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Upper/middle/lower chinese herbal medicine


The Shennong Ben Cao Ching, said to be China's oldest drug book, divides 365 drugs into three categories: upper, middle, and lower. The main purpose of this medicine is to nourish life, and it is non-toxic, and it does not harm people even if taken over a long period of time.It is a medicine that makes people feel lighter and increases their energy.The main purpose is to nourish sexuality, and it suppresses the onset of diseases, so consideration should be given to the fact that it can be both non-toxic and poisonous. Chinese medicine refers to those that need to be used as medicines, while laxatives refer to those that are primarily used to cure illnesses and are highly toxic and require caution when taken over a long period of time or in large quantities.


As for the upper leaves, 120 kinds of medicines are listed, including the fruit of the pot, such as goji, goji, and ginseng. Grass has a nourishing and tonic effect and a sedative effect, and is effective in alleviating the irritation caused by menopausal disorders and the pain caused by the cold due to its antispasmodic effect. Goji berries are rich in nutrients such as ingredients that improve blood circulation, vitamins A, B, B, C, and calcium, and are rich in tonic effects. In Japan, it has been used by aristocrats since the Heian period. For a while, there was a boom in goji, and goji tea and goji sake were popular. Ginseng was used as a tonic when the body was weak, and was said to be effective against all kinds of illnesses.


There are over 120 types of Chinese medicine, including arrowroot, ephedra, and peony. Kudzu root is a kudzu root that is used to treat cold symptoms such as headaches and stiff shoulders by sweating, cooling, and as an antipyretic, while ephedra has the effect of causing sweat and stopping coughs, and is used in Chinese medicine to treat cold symptoms such as headaches, stiff shoulders, etc. It was used to treat numbness and skin diseases. It has a strong sweating effect, so care must be taken when using it on people with weak bodies. Paeonia was used for abdominal pain, muscle spasms, diarrhea, etc. It is one of the important herbal medicines in Chinese medicine.


There are 125 types of laxatives described, including peach ginseng, tsuzi, and rhubarb. Peach kernels are the seeds found inside the peach kernel, and are said to have the effect of removing congestion, draining pus, and softening stool, and are effective for menstrual disorders, lower abdominal pain, bruises, and constipation. Fushi is a root of the aconite family that contains highly toxic ingredients, and has thermal and analgesic effects, helping to warm the body. Toxic effects include numbness of the tongue, motor paralysis, and sensory paralysis, often leading to death. Exploiting this,

In 1986, there was a murder case in which a man put a large amount of insurance money on his wife and forced her to drink it in a capsule, and in 1995, a similar murder case occurred for insurance money. In Chinese medicine, poison-reduced burushi and processed burushi are used.


Rhubarb contains many laxative ingredients and has strong medicinal properties, so much so that it is also known as the general. Sennosides are well known as the lower components and are often used in Chinese medicine prescriptions. Some people apply the concepts of upper, middle, and lower medicines to modern times, and consider upper medicines to be health foods, traditional Chinese medicines to be over-the-counter medicines that can be purchased at pharmacies, and lower medicines to be prescribed by doctors.



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