About the author Guo Wei is a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine from Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and deputy chief physician of Shandong Xinzhonglu Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital.
Compiled by Zhao Xin, Tian Zhihan, eight-year program of Traditional Chinese Medicine at Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Ephedra is a commonly used medicine for dispersing wind and cold. It tastes pungent, slightly bitter, and is warm in nature. It returns to the lung and bladder meridian. It has the functions of sweating and relieving the surface, dispersing the lungs and relieving asthma, diuresis and reducing swelling. Specifically, it induces sweating and relieves the surface to treat colds and colds, relieves the lungs and relieves asthma to treat coughs and asthma, and its effect of diuresis and reducing swelling is used to treat Feng Shui edema. It is worth mentioning that ephedra has another effect that is often overlooked, that is, ephedra can also dispel cold and relieve stagnation, and is used to treat wind-cold paralysis, gangrene, and phlegm core. In layman's terms, ephedra can be used to treat lipoma. So what is lipoma? Can ephedra alone be used to treat it? Or does it need to be combined with other drugs? Next we will give you a detailed introduction.
Lipoma is a common benign tumor originating from subcutaneous adipose tissue. Commonly found in the neck, shoulders, back, thighs and other parts of the body. According to the location of the tumor, those distributed under the skin are called superficial lipomas, and those distributed deep in the limbs and between the muscle bellies are called deep lipomas. Lipoma belongs to the category of "sarcoma" in traditional Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it is caused by stagnation of the spleen and condensation of phlegm. Internal treatment should be to dissolve phlegm and disperse stagnation.
Next, we will introduce to you a classic prescription that can treat early lipoma - Yanghe Decoction. Yanghe Decoction is listed in "Surgical Diseases and Treatment of Quan Sheng Ji". This prescription has the functions of warming yang and nourishing blood, dispersing cold and relieving stagnation. It is mainly used to treat yin gangrene, such as gangrene, gangrene, bleeding, phlegm and crane. Those with Yin-cold syndrome such as knee wind. In addition to ephedra, the prescription also contains deer antler glue, white mustard seeds, cinnamon and paojiang charcoal. These warm medicines have the effect of warming Yang Qi, dispersing cold and coagulation, warming the meridians and smoothing blood circulation. The prescription is also combined with Rehmannia glutinosa and raw rehmannia root. Licorice makes the whole prescription warm but not drying, warm and dispersing without hurting the blood.
Through clinical treatment, it was found that some patients reported that after taking Yanghe Tangyuan prescription for 1-2 weeks, they found that the lipomas on the upper limbs and forearms gradually became smaller and softer. They were very happy, so this prescription is worth recommending. It is worth reminding that this prescription has obvious effect on early-stage lipoma, but if the lipoma is large and hard, the efficacy needs to be verified. In addition, for those with large lipoma, examination films should be taken early for differential diagnosis. Finally, everyone's condition is different. When taking this prescription, you must take it under the guidance of a doctor to avoid various problems.