The efficacy of Trichosanthes powder porridge

[Functions and Indications - The effects of Radix Trichosanthis] It promotes the production of body fluids, quenches thirst, reduces internal heat, moisturizes dryness, discharges pus, and reduces swelling. It is used for fever, thirst, dry cough due to lung heat, internal heat, and swelling due to sores and ulcers.

"Compendium of Materia Medica": It can reduce fire and moisten dryness, relieve phlegm and quench thirst. Ancient prescriptions are often used to treat diabetes. It can promote water flow and menstruation, treat stomach heat, jaundice, dry mouth and lips, swelling and toxicity on the back, breast abscesses, sores and hemorrhoids.

"Yi Lin Zuan Yao": Nourishes the lungs, restrains Qi, reduces fire, calms the mind, and also relieves liver depression, relieves liver urgency, clears bladder heat, stops hot stranguria and short and frequent urination, and eliminates Yangming damp-heat.

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: decoct in water, 3 to 4 qian; or make into pills or powder. For external use: grind into powder and sprinkle or apply on the affected area.

[Compatibility] Radix Trichosanthis and Rhizoma Anemarrhenae can nourish yin and purge fire, promote the production of body fluid and quench thirst, and treat polydipsia caused by heat damage to body fluid and diabetes caused by excessive heat in the lungs and stomach. Radix Phragmites can clear away heat and promote the production of body fluid, clear the lungs and resolve phlegm, and can be used for heat evil invading the lungs, coughing with thick phlegm that is difficult to cough out; Radix Fritillariae can resolve phlegm and relieve cough, and can be used for dry heat invading the lungs or coughing with sticky phlegm due to insufficient lung yin; Oyster can be used to treat phlegm-fire stagnation, goiter, phlegm nodules, and thirst caused by lily disease; Asparagus can be used to treat dry cough caused by lung heat, or even hemoptysis; Flos Lonicerae can be used to treat sores, swellings, and toxicity.

The effect of Tianhuafen porridge

1. Clearing away heat and promoting the production of body fluid: Mainly used to treat heat damage to the lungs and stomach.

a. Lung dryness and Yin damage, dry cough with little sputum, or coughing up bloody sputum.

b. Thirst due to loss of body fluid due to febrile disease or thirst due to internal heat.

2. Reduce swelling and discharge pus: It can be used for sores, carbuncles, swelling and pus, and lung abscesses with coughing up pus and blood.

3. Clears away heat, produces body fluid, reduces swelling and discharges pus. It is used for thirst due to febrile disease, dry cough due to lung heat, thirst due to internal heat, and swelling and toxins in sores and ulcers.