amber

　　Amber is a fossil-like substance formed by the resin of ancient Pinaceae plants, such as maples and pine trees, which has been buried underground for many years. Mainly produced in Guangxi, Yunnan, Henan, Liaoning and other places. It can be mined at any time. After digging it out from the ground or coal seams, remove sand, gravel, soil and other impurities, mash it and grind it into fine powder when used.

　　[Medical properties] Sweet, flat. Guixin, Liver, Bladder Meridians.

　　[Efficacy] It calms nerves, activates blood circulation, dissipates blood stasis, diuresis and relieves stranguria.

　　【application】

　　1. Restlessness, palpitations, insomnia, convulsions, and epilepsy. This product enters the heart and liver meridians, is heavy and calming, and has the effect of calming and calming the nerves. It is mainly used to treat restlessness, palpitations, insomnia, forgetfulness and other symptoms. It is often used with calamus, polygala and poria, such as Hubo Dingzhi Wan ("Miscellaneous Diseases Source Liu Xi Zhu"); to treat deficiency of heart and blood, palpitations, restless sleep at night, often used with jujube kernel, ginseng and angelica, such as Hubo Yangxin Wan ( "Principles of Syndrome and Treatment"); if it is used to treat infantile convulsions, it can be used with Tianzhuhuang, Poria, Dannanxing, etc., such as Amber Baolong Pills ("Youke Fa"); "Zhizhi Prescription" uses this product in combination with cinnabar, etc. to treat fetal convulsions; it can be used with cinnabar, whole scorpion, and Ophiopogon japonicus to treat fetal epilepsy in infants.

　　2. Dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, tingling pain in the heart and abdomen, and accumulation of symptoms. This product enters the heart and liver blood, has the effect of activating blood circulation and promoting menstruation, dispersing blood stasis and eliminating symptoms, and can treat dysmenorrhea due to blood stasis and qi blockage. It can be used with Angelica sinensis, Curcuma zedoary, Wuyao and other blood-activating and qi-promoting medicines, such as Amber powder ("Lingyuan Prescription"); used to treat blood stasis and amenorrhea, with leeches, horseflies, and large Huang and other blood-activating and menstrual-stimulating products are compatible with each other, such as Amber Jianwan ("Shenghui Prescription"); if it is used to treat blood stasis in the heart, chest obstruction and heartache, it is often used together with Panax notoginseng, ground into powder and taken orally; to treat mass accumulation, it can be used with Sanleng, Turtle Jia, Rhubarb and other medicines for promoting blood circulation, eliminating diseases, and softening and dispersing stagnation.

　　3. Drenching syndrome, stagnation. This product has diuretic and stranguria-relieving effects, so it can be used to treat stranguria syndrome, frequent urination, dysuria and constipation with difficulty in urination. It is effective when used alone. For example, "Renzhai Zhizhi Prescription" is made of amber powder and taken with Dengxin Decoction. To treat stone stranguria and hot stranguria, it can be used together with diuretic and strenuous stranguria medicines such as Desmodium chinensis, Haijinsha, Akebia and other diuretics. Because amber can disperse blood stasis and stop bleeding, it is especially suitable for treating bloody diarrhea. In recent years, swallowing powdered amber has a certain effect in treating patients with stranguria accompanied by hematuria.

　　In addition, this product can also be used to treat sores and carbuncles. When taken internally, it can activate blood circulation and reduce swelling, and when used externally, it can promote muscle growth and reduce sores.

　　[Usage and Dosage] Grind it into powder and take it as a drink, or make it into pills or powder, 1.5~3g each time. Appropriate amount for external use. Not included in the decoction. Avoid forging with fire.

　　[Abstract from ancient books]

　　1. "Bie Lu": "It mainly calms the five internal organs, calms the soul,... eliminates blood stasis, and clears the five stranguria." ”

　　2. "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Stops bleeding, promotes muscle growth, and heals sores. ”

　　3. "Compendium of Materia Medica": "The ancient prescription is used to facilitate urination. It has the effect of drying the spleen soil. The spleen can transport and transform, and the lung qi decreases, so the urine can be passed. If there is less blood and it is unfavorable, it will cause the pain of dryness and knot." ”

　　【Modern Research】

　　1. Chemical composition: This product contains resin and volatile oil. It also contains succinic rosin acid, succinic rosin acid, succinic rosin acid, succinic rosin alcohol, succinic rosin alcohol and succinic acid.

　　2. Pharmacological effects: Succinic acid has a central inhibitory effect, which can significantly reduce the spontaneous activities of mice, prolong the sleep time of sodium pentobarbital, and has a protective effect on audiogenic convulsions in rats and electroshock reactions in mice. It can prolong the onset time of convulsions caused by bitter poison, strychnine, and semicarbazide.

　　3. Clinical research: Mainly using amber capsules (each capsule contains 0.4g of amber powder) combined with other Chinese patent medicines, 72 cases of sperm turbidity were treated based on syndrome differentiation, with good curative effect (Hunan Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2000, 9:17); use 6g of amber powder per day, put it into duck eggs, simmer over low heat, and take it twice in the morning and evening. Grind the remaining eggshell into powder and apply it to the affected area with vegetable oil to treat scrofula. The effect will be seen after six or seven days of continuous use (Zhejiang Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1983, 8:356); swallow the powdered amber every day to treat 3 cases of scrotal hematoma, and all were cured within 10 days (Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1958, 11:33). Amber is also used to treat nocturnal symptoms, arrhythmia, burns, acute gynecological pain, etc.