Gecko porridge

Gecko porridge

1 adult gecko, 30g Codonopsis pilosula, 50g glutinous rice. First, apply rice wine and honey on the gecko and roast it for a while. Grind the gecko and Codonopsis pilosula into powder, add appropriate amount of honey and make two cakes for later use. Cook glutinous rice into porridge, mix in 1 gecko cake, and take it while it is warm. Take it once in the morning and evening. Usually it can be cured after taking it for about 1 month. The gecko should be dry, with a complete tail, no insects, no open mouth, and no broken pieces.

Su Huiping, professor of respiratory medicine at Dongzhimen Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, commented:

Gecko nourishes the kidney and warms the lung, absorbs qi and calms asthma; Codonopsis strengthens the spleen and nourishes the lung, replenishes qi and produces body fluid; glutinous rice warms the spleen and harmonizes the stomach. The three ingredients together form a medicinal diet that is indeed effective in treating asthma. However, it should be noted that this recipe is only suitable for asthma patients with lung, spleen and kidney deficiency, and needs to be taken on the basis of TCM syndrome differentiation. It should not be taken in cases of exogenous cough, fever caused by infection, disturbance of virtual fire, and internal heat stasis. In addition, glutinous rice is sticky and difficult to digest, so it should not be eaten too much at one time, or it can be replaced by rice. (Editor's note: This recipe has the same effect as the Chinese patent medicine Gecko Codonopsis Paste, which also has a good effect on asthma-type chronic bronchitis)

Prescription for rheumatic pain

10g of Cynanchum cyrtonema and 100g of lean pork (sliced). Boil Cynanchum cyrtonema to extract the juice, add lean pork and cook until done, season. Eat the meat and drink the soup, 1 dose per day.

Xu Changqing, also known as Liao Diao Bamboo, Hero Grass, Qianyun Bamboo, is warm in nature, spicy in taste, and fragrant. This product has multiple effects. Clinically, it is used to detoxify and reduce swelling to treat snake bites, to dispel wind and relieve itching to treat dermatitis, and to promote qi and relieve pain to treat rheumatism and trauma. This recipe takes its third effect. Adding lean pork, which is both a delicious food and a good health product, can nourish kidney yin, nourish liver blood, and moisturize the skin. It can play a role in both attacking and replenishing in the treatment of rheumatic pain.

However, Xu Changqing is only used for rheumatic pain of cold nature, and should not be used for those with heat syndrome. It should be used with caution for those with blood deficiency or yin deficiency, and is prohibited for those with bleeding.

Introduction to Gecko Porridge

Lu You, a famous patriotic poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, suffered from foot odor. He found a folk remedy that boiled radish juice and washed his feet many times, and the foot odor was cured. I have had foot odor since I was young, but I didn't know this recipe until I was middle-aged. I tried it and it worked. I am now in my seventies and it has not recurred.

Foot odor is caused by the excessive secretion of the body's small sweat glands, which produce foul odors when decomposed by bacteria and mold. Sweating makes it easy for bacteria to reproduce, so foot odor is often associated with hyperhidrosis.

Radish is also known as Raphanus sativus. It is pungent and sweet, neutral in nature, and enters the lung, spleen, and stomach meridians. Radish has the effects of removing dampness and phlegm, purging heat and detoxifying. Washing feet with radish decoction several times can have the effect of removing dampness and deodorizing, so it has a certain effect on treating foot odor.

However, for people with foot odor, they should also pay attention to the following points: (1) Keep your feet clean, wash them several times a day, and change socks frequently. (2) Do not wear non-breathable shoes such as sports shoes and hiking shoes. (3) Actively eliminate the inducing factors, such as foot sweating and athlete's foot. (4) Do not eat foods that easily induce sweating, such as chili peppers, raw onions, and raw garlic. (5) Keep your emotions calm. Emotional excitement can easily induce excessive sweating and aggravate foot odor.

Egg butter for varicose ulcers

Peel the boiled eggs and keep the yolk, grind them, heat them in a copper pot to boil out the egg yolk oil, and store them in sterile porcelain for later use. Clean the wound surface first, then apply a sterilized cotton pad soaked in egg yolk oil on it, bandage it, and change the dressing every other day or every two days until it heals.

Egg butter is a folk remedy for treating chronic ulcers. Egg butter is rich in protein, vitamins, trace elements, collagen and multiple factors that promote wound growth. It has a nourishing effect on skin wounds and promotes growth and healing. If used properly, it can treat various chronic refractory ulcers and chapped lips, nipples and anus.

Varicose ulcers in the lower legs are commonly known as "old rotten feet". If the ulcer wound is pus-filled and smelly, the wound must be cleaned and anti-corrosive and anti-inflammatory drugs must be applied, such as Jiuyi Dan (composed of 9 parts of calcined gypsum and 1 part of Shengdan), Baer Dan (composed of 8 parts of calcined gypsum and 2 parts of Shengdan), etc. Wait until the pus and rot are gone before egg and butter can be used.

The cause of varicose veins in the lower leg is mostly caused by varicose veins of the greater (smaller) saphenous veins, blood stasis, and obstructed blood flow. Therefore, when applying egg butter externally, you must use wrapping therapy, that is, use an elastic bandage to bandage the superficial varicose veins in the lower leg, so that the venous blood in the lower leg can flow back through the deep veins, which can improve the blood supply and nutrition of the lower leg ulcer and facilitate the healing of the ulcer.

In addition, the following points should be noted: ① When boiling eggs, the egg whites must be removed and only the cooked egg yolks must be used for boiling. ② The egg yolk must be boiled patiently over a low fire. Experienced people can boil half a spoonful of egg yolk oil from one egg yolk. ③ After soaking a cotton pad or gauze in egg yolk oil, apply it to the wound surface and cover it with a non-absorbent dressing or a white jade paste dressing (made of lead powder, elephant skin, light powder, etc.) to prevent the egg yolk oil from being absorbed by the dry dressing.