In the whole Dream of Red Mansions, there are more than 20 kinds of single drugs involved, including cinnamon, aconite, turtle shell, Ophiopogon japonicus, Polygonatum odoratum, borneol, agarwood, perilla, platycodon grandiflorum, Saposhnikovia divaricata, Qi Jing, Jishi, ephedra, gypsum, Uncaria rhynchophylla, ashes, Millennium Pine Root, Radix Rehmanniae, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, yellow flower, bezoar and cinnabar. These drugs are commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine. Herba Ephedrae, Perilla frutescens, Radix Saposhnikoviae and Semen Viticis; Heat-clearing drugs such as gypsum, rehmannia glutinosa and bezoar; Wet-soaked Miao tea; Warm medicine cinnamon and aconite; Resolving phlegm and relieving cough, platycodon grandiflorum, cinnabar, a sedative, get the answer (that is, the spirit); Pearl and Uncaria soothe the liver and calm the wind; Pearl incense, a resuscitation medicine; Tonic Huangmiao, Ginseng Radix (superior ginseng, human ginseng with leaves), Placenta Hominis, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Polygoni Multiflori Radix, Radix Ophiopogonis, Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati and Carapax Trionycis; Accumulation of qi-regulating drugs; Traditional Chinese medicines are mostly used to promote blood circulation in clinic, such as yellow rice wine and sheep blood C, and most of them have certain compatibility, which is neither accidental listing nor unfocused and unorganized contribution. On the contrary, they are used in a purposeful, focused and organized way. A Dream of Red Mansions points out the compatibility and use of drugs in Shennongjing, the quantity of drugs, the strength of sexual taste, the quality of curative effect, the increase and decrease of dosage, and the revision of prescriptions from the mouth of onlookers: "Drugs have seven emotions, ... a single line, needs, fears, evils, opposites and killers." All seven emotions are considered to be together. When you use it, you need to be a messenger, you don't have to be evil, you do the opposite. If toxic, suitable for control, can be used to fear each other, kill each other, do not use together. ""There is another cloud: "Medicine has monarch, minister and assistant, which promote each other." "Medicine is a combination of Yin and Yang. The son humiliated his brother. " Neijing is more specific, saying that drugs are sour, pungent, bitter, salty, sweet and light. The combination of sweetness and sweetness can be distributed, and the combination of bitterness and bitterness can be discharged. Salty taste is discharged, and the taste is leaked, each with the disease of five internal organs and the taste of medicine. The author of A Dream of Red Mansions knows the knowledge of Chinese medicine like the back of his hand, and has studied the theory of materia medica and prescription in past dynasties. Therefore, he can make some comments and criticisms on doctors' prescription, but it can't be different from person to person.
Second, the knowledge about prescription.
There are more than 20 prescriptions involved in A Dream of Red Mansions, such as Ginseng Yangrongjiu (from the prescription of Hutchison Bureau), Babaojiu (from six normal body types), Zuogui Pill (from Yuequanshu alone), Gui You Jiu (from Yuequanshu alone) and Tianwu Buxin Pill (from Yuequanshu alone). For the treatment of sores and back problems, traditional prescriptions, such as Thumb Huabanshe Pill (Wang Fang), Tiaogan Pituihei Powder (from Six Books of Yi lue), Liuwei Dihuang Pill (from medical grade), Huoluo Dan (now commonly known as Xiaohuoluo Dan's Shengji Zonglu) and Liangkaiqiao Zhibao Dan (from Hejiju Fang), are generally only nominated, and the composition and composition of the medicine are not the same.
The folk remedies and miscellaneous drugs involved in the book are described in detail. One of them is Leng Xiang wine, a maritime prescription mentioned by a monk. He gave a packet of medicinal powder as a primer, which was different in taste and fragrance. Xue Baochai coughs when she has an attack of toxic heat. Just eat, but it will be more effective. In this sea area, both Chinese and western medicines are limited, but the word "coincidence" is rare. It requires twelve flowers in Bai Mudan in spring, twelve flowers in white lotus in summer, twelve flowers in Bai Rongying in autumn and twelve flowers in Bai Mei in winter. In the vernal equinox of the following year, four stamens were dried and ground together with the medicinal powder. Twelve pieces of rain, twelve lines of white dew and twelve pieces of first frost. Ten yuan for light snow: mix these four kinds of water, add twelve rows of honey and twelve rows of sugar, and put them in the old magnetic altar and bury them under the flower roots. Take it out when you are sick. When he was ill, Mr. Zhang opened a soup of Yiqi Yangrongpu, which contained two yuan of medicinal ginseng, four yuan of fried atractylodes and Yunhui San Qian, four yuan of Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, second-line wine washing, two yuan of fried white peony, one and a half yuan of Sichuan peony, two yuan of San Qian, two yuan of Rhizoma Cyperi rice, eight points of vinegar Bupleurum and two yuan of fried yam. After one dose of fried food, I feel dizzy, but the rest is still not so effective.
In addition, there are three places in the book that do not specify the name of the medicine. One is what Mrs. Wang told Baoyu: You have finished all the medicine the day before yesterday, and you will take nineteen pills tomorrow. When you sleep every day, let xiren wait on you and eat before going to bed. Second, Baoyu was scalded by hot oil and coated with drugs to detoxify and reduce swelling; The third is to send Baochai one or nine kinds of medicine to treat the injury. The latter two are therapeutic drugs, for example, they are very good drugs, and the use effect is ideal, leaving no sequelae.
Third, about western medicine.
The book A Dream of Red Mansions also mentions western medicine. First, Baochai used western medicine when she was sick. Second, when she was ill, she used ephedrine to treat her headache and snuff to treat her cold and stuffy nose. From the18th century, European capitalism gradually developed, missionaries' land entered China, and western medicine and western medicine were also brought to China. In the imperial court and among the rich, some people use western medicine to treat diseases. Although western medicine is mentioned only twice in A Dream of Red Mansions, we can see that western medicine and western medicine are gradually accepted by the people. According to Chen Bangxian's History of Chinese Medicine, there are 37 hospitals set up by foreigners in China, almost all over the provinces, and most of them are set up by churches.
Fourth, prescription drug knowledge
Redjade asked Miss Lin for some medicine. Seventeen-year-old Lin Hongyu said, "Nonsense, medicines are mixed." Although the symptoms are the same, the medication is flexible and varies from person to person. For example, when Bao Wu looked at the prescription, he found that there were perilla, platycodon grandiflorum, Saposhnikovia divaricata, Schizonepeta and other drugs on it, followed by pine nuts and ephedra. Baoyu said, damn it, damn it, he treats girls like us. How can he succeed because of his internal stagnation? How can this power and ephedra be banned?
To seek the source of treatment, we can't ignore drugs, such as Lin Daiyu's illness. After a long period of treatment, it always fails. Baochai saw that there was too much ginseng meat hanging on the prescription. Although it was necessary to replenish qi and tonify the spirit, it should not be too hot. It is believed that the first thing is to be stupid about the liver and stomach, reduce swelling and reduce fire, so that the stomach can be healthy and the diet can support people. Get up early every day to get one or two fine bird's nests and five yuan of rock sugar. Cook porridge with a silver mirror. If you are used to it, it is stronger than medicine, and it is the most nourishing yin and invigorating qi. Here, I propose a food supplement. Facial cream is a white cream made of moss and medicine from the roots of local thousand-year-old pine and cypress. It is said that breast milk should be used first and eaten one hour early every day, which is the most nourishing thing. The second thing to do is to use milk and boil white water. Although he is a worker who spends a lot of money, eating too much is the most annoying. Xiangxue Runlv Dan, rosin clear dew and rose clear dew all have nourishing effects.
In the aspect of spare medicine at home: Jiafu is a wealthy family with a large population and has been using medicine. Cai Yun had to look for it again and took several packages of medicinal materials. We don't know this. Please see for yourself. There is nothing but this. Mrs. Wang opened it and forgot all about it. I don't know what medicine it is, and there is no ginseng. Then I found a bag of ginseng, which is of course excellent. I can't buy thirty dollars now, but it's too old. This thing is different from others because it is good. After only a hundred years, it was reduced to ashes. Now, although it is not ashes, it has become rotten wood and has no medicinal properties. Therefore, standby medicine has its convenience and waste.
Throughout the book A Dream of Red Mansions, many chapters contain medical knowledge, some of which are laid for the development of the story. But it is reasonable that the author can write medical knowledge in such a novel. It can be seen that the author's research on medical knowledge is deep and well mastered, and all of them are articles, which are beyond the reach of people who are proficient in arts, sciences and medicine.
A Dream of Red Mansions, a classic literature, is all-encompassing. It not only shapes many artistic images, but also gives a very prominent description of diet health care, especially its unique health care method is little known.
Healthy tea
There are many plots describing drinking tea for health in A Dream of Red Mansions. Although there is not much pen and ink in each place, they are all interesting and intriguing.
Laojunmei Laojunmei is the favorite health tea of Jia Mu in A Dream of Red Mansions. This kind of tea is a kind of silver needle tea produced in Junshan, Dongting Lake, Hunan. Because it is produced in Junshan, it has a beautiful appearance, so it is called. Laojunmei. . Every time Grandmother Jia eats this kind of tea, it is soaked in plum blossom snow. In addition, this kind of tea is bright in color, fragrant in Gao Shuang, mellow in taste, nourishing the heart and keeping in good health, so it has become the favorite health tea of the Lady Dowager.
