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Sang ji sheng
By Zhang Qian |
September 25, 2011, Sunday
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RANDOMLY picking anything within reach as medicine is of course against the medical principle of treating a disease with the appropriate medicine. But accidents sometimes happened in TCM, leading to a better outcome and discovery of a new herb. So is the case with the finding of sang ji sheng (Chinese taxillus twig) - a parasite plant often used for rheumatism.
A rich man's son suffered rheumatism that kept him from moving on cold, damp days. He was treated with little effect by a famous doctor far away. A laborer was sent to get medicine for him.
The laborer was once stopped by a winter storm and took some thin branches binding an old mulberry bush and said it was medicine from the doctor.
Surprisingly, the rich man's son was cured. The doctor asked the laborer what really happened and eventually found the branches. He found the decoction worked on other patients with rheumatism.
TCM later classified it as a "neutral" herb that helps reinforce liver and kidney, strengthen tendons and bones, dispel pathogenic wind and dampness inside and nourish blood. It is often prescribed to relieve rheumatism, sore joints, lower back and knee pain and bleeding in pregnancy. It is also used to reduce blood pressure.
Prescriptions & Usage:
Sang ji sheng tea
Ingredients: Dried sang ji sheng (15g)
Preparations:
? Boil the ingredients in water for 15 minutes.
? Drink in the morning and at night.
Benefits: Helps prevent and relieve high blood pressure.
Boiled sang ji sheng and egg
Ingredients: Sang ji sheng (15g), two eggs and sugar as needed
Preparations:
? Boil the sang ji sheng and eggs together until the egg is done.
? Peel the eggs and put them back to the saucepan and keep boiling for another 25 minutes.
? Add sugar to sweeten.
Benefits: Helps nourish the blood and prevent a miscarriage.
A rich man's son suffered rheumatism that kept him from moving on cold, damp days. He was treated with little effect by a famous doctor far away. A laborer was sent to get medicine for him.
The laborer was once stopped by a winter storm and took some thin branches binding an old mulberry bush and said it was medicine from the doctor.
Surprisingly, the rich man's son was cured. The doctor asked the laborer what really happened and eventually found the branches. He found the decoction worked on other patients with rheumatism.
TCM later classified it as a "neutral" herb that helps reinforce liver and kidney, strengthen tendons and bones, dispel pathogenic wind and dampness inside and nourish blood. It is often prescribed to relieve rheumatism, sore joints, lower back and knee pain and bleeding in pregnancy. It is also used to reduce blood pressure.
Prescriptions & Usage:
Sang ji sheng tea
Ingredients: Dried sang ji sheng (15g)
Preparations:
? Boil the ingredients in water for 15 minutes.
? Drink in the morning and at night.
Benefits: Helps prevent and relieve high blood pressure.
Boiled sang ji sheng and egg
Ingredients: Sang ji sheng (15g), two eggs and sugar as needed
Preparations:
? Boil the sang ji sheng and eggs together until the egg is done.
? Peel the eggs and put them back to the saucepan and keep boiling for another 25 minutes.
? Add sugar to sweeten.
Benefits: Helps nourish the blood and prevent a miscarriage.
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