[Variety Source]

This product is the dried pseudobulb of the orchid plant Rhododendron orchid. The former is commonly known as "Mao Ci Mushroom", and the latter two are commonly known as "Hockey Balls". Excavate in summer and autumn, remove the above-ground parts, separate into different sizes, steam in a pot of boiling water until the core is penetrated and dry.

[Property]

sweet and slightly acrid, cold, slightly toxic. act on liver and stomach channels.

[Efficacy]

clearing heat and removing toxin, eliminating carbuncle and dissipating stagnation.

[Indications]

1. Used for Yongju back gangrene, boil and sore sores, scrofula subcutaneous nodule. This taste is pungent and can be dispersed, and cold can clear away heat, so it has the effect of clearing heat and removing toxin, eliminating carbuncle and dissipating stagnation. Often used in combination with removing toxin sore medicines such as Realgar, Cinnabar, musk, such as Purple Gold Troch , can be used internally or externally.
2. For abdominal mass stuffiness block. This product has the effect of removing toxin, dispersing stagnation and reducing swelling. In recent years, it has been widely used for abdominal mass stuffiness and various tumors. If this product is mixed with ground beeltle, Pangolin Scales, and mole cricket gryllotalpa to make a compound formula, it can be used to treat cirrhosis, soften the liver and spleen, restore liver function, and achieve Obvious effect; with chinese manyleaf paris rhizome, Salvia, Jiao Gardenia, Thunberg Fritillary Bulb, Bupleurum and Prunella are made into compound formula, which has achieved good results in treating thyroid tumors.

[Documentation]

1. Bencao Shiyi: "Treat carbuncle, swollen sores, scrofula subcutaneous node, etc., apply it with vinegar to remove skin flies."
2. Bencao Gangmu : "Mainly used to treat swelling, attack poison and break the skin, relieve various poisons, and treat snake, insect, and dog wounds."

[Usage and Dosage]

3 to 6 grams. Decoct and take it into balls. Reduce the powder by half. Appropriate amount for external use.

[Precaution]

Use with caution by those who are weak or weak.

[Modern Pharmacology]

Appendiculate Cremastra Pseudobulb Rhododendron rhizome contains mucilage and glucose and mannitol polysaccharide, and Appendiculate Cremastra Pseudobulb contains colchicine and other alkaloids. Colchicine contained in Appendiculate Cremastra Pseudobulb and its synthesized colchicine amine after adding ammonia water have anti-tumor effects similar to vinblastine. Colchicine also has a sedative-hypnotic synergistic effect. In addition, this product also has cough, asthma and analgesic effects.

Lijiang Appendiculate Cremastra Pseudobulb and Pseudobulb are highly toxic, and overdose can cause poisoning (0.6-0.9g each time in Lijiang). Taking large amounts for a long time can cause gastrointestinal adverse reactions, polyneuritis, leukopenia, etc. The bulbs of the Lily Bulb family are also used as Appendiculate Cremastra Pseudobulb. The bulbs of the Lily Bulb family plant Lijiang Appendiculate Cremastra Pseudobulb are used as Appendiculate Cremastra Pseudobulb in Yunnan. Both of these medicinal materials are called Guangci Mushroom. The mushroom contains colchicine and other alkaloids, which are effective anti-cancer substances. Therefore, it has been widely used to treat various cancers in recent years. However, it is highly toxic and the therapeutic dose is close to the poisoning dose, which needs to be improved.