money plant

　　Desmodium is the dried whole plant of Lysimachia christinae Hance, a plant in the primrose family. It is distributed in all provinces south of the Yangtze River. Harvested in summer and autumn. Remove impurities, dry in the sun, cut into sections and use raw.

　　[Medical properties] Sweet, salty, slightly cold. Returns to the liver, gallbladder, kidney, and bladder meridians.

　　[Efficacy] Diuresis and jaundice, diuresis and stranguria relief, detoxification and swelling

　　【application】

　　1. Damp-heat jaundice. This product clears liver and gallbladder fire, and can also remove dampness and heat from the lower scorch; it has the effect of clearing away heat, diluting dampness and reducing jaundice. To treat damp-heat jaundice, it is often used with Artemisia wormwood, Gardenia, and Polygonum cuspidatum.

　　2. Stone shower, hot shower. Desmodium is a diuretic and relieves stranguria, and is good at eliminating stones. It is especially suitable for treating stone stranguria. A large dose of Desmodium decoction can be used alone instead of tea, or it can be used together with sea golden sand, gallinaceae, and talc. To treat hot stranguria, it is often used together with Plantain and Cochinensis. This product can also clear away dampness and heat in the liver and gallbladder and eliminate cholelithiasis. It can be used in combination with artemisia, rhubarb, turmeric, etc. to treat liver and gallstones, such as choleretic and stone-removing tablets "Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China (1995 Edition, Part 1)".

　　3. Carbuncles, boils, and poisonous snake bites. This product has the effect of detoxifying and reducing swelling, and can be used to treat malignant sores, swollen poison, poisonous snake bites and other symptoms. The fresh product can be mashed into juice for oral administration or external application, or can be used with dandelion or wild chrysanthemum.

　　[Usage and Dosage] Decoction and take, 15-60g. Double the amount of fresh food. Appropriate amount for external use.

　　[Abstract from ancient books]

　　1. "Medical Collection": "Nausea, choking, edema and distension, yellow and white Huo Dan. ”

　　2. "Herbal Recipes": "Remove wind poison. ”

　　【Modern Research】

　　1. Chemical composition: This product mainly contains phenolic components, flavonoids, amino acids, tannins, volatile oils, choline, potassium salts, etc.

　　2. Pharmacological effects: Desmodium desquamata decoction can significantly promote bile secretion, facilitate the discharge of bile duct mud-like stones, reduce bile duct obstruction and pain, and subside jaundice. This product has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects. It has inhibitory effects on both humoral immunity and cellular immunity. The extent is similar to that of cyclophosphamide. The inhibition was more obvious when combined with Desmodium desmodium and cyclophosphamide. Suppress the onset of skin graft rejection.

　　3. Clinical research: It is reported that decoction of Desmodium is taken, and after taking the medicine, the Sanyinjiao point is taken, and neostigmine solution is used for acupoint injection to treat urinary retention after anorectal disease. Effective (Journal of Armed Police Medicine, 2000, 4: 247). Mash fresh money grass. Add cooling oil, mix thoroughly, and apply externally, covering with gauze, to treat herpes zoster, with good results. (Zhejiang Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1998, 6: 258). Desmodium, Lithospermum, add water to decoct and concentrate. Using the DC resistance electrode introduction method, immerse the electrode flannel in the medicinal solution and place it on the patient's affected area. It is effective in treating keloids (People's Military Medical Journal, 1992, 3:60).

　　4. Adverse reactions: Clinical reports indicate that Desmodium can cause contact dermatitis and allergic reactions.

　　[Others] There are many varieties of money grass, and the following types of plants are used as money grass across the country:

　　①G1echoma longituba (Nakai) Kupr., a Lamiaceae plant, is called Lianqiancao and is commonly used in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other regions.

　　②Desmodium styracifolium (Osb.) Merr., a leguminous plant, is called Desmodium styracifolium as a medicinal material and is commonly used in Guangdong, Guangxi and other regions.

　　③Hydrocotyle sibthorpiodes Lam. var.batrachium (Hance)Hand. Mazz., a Umbelliferae plant, is called Jiangxi Desmodium and is commonly used in Jiangxi and other regions.

　　④Dichondra repens Forst., a plant in the Convolvulaceae family, is known as the medicinal material Dichondra repens Forst. It is commonly used in Sichuan and other regions.

　　The effects of the above medicines are not exactly the same, but they are used in various places for stone disease and hepatobiliary diseases.