Dusheng San Gallnut Latest Price Per Jin and Its Effects, and Differences from Schisandra
Gallnut, also known as Rhus chinensis and mountain parasol, is a relatively common medicinal material in China. It can treat dermatitis, night sweats, cervical erosion and other diseases, and is widely used as medicine. So what is the latest price of gallnut per jin? What effects and functions does it have? What is the difference from schisandra?
Latest price:
Hefeng County, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hubei Province is one of the production areas for gallnut. At present, trading in the production area has basically returned to normal, but there are not many merchants looking for goods, overall source movement is not fast, and the market is temporarily stable. At present, horned gall is priced at 19-20 yuan. Production area inventory is still abundant.
Effects and functions:
1. Long-standing unhealed enteritis: Stir-fry gallnut with vinegar, grind into fine powder, take 3 grams each time, swallow with rice soup, take 2 times a day. It can also be applied externally to treat mild diarrhea or persistent diarrhea in infants and young children caused by fright or irregular diet. Method: 2 parts gallnut (stir-fried until yellow), 2 parts dried ginger, 1 part each of evodia fruit and clove, grind finely and mix evenly, take about 10 grams each time, mix with white liquor into a paste, apply to the child's navel, fix with adhesive tape, once a day, for 2-3 consecutive times.
2. Spontaneous sweating and night sweats: Bake gallnut until yellow (or add cinnabar at 5:1), grind into fine powder, mix with warm water into a paste, apply to the child's navel before bedtime, seal tightly with adhesive tape on the outside so air does not leak, use for about 1 week continuously.
3. Bedwetting in children: Take an appropriate amount of gallnut, grind into fine powder, apply to the child's navel, seal tightly with adhesive tape on the outside so air does not leak, wash the navel clean the next evening, continue applying, for 1 week continuously.
4. Hematoma and trauma: Grind gallnut into powder and sieve (equal amount of adzuki bean may be added), mix with edible vinegar into a paste, apply to the affected area and bandage, change the dressing once every 2-3 days. It has the effect of reducing swelling and relieving pain. It is suitable for bruises, sprains and contusions, closed fractures and major orthopedic hematomas, and gynecological perineal hematomas. It can also be used for mastitis, mumps, etc.
5. Furuncle swelling and sore pain: Mash 30 grams of gallnut into fine powder, mix with vinegar and apply to the affected area, 3 times a day, or use gallnut plus Phellodendron bark, myrobalan, Chinese olive and alum, decoct in water and wash the affected area, 1 dose per day washed 3 times, for 5 consecutive days.
6. Rectal prolapse: Take equal parts of gallnut and calcined fossil bone, grind into extremely fine powder, first wash the affected area with 2% boric acid water or warm boiled water, use a cotton ball dipped in the medicinal powder to gently dab onto the mucosa of the prolapsed area, support it back into the anus with gauze, then lie down and sleep for 1 hour. If after each bowel movement, 15 grams each of gallnut and alum are decocted in water and used for hot fumigation and washing for half an hour, then the above powder is used, the effect is even better.
7. Hemorrhoids: Bake gallnut until yellow and grind into fine powder, mix with egg white into an ingot and insert into the anus. When internal hemorrhoids protrude and are swollen and painful, decoct 15 grams of gallnut plus 30 grams of Glauber's salt in water and wash the affected area.
8. Umbilical eczema, ulcers, scrotal eczema with exudation and erosion, acute eczema blisters: Take equal parts of gallnut and Phellodendron bark, grind into powder and apply externally, or mix with sesame oil and apply.
9. Cracked nipples: Take equal parts of gallnut and schisandra, grind into powder and add a little borneol, mix with raw sesame oil into a paste, and apply externally to the affected area.
10. Athlete's foot and foot odor, maceration between the toes: Grind gallnut into powder and sprinkle on the affected area after washing the feet, or take 20 grams of gallnut and 10 grams of dried alum, grind into powder and mix evenly, add 100 milliliters of 50% acetic acid and mix evenly, after washing the feet and wiping dry, apply the medicinal liquid to the affected area, once every night.
Differences from schisandra:
The effects of gallnut are to astringe the lungs and reduce fire, astringe the intestines and stop diarrhea, secure essence and stop emission, and astringe sweat and stop bleeding. Its nature and flavor are sour, astringent and cold, and it enters the lung, large intestine and kidney meridians. It is used for chronic cough due to lung deficiency or cough with phlegm due to lung heat (it can both astringe the lungs and stop cough, and clear heat and reduce fire), chronic diarrhea and chronic dysentery (effect of astringing the intestines and stopping diarrhea), spermatorrhea and slippery essence (effect of securing and astringing essence and stopping emission), spontaneous sweating and night sweats (astringing the lungs and stopping sweating), metrorrhagia and bleeding, or bloody stool and hemorrhoid bleeding (astringing and stopping bleeding). In addition, this product also has effects such as detoxifying and reducing swelling, astringing dampness and healing sores, and stopping bleeding, and can be used for sores, ulcers, rectal prolapse, uterine prolapse, etc. It is contraindicated for those with damp-heat diarrhea and dysentery.
Schisandra belongs to the Magnoliaceae family. Its medicinal part is the dried mature fruit. It has the effects of astringing and securing, benefiting qi and promoting fluid production, and tonifying the kidney and calming the heart. The usual dosage is 3-6 grams. Gallnut is the dried product after steaming or briefly boiling the insect gall formed by the parasitic gall aphid on the leaves of plants in the Anacardiaceae family. It has the effects of astringing the lungs and reducing fire, astringing the intestines and stopping diarrhea, astringing sweat and stopping bleeding, and astringing dampness and healing sores. The usual dosage is 3-6 grams, with an appropriate amount for external use.
Summary: Gallnut is actually not the seed of a plant, but it is closely related to plants. The gall aphid must parasitize the branches and leaves of plants such as Rhus chinensis in the Anacardiaceae family in order to produce insect galls. Schisandra and gallnut are not only similar in name, but also similar in function. Both medicines are astringent products, and both have functions such as astringing sweat, astringing the lungs, astringing the intestines and stopping diarrhea, securing essence, and stopping emission. Only schisandra is good at both astringing and nourishing, and has a strengthening effect on the whole body; gallnut, on the other hand, specializes in astringing and is good at reducing fire but has no nourishing power.