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1.Eliminating
dampness and resolving phlegm
In treating
cough due to stubborn phlegm and damp phlegm, stuffy chest,
etc., the drug is often used in combination with Rhizoma Pinelliae,
Poria, Fructus Aurantii Immaturus, etc., or the drug, Rhizoma
Atractylodis Macrocephalae, and Rhizoma Pinelliae can be made
into pills. In treating profuse yellow sticky sputum due to
lung-heat, the drug can be used in combination with Rhizoma
Pinelliae, Radix Scutellariae, etc. In treating cough with
thin sputum, the drug Rhizoma Pinelliae, Cortex Cinnamomi
can be made into pills, to be taken with decoction of Rhizoma
Zingiberis Recens.
2.Dispelling
wind and relieving spasm
In treating
excessive sputum, severe numbness of hands and feet, hemiplegia,
delation of mouth and eye which are due to retention of wind-phlegm
in the channels, the drug can be used in combination with
Rhizoma Pinelliae, Rhizoma Typhonii, Radix Aconiti, etc. In
treating tetanus manifested by spasm of limbs, lockjaw, neck
rigidity, etc., equal amount of the drug and Radix Ledebouriellae
can be ground into powder, to be used for oral administration
or external treatment.
3.Removing
toxins and treating skin and external diseases
In treating
boils, carbuncles, scrofula and tuberculosis, the drug can
be soaked in vinegar and the concentrated solution is applied
to the local area. In treating snake bite, the fresh drug
is pounded and applied to the bite, or the dry drug and Realgar
are ground into powder, mixed with alcohol and applied to
the bite.
Besides,
the drug is in recent years used to treat carcinoma of uterine
cervix. Pharmacological research has proved that the drug
has antineoplastic action.
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