The ointment recipe, also known as ointment and decoction, is a method of repeatedly decocting Chinese herbal medicine pieces, removing the residue and extracting the juice. A semi-fluid or solid substance made of xylitol is called an ointment. As a dosage form of traditional Chinese medicine, ointment has been used since ancient times and has the effect of curing diseases or nourishing. For example, loquat paste, which is mainly used for curing diseases, can moisten the lungs and relieve cough, and treat cough with phlegm-heat; swollen.
The current popular prescriptions are generally donkey-hide gelatin, longan meat, wolfberry, rock sugar, black sesame seeds, walnut kernels, red dates, and rice wine. Donkey-hide gelatin cake has the functions of nourishing blood, moisturizing skin and black hair. The market is full of Ejiao paste, with all kinds of advertisements: it can cure all diseases and prolong life. It seems that no matter what industry you are in before, you can start a traditional Chinese medicine health care under the name of Ejiao paste, so the price of Ejiao is also reduced. section climbs. But is Ejiao paste really as beautiful as it is said to be? Let’s start with its composition:
Ejiao, in short, is donkey skin. Various hemorrhages, yin deficiency syndrome, dry syndrome. However, Ejiao is not available to everyone. Because Ejiao is greasy, it hinders the digestive function of the spleen and stomach. Therefore, people with stomach fullness, indigestion, and unfavorable diets belong to traditional Chinese medicine. People with weak spleen and stomach should use Ejiao with caution.
Black sesame: It is sweet in nature and taste, and belongs to the liver, kidney and large intestine meridian. However, black sesame also has a laxative effect, so people with chronic enteritis and loose stools should use it with caution.
Jujube: Sweet in nature, it belongs to the spleen and stomach meridians, and has the functions of invigorating the middle and benefiting qi, nourishing blood and soothing the nerves. It can be used for fatigue and dryness in women. It should be noted that the sweet taste of jujube can help dampness and hinder the spleen, and it is easy to cause abdominal fullness when eating too much.
Lycium barbarum: sweet in nature and taste, invigorating the liver and kidney, nourishing the liver and kidney, benefiting the eyes and improving eyesight, it can treat soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, dizziness and tinnitus. Because of its tonic effect, it is best not to eat it if you are suffering from a cold and fever, and those with inflammation and diarrhea in the body.
Walnut: warm and bitter in nature and taste, belongs to the Lung, Kidney and Large Intestine Meridian, can invigorate the kidney, warm the lung, moisten the intestines, and can treat soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, constipation. However, walnut kernels are warm in nature and contain a lot of oil.
Longan meat: It is warm in nature and sweet in taste, invigorating the heart and spleen, nourishing qi and blood, nourishing and nourishing, nourishing qi and blood, nourishing the mind and calming the mind, and soothing the mind. Insomnia, forgetfulness, and dizziness caused by blood deficiency. However, those with phlegm fire and damp-heat in the spleen and stomach should not take longan meat.
Ejiao was used in ointment in the early days. In addition to its tonic effect, it can also be used as an excipient for ointment. Clinically, the common people will have a saying that the deficiency cannot be supplemented. For example, eating jujubes, dried fruits, or a few pieces of donkey-hide gelatin will get angry. Therefore, how to regulate it varies from person to person. In principle, it cannot be separated from the essence of our ancestors, which is based on syndrome differentiation. For example, is it really a way to keep healthy by giving Ejiao paste to people with damp-heat constitution? On the contrary, it may be worse!
Therefore, the formulation of the ointment varies from person to person, and no single medicine or supplement is suitable for everyone. Only by adopting the principle of individualized treatment and choosing the health products that suit you can you achieve the purpose of strengthening your body. (Wu Mingya, attending physician, Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Western Hospital, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital)