"Pain" is a very normal physiological reaction of the human body, and almost everyone has felt it deeply, such as waist and leg pain, unbearable abdominal pain, etc., which is easy for people to be "distressed". In fact, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the reason why pain occurs is nothing more than these two kinds, one is "pain if it is not honorable", and the other is "pain if it is not passed".
"Burong" is a lack of qi and blood, and if the qi and blood in the body are reduced, it will cause pain, and "not through" is better understood. In traditional Chinese medicine, qi stagnation, blood stasis and other diseases are almost always accompanied by painful symptoms, and such diseases are mostly caused by the condensation of external wind, cold, dampness, and evil, so it will cause people to have discomfort such as backache and waist swelling.
And today I want to share with you this prescription, can be a good way to resolve pain, it is from the modern famous doctor Zhang Xichun to treat pain the first party "Activation Effect Elixir", later generations of doctors also called this prescription "pain elixir", can treat the whole body pain symptoms, and the higher the degree of pain, the better the treatment effect.
The Activating Elixir is a prescription included in Zhang Xichun's "Medical Hearts and Western Records", which is mainly used to treat pain caused by stagnation of qi and blood. It is said that at that time, there was a woman in her thirties who had very severe pain in her abdomen, and she had taken a lot of Chinese medicine to no avail, and her condition gradually deteriorated, and later, her family ran to Zhang Xichun's house overnight to ask for help, but Zhang Xichun happened to go out, and Zhang Xichun's son heard about this situation, and followed Zhang Xichun's example and prescribed him a dose of the Activating Elixir, and after the woman took it for a period of time, the symptoms were effectively alleviated.
In fact, from the current medical knowledge, the woman in the medical case is most likely a heart patient, more likely to suffer from myocardial infarction or angina pectoris, etc., generally speaking, such diseases need to rely on surgery to diagnose and treat, but in the end it can be easily treated by only one medicine, no wonder Zhang Xichun is full of praise for this prescription and loves it.
The compatibility of the active elixir is also very simple, containing only four flavors of Chinese herbal medicines, namely angelica, frankincense, salvia, and myrrh, which have the effect of activating blood and removing blood stasis, clearing the channels and relieving pain, and is often used for the relief of qi and blood stasis, abdominal pain, leg and arm pain and other diseases. So, how does such a simple compatibility achieve effective treatment of the disease? The following 2 points may give you the answer.
1. Promote blood circulation and relieve pain
The frankincense and myrrh used in this recipe mainly play a role in invigorating blood and relieving pain. In fact, the efficacy of these two herbs is not much different, both can disperse the qi of Yu Blockage, and dredge the blood of Yu Blockage. However, frankincense and myrrh are not native medicinal herbs, but "foreign products", a kind of resin, which was used as a spice for the aristocracy in the early days, and only then slowly used in medicine.
Zhang Xichun spoke highly of these two flavors of medicinal materials, and Zhang Xichun also found that frankincense and myrrh not only have the effect of invigorating blood and dissipating stasis, but also will not cause wear and tear for the righteous qi in the body. In addition, these two herbs can not only be taken internally, but also applied externally to remove saprophytic muscle, for example, patients who have been bedridden for a long time are often prone to bedsores, at this time, these two herbs can be ground into powder and applied to the injured area.
2. Nourish and invigorate blood
"A taste of salvia drink, the same as the soup of four things", and the biggest effect of the flavor of salvia, is to invigorate blood and dispel blood stasis, which can be combined with frankincense and myrrh to dredge the congested qi and blood, and then add angelica to invigorate blood and replenish blood, and apply both tonic and tonic when dredging qi and blood stasis, we should pay attention to replenishing new blood in the body in time, so as to avoid the symptoms of insufficient qi and blood.
In general, although Zhang Xichun's prescription only uses four herbs, it can dredge qi and blood stasis and relieve the pain of the whole body, but this prescription is often used to treat the pain caused by the blockage of qi and blood, but for the pain caused by wind, cold, dampness or lack of qi and blood, it may be powerless to relieve it with the Activating Effect Elixir. In addition, this recipe also has one of the biggest characteristics, that is, it is unpleasant, frankincense and myrrh are also easy to cause strong irritation to the stomach and intestines, so it is best for people with a bad spleen and stomach to take it with caution.
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