Muxiang is one of the qi-regulating medicines. Muxiang is the general name of the Compositae plants Yunmuxiang and Chuanmuxiang, and it is also one of the more commonly used spices in ancient China. According to records, on the first day of the first lunar month, taking the soup and taking a bath can make the beard black and old. In clinical use, it is used raw to promote Qi and relieve pain; for simmering, it is used to slow Qi and relieve diarrhea.
Muxiang’s medical case story
During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, Li Ciming, the imperial envoy of Shanxi Dao supervision, occasionally contracted a cold, until the diarrhea persisted. So a doctor in the city was invited for diagnosis and treatment. The doctor knew the situation and ordered the medicine. Li Ciming took it according to the order, and he recovered. Ask the doctor what medicines are you using? The doctor replied: “This thing comes from the wood incense next to the washing inkstone pool.”
Looking at the white silky wood fragrant flowers, Mr. Li couldn’t help but write a poem: “Finely cut the ice millet shavings musk table, and the wind and dew fall on the roses. Clearly wash the inkstone evenly on the side of the paper, and see the cage of fragrant greens. Sleeves.” The poem not only praises its beauty, but also alludes to its fragrance, which is really a masterpiece.
The origin and function of woody aroma
Source: This product is the root of chrysanthemum plants such as Yunmuxiang and Chuanmuxiang.
Origin: It is distributed in Shaanxi, Gansu, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet and other places in China. It has been introduced and cultivated.
Nature and flavor: bitter, acrid, warm; return to the spleen, stomach, large intestine, gallbladder, and Sanjiao meridians.
Efficacy: invigorating Qi and relieving pain, invigorating spleen and digestion.
Usage and dosage: Oral: decoction, 1.5-6g.
Precautions for use: People with yin deficiency and body fluid deficiency should take it with caution.
Usage of Wood Fragrance
Compendium of Materia Medica: “It is the medicine of the three energizer qi, which can lift and lower all qi.”
Therefore, wood fragrance can heal:
1. Gastrointestinal Qi stagnation.
Good for the stagnation of spleen and stomach, it is not only an essential medicine for promoting qi and relieving pain, but also a good product for strengthening the spleen and eliminating food.
2. Those with severe dysentery and tenesmus.
The stagnation of qi in the large intestine is an important medicine for treating damp-heat diarrhea and tenesmus.
3. Abdominal pain, hypochondrium, jaundice, hernia pain.
4. Chest paralysis.
(Lingnan traditional Chinese medicine culture)