roses

　　Roses are the dried flower buds of Rosa rugosa Thunb., a plant in the Rosaceae family. Mainly produced in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shandong, Sichuan and other places. Pick in batches when the flowers are about to open in late spring and early summer, remove the flower stalks and pedicles, and dry them at low temperature in a timely manner. For raw use.

　　[Medical properties] Sweet, slightly bitter, warm. Returns to liver and spleen meridians.

　　[Efficacy] Soothe the liver and relieve depression, activate blood circulation and relieve pain.

　　【application】

　　1. Liver and stomach gas pain. This product is fragrant and promotes qi, bitter in taste and has the functions of soothing the liver and relieving stagnation, awakening the spleen and stomach, promoting qi and relieving pain. It is used to treat distension and pain in the chest, flanks, epigastrium and abdomen caused by liver stagnation and stomach infringement, vomiting and aversion to eating, and can be combined with Cyperus rotunda, Bergamot, Amomum villosum, etc.

　　2. Irregular menstruation and premenstrual swelling and pain. This product is good at soothing and relieving liver stagnation, regulating menstruation and relieving stagnation and bloating, and treating irregular menstruation and premenstrual bloating and pain caused by liver qi stagnation. It can be combined with angelica, chuanxiong, white peony root, etc.

　　3. Pain from a bruise or injury. It tastes bitter and dispersing, and is warm in nature, so it can activate blood circulation and dissipate blood stasis to relieve pain. It can be used to treat bruises, bruises, swelling and pain, and can be combined with Angelica sinensis, Chuanxiong rhizome, red peony root, etc.

　　[Usage and Dosage] Decoction and take, 1.5~6g.

　　[Abstract from ancient books]

　　1. "Research on the Properties of Medicine": "Promotes blood circulation and breaks accumulation, causing injury and blood stasis and pain. ”

　　2. "Compendium of Materia Medica": "It harmonizes blood, regulates qi, and treats wind paralysis, dysentery, mastitis, initial onset of swelling and poisoning, liver and stomach qi pain." ”

　　3. "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Rose has the strongest aroma, clear but not turbid, mild but not strong. It softens the liver and refreshes the stomach, circulates qi and activates blood, relieves stagnation and stagnation without the disadvantages of pungent, warm and dry. It is concluded that among the medicines that divide qi, it is the most effective and docile. There is almost no other aromatic product. ”

　　【Modern Research】

　　1. Chemical composition: This product contains volatile oil. The main components in the oil are citronellol, geranol, nerol, eugenol, and phenylethyl alcohol. In addition, it also contains quercetin, tannins, fatty oils, organic acids, etc.

　　2. Pharmacological effects: Rose oil can promote bile secretion in rats; roses have a certain protective effect on myocardial ischemia in experimental animals.

　　3. Clinical study: 100 cases of angina pectoris due to coronary heart disease due to qi stagnation and blood stasis were treated with Rose Shuxin Oral Liquid (composed of rose flowers, Bupleurum, Citrus aurantium, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Cyperus rotundus, and white peony root). The total effective rate of relieving angina pectoris was 98%, and the electrocardiogram improvement rate was 98%. 75% (Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, 1992, 7: 414); rose sugar paste (mash 100g of roses, mix with 300g of white sugar, place in the sun, and take after the sugar dissolves), take 3 times a day, 10g each time. It can treat stomachache, indigestion, and tuberculosis and hemoptysis. This ointment can be consumed for a long time and has the functions of strengthening the body, strengthening the spleen and stomach, and moisturizing and beautifying the skin. Take 12g of roses, 10g each of pinellia, red dates, and Scutellaria baicalensis, and take 1 dose of water decoction every day to treat plum core gas (Chinese Journal of Ethnic Medicine, 1999, 3:25).