Tian Nan Xing, also known as Bai Nan Xing, Shan Bao Mi, She Bao Gu, Shan Bang, Hu Zhang, Ban Xia Jing, Snake Head Tian Nan Xing, Hu Zhang Nan Xing, Hu Gao, Snake Taro, San Bang, Yao Gou Dan, Da Bian Lao Ya Taro, Ban Zhan, She Liu Gu, Ye Taro, She Mu Taro, Gui Nan Xing, etc. According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, the Tiger Palm of the Southern Star has a pungent and numbing taste, which is why it can treat wind and disperse blood; The temperature is dry, so it can overcome dampness and remove saliva; Due to its tight and toxic nature, it can attack and remove swelling to treat oral and tongue ulcers. Yang Shiying's "Zhizhi Fang" states that when all the winds are silent, it is advisable to use the Southern Star, and even add ginseng and Acorus tatarinowii to complement it. If the Southern Star is windproof, it will not be numb; if it is cowardice, it will not be dry; if it is artillery, it will not be poisonous.
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Taste: Bitter in taste, pungent in nature, warm. Toxic.
Gui Jing: Gui Lung, Liver, and Spleen Meridians.
【 Functions and Indications 】
Function: Drying dampness and resolving phlegm, dispelling wind and spasms, dispersing nodules and reducing swelling.
Indications: Stubborn phlegm cough, wind phlegm dizziness, stroke phlegm obstruction, crooked mouth and eyes, hemiplegia, epilepsy, wind shock, tetanus. External treatment for abscess and swelling, snake and insect bites.
Clinical Application
① To treat headaches, tilt the head wind, and attack the eyes and forehead with pain: divide the Tiannanxing and Chuanwu into equal parts, grind them into extremely fine powder, and mash them with lotus beard and scallion white to make a cake. Stick to the temple. (National Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescription Collection "Pain Relief Cream)
② Treatment of carbuncles and swelling: 60 grams of Tiannanxing, 90 grams of adzuki beans, and 120 grams of white beans. Add three flavors, each finely ground, mix well, mix with cold water, spread on the swollen areas on all sides, and press with silk. (Liu Suzi's Ghost Legacy Formula: Collecting Pus Powder)
③ For the treatment of breast redness and swelling, and those who want to have a abscess: Tian Nan Xing is finely ground, mixed with natural ginger juice, and self dispersed. Just use it for now. (One Hundred and One Choices)
④ To treat scrofula, divide Tiannanxing and Banxia into powder, and apply rice vinegar or chicken egg mixture. (Qianzhai Jianxiao Fang)
⑤ Treatment of Gall Tumors: Apply vinegar to the root of the Southern Star. (Complete Book of Surgical Diagnosis and Treatment)
The entire plant of Tiannanxing is toxic, and caution should be exercised when taking raw products orally. When the stems and leaves wither in autumn and winter, dig them up, remove the roots and outer skin, and dry them. Processing its tubers into medicine has been proven by modern pharmacology to have anti-tumor effects, with a relatively certain therapeutic effect. It is expected to become a new anti-cancer drug and also an adjuvant drug for anti epilepsy. There are also functions such as expectorant, sedative, anticonvulsant, antiarrhythmic, antioxidant, etc.