This product is a block obtained by drying the endocrine fluid of green tangerine peel bamboo (Bambusa textilis McClure) or Huasilao bamboo (Schizostachyum chinense Rendle). Mainly produced in Yunnan, Guangdong and Guangxi frontier areas. Harvested in autumn and winter. Cut the bamboo poles and take out the raw materials.

[Property]

sweet, cold. act on heart and liver channels.

[Efficacy]

clearing heat and resolving phlegm, clearing heart.

[Indications]

Used for infantile convulsion, apoplexy epilepsy, Rebing unconsciousness and other heart and liver meridian syndrome/pattern of phlegm and heat. The effect of this product in clearing and resolving heat phlegm is similar to that of Bomboo Juice without the disadvantages of cold slippery. It also has the effect of clearing heart and calming panic. To treat infantile convulsion due to phlegm and heat, it is often used with musk, Bile Arisaema, cinnabar, etc., such as Dragon-Embracing Pill ; To treat apoplexy, phlegm congestion, epilepsy, etc., it is often used with Coptis Rhizome, Acorus, Curcuma Root, etc.; Treat Rebing unconsciousness delirious speech, with Cow-Bezoar, Forsythia, Bamboo Leaf Heart, etc. .

[Documentation]

1. Kaibao Bencao: "Cure infantile convulsion, calm the mind and improve vision, remove all wind and heat, heal incised wounds, stop bleeding, and nourish five zang-organs."
2. Bencao Huiyan: "Bamboo yellow has a mild nature, clears the air and relieves heat, and is more effective in calming jitters and calming the mind. Therefore, it was used to treat infantile convulsion, night crying, infantile fright, dysentery, and common cold. For fever and shortness of breath, use Dragon-Embracing Pill to treat infantile phlegm and phlegm. For example, for severe philtrum and loss of voice, it can also be used in wind phlegm medicine."

[Usage and Dosage]

Decoction, 3~6g; grind into powder, take infused, 0.6~1g each time.

[Modern Pharmacology]

This product contains mannitol, stearic acid, rhodophyllin A, rhodophyllin B, potassium hydroxide, silicon, etc. rhodophyllin A has obvious analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects.