Scrophularia (Xuanshen)
Scrophularia ningpoensis Hemsl. (Fam. Scrophulariaceae)
Pharmaceutical Name: Radix
Scrophulariae.
Botanical Name: Scrophularia
ningpoensis Hemsl. (Fam.
Scrophulariaceae)
Common Name: Scrophularia root, Ningpo
figwort root.
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong
Bencao Jing.
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The roots are dug in the period at the Beginning of Winter
(nineteenth solar term) and dried in the sun until they are black on the
inside, then they are cut into slices.
Properties & Taste: Bitter,
sweet-salty and cold.
Meridians: Lung, stomach and kidney.
Functions: 1. To clear heat and nourish
yin; 2. To release toxins and nodules.
Indications & Combinations:
1. Sore throat caused by exogenous
pathogenic wind. Scrophularia (Xuanshen) is used with Platycodon root
(Jiegeng), Arctium fruit (Niubangzi) and Mentha (Bohe).
2. Sore throat caused by excessive interior
heat. Scrophularia (Xuanshen) is used with Ophiopogon root (Maidong),
Platycodon root (Jiegeng) and raw Licorice root (Gancao).
3. Scrofula, goiter and subcutaneous
nodules. Scrophularia (Xuanshen) is used with Tendrilled fritillary bulb
(Chuanbeimu) and Oyster shell (Muli).
4. Boils carbuncles and furuncles. Scrophularia
(Xuanshen) is used with Honeysuckle flower (Jinyinhua) and raw Licorice root
(Gancao).
5. Febrile disease in which pathogenic
factors attack the nutritive and blood levels: a) thirst, fever, insomnia
and deep red tongue proper with scanty coatingScrophularia (Xuanshen) is used
with Fresh rehmannia root (Shengdihuang) and Ophiopogon root (Maidong); b) high
fever, unconsciousness and maculopapuleScrophularia (Xuanshen) is used with Gypsum
(Shigao), Anemarrhena rhizome (Zhimu) and Rhinoceros horn (Xijiao).
6. Constipation due to dryness in the
intestines. Scrophularia (Xuanshen) is used with Fresh rehmannia root
(Shengdihuang) and Ophiopogon root (Maidong).
Dosage: 10-15 g, decocted in water for
an oral dose, or used in pills and powder.
Cautions & Contraindications:
1.
Contraindicated for use in patients with Cold syndromes of Deficiency type of
the Spleen and Stomach.
2.
It is incompatible with Radix et Rhizoma Veratri (Li Lu).
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