Da Suan大蒜
Bulbus Allii SativiGarlic Bulb
- Catégorie
- Plantes qui expulsent les parasites
- Nature
- tiède
- Saveur
- piquant
- Tropisme
- Estomac, Gros intestin, Rate, Poumon
- Posologie
- 4.5–15 g
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Doses usuelles
- Posologie
- 4.5–15 g
- Acute infection
- 8–20 g
- Tincture
- 0.5–2 ml
Actions & indications
- Kills parasites
- Hookworms and pinworms and, with appropriate herbs for other types of intestinal parasites
- Tinea of the scalp
- Disperses abscesses and reduces swellings
- Primarily for early stages of abscesses and sores (internally and topically)
- Resolves toxicity
- Tinea and other pruritic rashes (primarily topically)
- Warms the Stomach, strengthens the Spleen, promotes the movement of Qi, reduces Stagnation and resolves toxicity
- Diarrhea and dysenteric disorders due to epidemic toxins or Food Stagnation (can be used as a stand-alone herb for mild cases of Food Stagnation)
- Prevents influenza and treats shellfish poisoning
- Bacterial and viral epidemics
- Shellfish poisoning
Contre-indications
- Contraindicated in Yin Deficiency presenting with Heat signs.
- Contraindicated in Liver and Kidney Fire.
- Contraindicated in Qi and Blood Deficiency.
- Contraindicated in leg Qi.
- Contraindicated in Wind disorders.
- Contraindicated following a seasonal contagious disorder.
- Contraindicated during pregnancy and lactation.
- Contraindicated with pox, rash or sores.
- Contraindicated in malarial disorders.
- Contraindicated with bleeding.
- Contraindicated in eye disorders.
- Avoid prolonged topical application.
- Contraindicated with premature ejaculation or spermatorrhea.
- Contraindicated for internal use with mouth, gum, throat, tooth, or tongue problems.
- Contraindicated for topical use on the perianal area during pregnancy.
Interactions
- Caution is advised when combining this herb with antidiabetic drugs such as insulin, tolbutamide (Orinase), glipizide (Glucotrol) or glyburide (DiaBeta/Micronase), since a synergistic effect may produce hypoglycemia.
- Fresh Da Suan has been shown to lower the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of vancomycin against vancomycin-resistant enterococci.
Associations
Expels roundworms, hookworms and other intestinal parasites
Damp-Heat dysenteric disorder, consumption, and sudden-onset coughing
- Vinegar Soaked
Abdominal cold and pain caused by Cold Qi settled in the Intestines and Stomach
- Sesame Oil
Topical use for toxic swellings
- Rice Gruel
Consumption
Intestinal abscess
Notes
- This herb accesses all five Yin organs as well as every orifice.
- Its actions are numerous: it addresses accumulated thin mucus or Food Stagnation (meat in particular), Cold epigastric and abdominal pain, distention and fullness from Fluid Retention, diarrhea, malarial disorders, whooping cough, toxic swollen sores and snakebite.
- Made into a paste and applied at the navel, it reduces edema and promotes bowel and urinary movement.
- Bound to the center of the sole, it draws Heat downward to treat diarrhea and sudden-turmoil dysenteric disorder, and it stops nosebleeds.
- Decocted and taken once daily for six days, it treats diarrhea and dysentery; it may also be given as an enema.
- A daily dose of 5-10g with meals, or a 10% solution used as nasal drops, helps prevent viral infection.
- Avoid applying it to the head.
- Mashed and applied around the anus, it can help prevent pinworms; rubbed as a paste on skin exposed to hookworms, it offers similar protection.
- According to some sources, it promotes sweating and can be used for febrile diseases, arteriosclerosis and hypertension.
- One source advises against decocting it.
- As a common food, it is regarded as beneficial to the cardiovascular system and to carry some anti-cancer properties. Daily use supports health, though overuse has occasionally been linked to eye deterioration.
- It neutralizes toxins and eases the pain of centipede bites.
- Ground and combined with sesame oil and salt into a paste, it is applied topically for itching, rashes and skin swelling.
- For whooping cough, crush 30g into a paste, soak it in twice its volume of water for 12 hours, strain, and blend with a small amount of sugar; give three times daily for ten to fifteen days.
- As a topical paste, it treats vaginitis caused by amoebae or trichomonas.
- A 10% solution instilled into the nostrils, combined with 5-10g taken at each meal, helps prevent influenza, encephalitis and other infectious diseases.