descends. It can not only restrain lung qi and relieve cough, but also clear the lungs, relieve throat and open up the sound. It is an important medicine for treating aphonia. To treat patients with chronic cough and aphonia due to lung deficiency, it can be used with ginseng and Schisandra chinensis; to treat patients with phlegm-heat stagnation in the lungs and chronic cough and aphonia, it is often used together with platycodon and licorice, such as Chebula Decoction ("Xuanming Lun"). To treat chronic cough, aphonia, and sore throat, it is often mixed with boric acid, indigo naturalis, borneol and other honey pills, such as Qingyin pills ("Medical General Purpose").
Usage and Dosage: Decoct and take, 3 to 10g. It should be used simmering to astringe the intestines and relieve diarrhea, and it should be used raw to astringe the lungs, clear away heat and relieve sore throat.
Usage caution: Do not use it if there are external evils and internal damp-heat accumulation.
Summary of ancient books
1. "Treatise on the Properties of Medicine": "It promotes the circulation of body fluids, regulates qi in the chest and diaphragm, stops water channels, and blackens beards and hair."
2. "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Helile has a bitter and astringent taste, and its temperature is non-toxic. It is bitter so it is released, astringent so it is astringent, warm so it is unblocked, and astringent in nature so it can control cold air and bloating in the heart and stomach; it is only warm so it is eaten. Zhen Quan It is used to stop water passages, Xiao Bing is used to stop intestinal diarrhea, Su Song is used to treat intestinal wind, diarrhea, bleeding and vaginal discharge, and Zhu Zhenheng is used to strengthen the large intestine. It is nothing more than astringent of bitterness and cures the symptoms."
3. "Ben Jing Feng Yuan": "Use pure gold raw to relieve coughs, simmer it to strengthen the spleen and stop diarrhea."
Modern research
1. Chemical composition: This product contains a large amount of tannins (up to 20 to 40%), and its main components are myrobalic acid, protoprobalic acid, etc. It also contains myrobalin, tannase, sennoside A, etc.
2. Pharmacological effects: The tannins contained in Myrobalan have astringent and antidiarrheal effects. In addition to tannins, it also contains diarrheal components, so it is similar to rhubarb in that it first causes diarrhea and then converges. Myrobalan decoction (100%) is not only effective against various dysentery bacilli, but also has strong effects on Pseudomonas aeruginosa and diphtheriae. It is also effective against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, pneumococci, hemolytic streptococci, Proteus, Typhimurium bacteria have inhibitory effects. The ethanol extract extracted with hydrochloric acid and ether has stronger antibacterial and antifungal effects. Extracts of ethyl acetate, methyl ethyl ketone, n-butanol and water, large doses of myrobalan and chloroform extracts have cardiac effects. Myrobalin extracted from dried fruits with 80% ethanol has a papaverine-like antispasmodic effect on smooth muscle.
3. Clinical research: According to clinical reports, 100 cases of acute bacillary dysentery were treated with Chebula tablets orally, and the clinical cure rate was 94% (New Chinese Medicine, 1980, Supplement 2:23). Taking Myrobalan meat, Trichosanthes trichosanthes, and Trichosanthes rhizome decoction in water, it has good effect in treating lobar pneumonia (Wuhan New Medicine, 1971, 1:25). Boil myrobalan in water and add rice vinegar. Soak the affected area with medicinal liquid, or use gauze to moisten the medicinal liquid and apply it wetly. It is effective in treating acute and chronic eczema (Journal of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, 1988, 8, 7:442).
Anti-diarrheal food
1. Drink white porridge for diarrhea
Within two to three days after diarrhea, the diet should be mainly light. You might as well drink some white porridge with a little Salt, it is recommended not to add meat. Meat porridge will also aggravate the burden on the gastrointestinal tract. Although the pain is relieved after defecation, the gastrointestinal tract will suffer from varying degrees of edema due to inflammation. Eating meat will easily aggravate the condition.
2. Eat pasta with diarrhea
People with diarrhea need to eat foods that are easier to digest. For example, pasta is a good choice. Noodles are rich in nutrients and are relatively easy to digest and absorb. However, people with diarrhea should not eat noodles that are too greasy. If the noodles are too greasy, it will increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract.
3. You can drink brown sugar water
If people with gastrointestinal deficiency and coldness eat too much cold food, they are prone to diarrhea, especially those with chronic gastritis who eat too much cold food. Sexual foods can cause nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea and other symptoms, so it is recommended to drink a cup of brown sugar water after eating cold foods to regulate the gastrointestinal tract. Because brown sugar is hot in nature, it neutralizes the coldness of cold foods and strengthens the blood circulation in the stomach. circulation, and brown sugar also has the effect of warming the stomach and dispelling cold.
4. Drink yogurt if you have diarrhea
Although spicy food and cold food are very popular, eating too much will irritate the gastrointestinal tract and easily damage the gastrointestinal mucosa. Drink a cup of yogurt before eating spicy food. Yogurt can protect the gastrointestinal mucosa. Moreover, yogurt contains a large amount of probiotic bacteria, which can enhance the digestive ability of the gastrointestinal tract, remove harmful substances, and prevent the occurrence of diarrhea and abdominal pain.