In the process of treating diseases in traditional Chinese medicine, there is always a certain emphasis on medication and compatibility in the prescription.
In many formulas, there are often interesting combinations, such as when a certain drug is combined with another drug, it often produces some unique therapeutic effects.
This synergistic effect is known as "drug pairing" in the field of traditional Chinese medicine.
The so-called drug pairing refers to the pairing of two drugs, which often have synergistic effects on enhancing or reducing toxicity. It is the smallest fixed unit in the compatibility of traditional Chinese medicine and an important component between traditional Chinese medicine and prescriptions.
In modern times, Zhang Xichun, a renowned figure in traditional Chinese medicine, was also an extremely skilled practitioner of medication.
Zhang Xichun has used a wide variety of drugs, and the application of each pair of drugs is extremely wonderful, such as this pair of chicken internal medicine.
Generally speaking, Zhang Xichun's commonly used medicinal pairing for chicken inner gold is with traditional Chinese medicine such as white peony, raw malt, white thatch root, and borax.
However, there is a very wonderful combination that has been forgotten by many people. That's the medicine match between chicken inner gold and Atractylodes macrocephala.
Zhang Xichun once pointed out that "using chicken internal gold as an organ therapy, if used in combination with Atractylodes macrocephala, is not only a necessary medicine for digestion and stasis accumulation, but also a wonderful product for nourishing the spleen and stomach. It can strengthen the spleen and stomach, promote the circulation of medicinal power, and eliminate accumulation.".
The key to this usage is to digest blood stasis and nourish the spleen and stomach.
Zhang Xichun further pointed out that "the combination of chicken inner gold and Atractylodes macrocephala can originally strengthen the spleen and stomach to eliminate dietary issues.".
So for digestive disorders and blood stasis in the body, a combination of chicken inner gold and white atractylodes macrocephala can be used.
In fact, Zhang Xichun's application of Baizhu is also very wonderful, and it can be said that he has reached a state of extraordinary mastery.
Zhang Xichun believes that Atractylodes macrocephala can be used together with cooling and nourishing herbs to nourish the lungs, with ascending and dispersing herbs to regulate the liver, with tranquilizing herbs to nourish the heart, and with nourishing yin herbs to nourish the kidneys. This usage can be called a "universal medicine", and it is also pointed out that Atractylodes macrocephala is an "essential medicine for postnatal growth". Atractylodes macrocephala can have great magical effects on spleen and stomach problems.
In this way, Baizhu plays a significant role in any of the five internal organs.
And Zhang Xichun's use of chicken inner gold and atractylodes macrocephala together not only has a nourishing effect on the spleen and stomach, but also maximizes the blood stasis eliminating effect of chicken inner gold, truly playing a role in removing blood stasis without harming the qi, and eliminating accumulation without harming the spleen and stomach.
Of course, the wonder of Zhang Xichun's use of chicken inner gold and atractylodes macrocephala lies not only in removing blood stasis and stasis, but also in nourishing the spleen and stomach.
2 also has a wonderful effect, probably not many people know about it.
Zhang Xichun once described it as follows: "Foolish people treat women's illnesses, and their diet is cheaper than that of those who consume it. They use both Atractylodes macrocephala and Chicken Intestine Gold." Of course, when using it, the amount of Chicken Intestine Gold should not be too large. Zhang Xichun also recorded that "people who have encountered this medicine twice, and have written three times a month, have realized the drawbacks of using Chicken Intestine Gold.".
From this point of view, this combination can actually be used to facilitate menstruation, but it should be remembered that the amount of chicken inner gold and atractylodes macrocephala should not be too large.
The combination of chicken inner gold and atractylodes macrocephala can not only regulate menstrual flow but also regulate excessive menstruation when treating female diseases.
When interpreting Baizhu, Zhang Xichun once recorded a case where a woman suffered from continuous bleeding during menstruation and took many medications without any effect. Zhang Xichun diagnosed her and found that her pulse was slow and there was no effect after pressing it, and there were also symptoms of "inability to digest food and slippery bowel movements". Zhang Xichun believed that this situation was caused by excessive weakness of the spleen and stomach, so he added "one or two Baizhu, one or two raw chicken internal gold," to the lower blood medicine, but the effect was quite good. "Take one dose of blood to stop, and then take several doses to improve the following.".
Zhang Xichun uses the combination of chicken inner gold and Atractylodes macrocephala to regulate menstrual disorders. Whether it is insufficient or absent menstruation, excessive menstruation or leakage, the combination of chicken inner gold and Atractylodes macrocephala can be added to relevant prescriptions.
In fact, this precisely illustrates the bidirectional effects of some traditional Chinese medicines.
For example, the combination of chicken inner gold and Atractylodes macrocephala can eliminate blood stasis and accumulate, while also strengthening the spleen and stomach, which is a two-way effect; Chicken inner gold has a dual effect in regulating menstruation, promoting menstrual flow while stopping menstrual bleeding.
Overall, Zhang Xichun's experience in medication is indeed different from that of ordinary people, and often he is creative. Of course, his spirit of craftsmanship is not only a theoretical creation, but more importantly, it can withstand testing in practice. Therefore, people often say that reading ancient medical books, not books other than Zhang Zhongjing; Reading modern medical books, not reading books other than Zhang Xichun's, actually has a certain reason.
The content of the article is for clinical reference only. Non professionals in traditional Chinese medicine are not allowed to try medication.