What are the effects and uses of Xiaoluosan?
Xiaoluosan, also known as glandular-dotted Ardisia, spotted-leaf Ardisia crenata, and pearl-canopy cooling umbrella, is the root or whole plant of Xiaoluosan, a plant of the genus Ardisia in the family Primulaceae. It is distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi and other places. Used as medicine, it has the effects of invigorating blood and regulating menstruation, and dispelling wind and removing dampness. It has therapeutic effects on amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, wind-dampness arthralgia, and traumatic injuries. Now let us take a look at the effects and uses of Xiaoluosan!
The medicinal effects of Xiaoluosan
[Nature and flavor] Bitter, sweet, and pungent in flavor, warm in nature.
[Meridian entry] Liver, bladder, and kidney meridians.
[Effects] Invigorates blood and regulates menstruation, dispels wind and removes dampness. Mainly treats amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, wind-dampness arthralgia, and traumatic injuries.
Related discussions on Xiaoluosan
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Medicinal selected formulas of Xiaoluosan
1. To treat dysmenorrhea and chlorosis: Xuedang, Jianghuang, Qiancao, Binglangzuan, Huanghua Daoshuilian. Decoct and take.
2. To treat wind-dampness joint pain: Xiaoluosan 5 qian, Mutong 2 liang, Hugu 3 qian, Jiguxiang 3 qian, Daxueteng 4 qian, Sangjisheng 3 qian. Soak in 2 jin of liquor, take 5 qian to 1 liang each time, twice a day.
3. To treat upper respiratory tract infection, tonsillitis, diphtheria, erysipelas, and lymphadenitis, and to resist bacteria, reduce inflammation, and bring down fever: Xiaoluosan 3 to 5 qian, decoct and take, or grind into powder and make honey pills, 2 to 3 qian each time, twice a day.
4. To treat lung disease and bleeding from overexertion: Xiaoluosan 3 to 5 qian, stew with pig lung and take. First drink the soup, then remove the medicine and eat the lung; eating 3 lungs in succession is one course of treatment.
5. To treat traumatic injuries and joint wind pain: Xiaoluosan 3 to 5 qian. Decoct in water or take mixed with yellow wine.
6. To treat venomous snake bites: Fresh Xiaoluosan 2 liang. Decoct in water and take; additionally use an appropriate amount of Rhus chinensis leaves or bark and Chinese tallow leaves, decoct into a soup to clean the wound, and pound the bark of Ardisia crenata to a paste and apply it around the wound.