Agarwood is widely regarded as an ornament and is used to wear. But it can save lives, you know?
Since ancient times, there has been a popular saying among the people: "Agarwood saves lives." As a precious traditional Chinese medicine, the main effect of agarwood is to "remove bad odors and regulate the movement of qi in the body" for the human body. It is widely used in traditional pharmacies.
It is recorded in "Compendium of Materia Medica": Agarwood can cure feng shui poisonous swelling, heart and abdominal pain, relieve nausea, treat cholera, clear the mind, nourish the five internal organs, warm the waist and knees, nourish the spleen and stomach, treat cold paralysis, and has beneficial effects. Qi Shen, replenishing essence and Qi, assisting Yang Dao, treating stranguria and turbidity, clearing acne, and detoxifying plague.
The methods of treating diseases with aroma are recorded in ancient Indian and ancient Egyptian documents, so the history of aroma therapy is very old. Before burning, most agarwood has almost no fragrance, but when it burns, it will produce a cool, sweet and soul-stirring fragrance. This fragrance can calm the mind and relax people's nervous emotions. It can be good for those who are prone to insomnia. Calms and soothes the mind, assists in falling asleep.
According to historical records, there were many famous medical fragrant medicine prescriptions including Ge Hong, Tao Hongjing, Zhang Zhongjing, Li Shizhen, etc. to directly treat diseases. The methods involved oral administration, wearing, applying, fumigation, fumigation, etc. Various uses such as bathing. Ancient literati smoked agarwood to prevent infectious diseases such as influenza, and the effect was good.
Chinese medical books record the prescriptions of agarwood for treating diseases:
1. "Bureau Prescription" Agarwood Jiangqi Pills
To treat chest and diaphragm congestion and abdominal distention , shortness of breath, dryness and irritability, and athlete's foot: 400 taels of Cyperus rotundus (fried, hair removed), 18 and a half taels of agarwood, 48 taels of amomum villosum, and 120 taels of licorice (cooked). The top is fine powder. Take one penny for each dose, add a little salt, boil the soup and take it with an empty stomach.
2. "Compendium of Materia Medica"
To treat yin deficiency and kidney qi that does not return to its original state: Grind agarwood juice for a few minutes, add three qian each of Ophiopogon japonicus and Huaishu Rehmannia, Poria cocos and Chinese yam. , dogwood meat is two qian, and peony bark, alisma, and tangerine peel are one qian each. Decoct in water and drink with agarwood juice.
3. "Jifeng Puji Prescription" Agarwood Pills
Treats long-term deficiency of the spleen and kidneys, accumulation of water and drinking, superior lung meridian, cough and shortness of breath, abdominal and hypochondriac distension, and difficulty in urination. : One qian of agarwood, three qian of black medicine, half a liang each of Poria cocos, tangerine peel, Alisma and Cyperus rotundus, and half a qian of musk. The upper part is fine powder, and the refined honey and pills are as big as Wuzi. Take 2 to 30 pills each time, drink it under water.
4. "Jisheng Prescription" Simo Decoction
Treats seven emotions, sadness, shortness of breath, shortness of breath, and inability to eat: ginseng, betel plum, agarwood, Tiantai Wuyao, above Grind each thickly, mix with water to make 70% cup, boil for 3-5 minutes, let warm and drink. Or it is especially good to nourish Zhengdan.
5. "Zhang's Medical Tong" Agarwood Huatan Pills
To treat phlegm-heat in the chest, accumulated phlegm-fire for many years, and no blood: Pinellia ternata eight liang (use one ounce of ginger juice) A small cup, a large cup of bamboo juice), two liang of coptis (fried with ginger juice), one liang of woody incense, and two liang of agarwood. It is made into fine powder, and the licorice soup is made into pills. Take two coins of hollow ginger soup.
6. "Agarwood Pills" from "Shengji Zonglu"
To treat typhoid, deficiency, qi and vomiting: one or two agarwood (file), green orange peel, old orange peel (combined with decoction Soak and remove white, roasted), half and two each of pepper, xiangzizi (stir-fried), neem fruit (file, stir-fry), and peppercorns and tomato (stir-fried). Add seven flavors, pound and sieve roughly. Take two qian dagger each time, add half a cup of water, half a cup of wine, add a handful of green onions, fry until half a cup is made, remove the heat and take it.
7. "Living Heart Tong"
To treat cold stomach for a long time: agarwood, perilla, and white cardamom each have a small amount. For the end. Take five to seven minutes each time, and drink it with persimmon base soup.
8. "Fangmai Zhengzong"
To treat large intestine qi stagnation and deficiency: Grind eight parts of agarwood juice, add three qian each of angelica root, citrus aurantium, almond puree, and cistanche deserticola. One or two aster, decoct in water and drink with agarwood juice.
9. "Yi Lei Yuan Rong"
To treat blocked cells or caused by excessive endurance of urination, the qi will be cured by treating it. Non-profit medicines can also be used: agarwood, wood Two coins each for incense. For the end. Take the white soup on an empty stomach to relieve pain.
10. "Xinjiang Traditional Chinese Medicine"
To treat gastric cancer: 4g agarwood, 30g Codonopsis pilosula, 15g Atractylodes macrocephala, 12g Poria cocos, 10g each of tangerine peel and Aracenia, Hedyotis diffusa and Scutellaria barbata. 30g each, 10g fried rhubarb (grind into powder and swallow), 6g cardamom (bottom). Decoction in water, one dose per day.
11. "Clinical Cancer"
To treat esophageal cancer: 10g of agarwood, 15g of stone, 10g of borneol, 60g of borax, 30g of fire salt, and 6g of sand. Grind the medicine into fine powder, take 3g each time, and dissolve slowly until all the sticky powder is vomited. After taking it for two days, the medicine will be discontinued.
12. "Syndrome Differentiation and Treatment of Tumors"
Treatment of intestinal cancer: Agarwood Qu 9g, Wooden Bun 30g, Shi Jian Chuan 12g, Agarwood 6g, Tianlong 2 pieces, Shan 12g of arrowhead mushroom, 9g each of Phellodendron cypress and Fritillaria fritillary, 24g each raw and cooked coix seed, 9g rhubarb, and 24g prunella vulgaris. Decoction in water, one dose per day.