Daughter tea The so-called daughter tea is a herbal medicine in Sichuan and Chongqing, also known as rock fruit purple, yellow tea root and daughter red. A Dream of Red Mansions Sixty-three Baoyu ate pasta, but he dared not stop eating it. Lin zhixiao's family advised him to get tired of Pu 'er tea. After Baoyu drank it, his appetite suddenly increased. When this kind of tea is boring, you can add a little sugar and soak it overnight. This kind of tea also has the effect of dredging menstruation, which is better for girls.
Lu 'an Tea This kind of tea is Jia Baoyu's favorite health tea. This kind of tea is produced in Huoshan, Anhui Province. According to "Ming Shi Wen Zhenheng", "Lu 'an is suitable for medicine, but not good at frying. It can't be fragrant and delicious. The nature of tea is really good. "
Keep healthy with wine
There are many kinds of wine in A Dream of Red Mansions, which can keep the old lady, wife and young lady in this feudal aristocratic family healthy, such as soju soaked in acacia flowers. This wine became Lin Daiyu's convalescent wine. In the thirty-eighth episode of A Dream of Red Mansions, because the crab is cold, I feel a slight pain after eating the jade, so I want to drink some hot shochu. "Wei shochu. This is white wine. Baoyu quickly said, "There is shochu. "Then put the acacia flower in soju. Ironing pan Albizia Albizia is a small white flower on the Albizia Albizia tree, which has the effect of calming the nerves and relieving depression. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Albizia Albizia is flat and sweet, which can relieve depression and regulate qi, soothe the nerves and activate collaterals, calm the five internal organs and reconcile the mind. It can treat depression, chest tightness, insomnia and forgetfulness, and make people forget their troubles. Long-term use can make people healthy and improve their eyesight. Therefore, Daiyu can not only dispel the cold with it, but also be sentimental to Daiyu and have a unique effect on insomnia at night.
Musu wine has the custom of offering "Tu Su wine" at the Grand View Garden on New Year's Eve. This wine is not only a custom, but also a health wine for Baoyu, Daiyu and Baochai. Whenever they go out to play, they always "promote their health" by drinking some giant vegetarian wine. In fact, this wine is a medicated wine, which is made by soaking cinnamon, Saposhnikovia divaricata, Sichuan pepper, platycodon grandiflorum, rhubarb and red beans. It often has the effects of expelling wind and cold, eliminating damp heat, and preventing and treating diseases.
On Baoyu's 63rd birthday in a dream of red mansions with yellow wine, xiren specially asked Pinger for an altar. Shaoxing wine "adds interest to the bag. This Shaoxing wine, also called yellow rice wine, is Baoyu's favorite health wine. Because the wine is mild and harmless, rich in nutrition and made of high-quality glutinous rice, it is very popular among people in the Grand View Garden.
Vegetables health
There are many vegetables in A Dream of Red Mansions, including eggplant, beans, lentils, gourds, yew, and Gao Lu, as well as the Nanjing specialty Zhitouzi (commonly known as Zhitouzi), among which several households are particularly popular with this noble family.
In episode 6 1 of A Dream of Red Mansions, Artemisia selengensis asked, "Does Qingyao want to eat reeds, stir-fried meat, fried chicken and stir-fried gluten?" Gao Lu is unique in taste, fresh and delicious, and has the effects of nourishing kidney and liver, moistening lung, cooling and improving eyesight. It is a unique health care product with sunny appearance.
Hungry health
There are hundreds of people in Jiafu, each with different medical care methods and health care methods. For example, in the 53rd episode of A Dream of Red Mansions, I almost recovered after feeling prosperous on a sunny day. Later, because of peacock hair, the condition became more and more serious, so I used the secret recipe therapy of Jiafu custom: hunger therapy, pure hunger, careful medication, and gradually got better. Like xiren who only drinks rice soup after catching a cold, she also follows this secret method to recuperate and keep healthy.
go for a walk
Jia Mu is a famous birthday girl in A Dream of Red Mansions, but she knows little about her health care. First of all, she pays great attention to walking and playing. She thinks walking is "relaxing". She also likes to be lively. Every holiday, she and her children and grandchildren walk and have fun in the Grand View Garden. Secondly, Jia Mu is an open-minded person. She is not as calculating and blameless as Wang Xifeng, nor as long-term sad and depressed as Lin Xunyu. Jia also pays great attention to the regulation of diet and the regulation of cold and warm. She likes to eat sweet and rotten things, and she eats "little but fine". As for clothes insulation, I have my own girl. The purpose of Jia's health care can be summarized by the four essentials of health care: "One day, save the official's life; Second, beware of catching a cold; Third, cherish the spirit, and fourth, stop choking and stop anger. " In ancient times, people worshipped natural things. A Dream of Red Mansions is a reflection of China's traditional culture.