Herbalogical study of Chinese herbal medicine Yimucao
Yimucao is a medicine for promoting blood circulation and menstrual regulation,known as"effective medi-cine for treating blood disease",and has a long history of extensive clinical application.After consulting the herbal works of the past dynasties,it is found that the earliest description of Yimucao in ancient documents can be traced back to The Book of Songs of the Western Zhou Dynasty,which appears as"tui".As a medicine,the word Yimucao appears for the first time in the Shennong Materia Medica in the Qin and Han Dynasties.Because of the good treatment of gynecological diseases,it has the effect of benefiting mothers.Yimucao is a bit cold in nature and bitter and pungent in flavor.It belongs to the heart,liver and bladder meridians.It has the functions of activating blood and regulating menstruation,inducing diuresis to reduce edema,and belongs to the activating blood and regulating menstruation drugs under the classification of promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis drugs.If taken orally,it is decocted in water for 10～30 g.It can be prepared into jelly or pills to treat edema,poor menstrual flow,and poor urination.If applied externally,it is mashed with proper amount or decocted for exter-nal washing to treat skin itch,ulcers and swelling.Through in-depth study of medical literature such as materia medica and medical formulary in the past dynasties,combined with modern literature,this paper systematically sorts out and verifies the name,shape,origin,nature,flavor,channel tropism,as well as efficacy and adverse reactions of Yimucao,aiming to pro-vide reference for further research and development of Yimucao and ensure the accuracy of clinical drug use in the future.
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