Many people have been troubled by headaches. If a single medicine is used to treat headaches, what medication should be used?
Many people may think of using Ligusticum chuanxiong for headaches.
Headache, sometimes accompanied by toothache. If a single medicine is needed to treat both headache and toothache, which medicine should be used?
Of course it's Bai Zhi.
Bai Zhi, originated from the Shennong Bencao Jing, has been a beloved medicine in traditional Chinese medicine since ancient times.
Bai Zhi has many functions and can be said to be a good medicine. It is more common in rural areas. Bai Zhi's flowers are in clusters, like a small umbrella, so no wonder children like it!
As autumn approaches, the leaves of Bai Zhi will slowly wither and the flowers will grow seeds.
The roots of Bai Zhi are not thick, and they are usually harvested during summer and autumn when the leaves are yellow. After removing the roots and sediment, they can be dried in the sun or at low temperatures before being used as medicine.
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) often considers treating headaches based on different meridians.
Each part of the head belongs to a different meridian, so the treatment of different meridians can direct various medicines directly to the disease site, and connect medicines that do not belong to that meridian to the disease site.
For example, if there is pain in the forehead or eyebrows, sometimes it is only necessary to use a concentrated decoction of herbal medicine to extract the juice, which can often achieve good results.
This meridian inducing medicine is Bai Zhi, which treats head and face pain like a god.
If headache is a difficult porcelain job to handle, then Bai Zhi is like a diamond. Without this diamond, she really can't handle this porcelain job!
Bai Zhi is a fragrant wind medicine that can only reach the top of the mountain. The wind is yang evil, and the head is the meeting of all yang. Headaches on the forehead are caused by the Yangming meridian, and Bai Zhi is good at entering the Yangming stomach meridian.
According to the book "Seeking Truth from Materia Medica", Bai Zhi has a strong temperature power, can penetrate the body and move the surface, and is the main medicine for dispelling wind and dampness in the Yangming Stomach Meridian.
According to the meridians and indications, the entire head, face, and forehead are under the jurisdiction of the Yangming Meridian. Therefore, symptoms such as forehead pain, toothache, and brow ridge bone pain can be treated with Bai Zhi as a medicinal herb and administered to the head and face.
The "Yin Jing Yao Ge" says: Hand and foot Yangming Jing, Bai Zhi rises to Ge Gen.
Bai Zhi is the most important meridian inducing medicine in the Yangming Classic, which can be used to induce headaches on the head and face. Even a single dose of Bai Zhi can take effect, ensuring that your illness is cured.
Bai Zhi is a legendary herb, and the ancient formula Du Liang Wan only uses Bai Zhi as medicine.
Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a man named Wang Dingguo who often suffered from splitting headaches, so he went to the capital to seek treatment from a famous doctor.
Encountering an old man, after carefully inquiring about his condition, the old man took out a bundle of Bai Zhi from the medicine basket and made it into a large pill. He asked him to use Jing Jie Tang to take it and drink it, and it would be cured as soon as he drank it.
From then on, the medicine Bai Zhi was widely spread among the people. Later, some people soaked Bai Zhi in boiling water four or five times, dried it, ground it into powder, and refined it into pills, which were as big as marbles.
Because Bai Zhi was found in Bianliang, Kyoto, it was named after Du Liang, and Bai Zhi was simply referred to as Du Liang Wan, which further enhanced the magical color of Bai Zhi.
So, if the pain is in the head and face, the ancient formula Duliang Pill is a pill made by grinding Bai Zhi powder and refining honey, which is extremely effective in treating headaches.
When it comes to Bai Zhi, we have to talk about the beauty benefits of this medicine. Since ancient times, Bai Zhi's anti-aging and beauty benefits have been the most praised.
As early as the Qin and Han dynasties, the description of Bai Zhi in the "Shennong Bencao Jing" stated that Bai Zhi can help people "grow skin, moisturize color, and make facial fat".
Who can master muscles? Spleen and stomach!
Moreover, the Yangming Stomach Meridian runs through the entire front face, so if the Stomach Meridian is blocked, the color on the face will not be as good.
If the dark spots on the face persist for a long time, it is inseparable from poor gastrointestinal function.
And this Bai Zhi is the best at entering the Yangming Stomach Meridian. Empress Dowager Cixi's famous beauty secret formula "Yurong San", Bai Zhi is its main medicine.
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