Efficacy of Cynanchum and Chickweed Vine Boiled Together in Water

The efficacy of Atractylodes macrocephala and chickweed vine boiled in water together is to dispel wind and dampness, strengthen the spleen and eliminate stagnation, etc. The medicine should be used in accordance with the doctor’s prescription. Atractylodes macrocephala has the effects of strengthening the spleen and drying dampness, dispersing cold and dispelling wind, and brightening the eyes. It is used for diarrhea caused by dampness obstructing the middle jiao (dampness obstructing the functions of the spleen and stomach), distention and fullness in the epigastrium (abdomen), edema, as well as wind-cold and cold, wind-dampness paralysis, dryness of eyes and eyes, night blindness, etc. It is also used in the treatment of diarrhea caused by dampness and dampness. Cangzhu is forbidden to be taken by people with deficiency of qi, excessive sweating, and deficiency of yin and internal heat. Cangzhu has the effect of removing dampness, eliminating wind, resolving accumulation and eliminating food, activating blood circulation and relieving pain, detoxifying and eliminating swelling. It is used in the treatment of rheumatic paralysis, pediatric chancre (a kind of chronic disease of children, manifesting as emaciation, abnormal diet, abdominal distension, thinning and yellowing of hair, etc.), food stagnation (indigestion of food and stagnation of food in the stomach), abdominal distension, jaundice, diarrhea, dysentery. This drug can also be used for intestinal carbuncle (carbuncle occurring in the intestinal organs, manifested by fever, pain in the right abdomen, and palpable lumps), scalded by fire and water, eczema, anonymous swollen toxin, bruises and other conditions. The adverse reactions and contraindications of chicken shit vine are not clear. Cangzhu and chicken shit vine with boiled water has the efficacy of dispelling wind and removing dampness, strengthening the spleen and eliminating accumulation, can be used for rheumatism and paralysis, food accumulation and epigastric and abdominal distention and fullness and other diseases. The drug should be used under the guidance of doctor’s diagnosis.