CN101543569B - Donkey-hide glue nourishing ointment and preparing method thereof - Google Patents
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The invention relates to donkey-hide nourishing ointment and a preparing method thereof, belonging to the field of nourishment medicines. The prior donkey-hide product is prepared by single donkey-hide glue and a small quantity of additives, thereby having no simple blood nourishing effect; in addition, most ingredients in the prescription of the donkey-hide product are factor-pathogenic, thereby the donkey-hide product is not helpful for digestion and is not suitable to take by people with poor stomach and intestine function. To overcome the defects, astragalus root, prepared rhizome of rehmannia, raw rhizome of rehmannia, mulberry leaf and dried orange peel are soaked in water, the prepared solution is mixed with yam, Tuckahoe and medlar to be concentrated, and after donkey-hide glue, crystal sugar, pulverized niger seed and walnut meat are added and uniformly stirred, basal-body starch and sorbic acid serving as preservative are added. After being taken, the donkey-hide glue nourishing ointment is absorbed by the human body through stomach and intestine, and the effective ingredients enter blood to reach requiring organs. Compared with the similar medicine, the donkey-hide glue nourishing ointment has the characteristics of good treating effect, convenient administration and rapid digestion.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the nutrient drug field, relate in particular to the nutrient drug that comprises Colla Corii Asini.
Background technology
Entered since 21 century, along with the raising of living standards of the people, people are more and more higher to the requirement of health.The flat sweet in the mouth of Colla Corii Asini has nourishing YIN and supplementing blood, antiabortive, the effect of slow down aging, increasing human Colla Corii Asini building body, the U.S. face of improving looks.According to modern medicine study, Colla Corii Asini is made up of collagen protein, can be divided into tens of seed amino acids, aminopolysaccharide after the hydrolysis, as hyaluronic acid, dermatan sulfate, fiber mucus albumen and several mineral materials (ferrum, copper, magnesium, zinc, strontium) etc., have the bone marrow hematogenesis of enhancing performance, improve the blood calcium balance, the hemopoietic material is provided, promote hemoglobin and platelet to generate, improve the human internal environment, improve human immunologic function's effect.In addition, Colla Corii Asini also has the rising blood pressure, prevents the effect of hemorrhagic shock, and zoopery shows that Colla Corii Asini also has preventive effect preferably to carrying out property malnutrition.Make but existing Colla Corii Asini product adds a small amount of additive with single Colla Corii Asini, the effect of enriching blood merely is also bad.Chinese medicine thinks that QI and blood is interpromoting relation in five elements, and both mutual dependence for existencies are indispensable, has only QI and blood just can receive good effect with benefit.In addition, existing Colla Corii Asini becomes to be mostly to grow greasy product in the medicine composition, is unfavorable for taste digestion, and the people who suffers from indiestion should not take.Therefore, provide a kind of QI and blood with benefit, and be convenient to digestion, being suitable for the wide Colla Corii Asini patent medicine of crowd is people's needs.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of good effect, donkey-hide glue nourishing ointment of being convenient to digest and preparation method thereof.
The technical scheme of putting into practice this goal of the invention is as follows for prescription: Colla Corii Asini 15-25 part, Semen Juglandis 15-25 part, Semen Sesami Nigrum 25-35 part, Radix Astragali 25-35 part, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata 5-15 part, Radix Rehmanniae 5-15 part, Rhizoma Dioscoreae 15-25 part, Fructus Lycii 25-35 part, Folium Mori 15-25 part, Poria 15-25 part, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae 5-15 part, crystal sugar 10-20 part, starch 10-20 part, sorbic acid 0.05-0.1 part.
Effective ingredient is Colla Corii Asini, Semen Juglandis, Semen Sesami Nigrum, the Radix Astragali, Fructus Lycii, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Poria, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, the Radix Rehmanniae, Folium Mori, the Radix Rehmanniae, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae in above-mentioned each prescription.
The effect of each component is as follows in the above-mentioned prescription:
Colla Corii Asini: have the YIN nourishing of enriching blood, the effect of moisturizing.
Semen Sesami Nigrum: have invigorating the liver and kidney, benefiting essence-blood, the effect that intestine moistening is dry.
Semen Juglandis: effect with the kidney invigorating, warming the lung, intestine moistening.
The Radix Astragali: have invigorating QI to consolidate the body surface resistance, the effect of skin ulcer is held back in diuresis detoxification, evacuation of pus.
Radix Rehmanniae Preparata: have the effect that nourishing YIN and supplementing blood, beneficial essence are filled out marrow.
The Radix Rehmanniae: have clearing away heat and cooling blood,, the effect of YIN nourishing and the production of body fluid promoting.
Rhizoma Dioscoreae: have the spleen reinforcing nourishing the stomach, the lung benefiting that promotes the production of body fluid, the effect of the kidney invigorating arresting seminal emission.
Folium Mori: the effect of dispelling wind and heat pathogens, clearing away lung-heat and moistening for dryness, liver heat removing and eyesight improving.
Fructus Lycii: have nourishing the liver and kidney, the effect of replenishing vital essence to improve eyesight.
Poria: steady water eliminating dampness by diuresis, the effect of spleen invigorating mind calming.
Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae: have regulating qi-flowing for strengthening spleen, the effect of drying dampness to eliminate phlegm.
As from the foregoing the present invention adopt the traditional Chinese medical science traditional " monarch, minister, help, make the medicine combination principle ", in conjunction with the modern Chinese medicine research theory, to have collaborative mutually Chinese medicine reasonable compatibility, from various plants medical herbs material, extract mass efficient element and vegetable protein, colloid, adding flavoring agent crystal sugar, matrix starch and antiseptic sorbic acid makes, wherein Colla Corii Asini is a monarch drug, can carry out good facilitation to hemopoietic system, hemopoietic materials such as rich in amino acid, calcium, ferrum, zinc are provided simultaneously, promote erythrocytic generation.Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Fructus Lycii, Semen Juglandis, Semen Sesami Nigrum, the Radix Astragali are ministerial drug, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Fructus Lycii, Semen Juglandis, Semen Sesami Nigrum belong to the kidney invigorating medicine, can the kidney invigorating gas, realize the effect of vim and vigour giving young employees remedial-courses in general knowledge and vocational skills, Radix Astragali sweet in the mouth warm in nature, return lung, spleen channel, can invigorating QI to consolidate the body surface resistance, Colla Corii Asini, Semen Juglandis, Semen Sesami Nigrum all are to grow greasy medicine, the digestive function that hinders taste, spleen reinforcing diuretic function with Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Poria is helped it, makes it the whole prescription of balance with the clearing away heat and cooling blood of the Radix Rehmanniae, Folium Mori, the function of regulating the flow of vital energy of Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae.Make medicine of the present invention more gentle, use saferly, range of application is wider.
Preparation method of the present invention is as follows:
(1) Semen Sesami Nigrum, Semen Juglandis are fried, pulverize, standby;
(2) Radix Astragali, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, the Radix Rehmanniae, Folium Mori, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae are put into container, adding weight is dosage 8-10 water doubly, decocts 2-4 time, and the filtrate that at every turn obtains is merged, standby;
(3) with Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Poria cleaning-drying, be ground to attritive powder, cross the 60-80 mesh sieve, standby;
(4) Fructus Lycii is removed seed, standby;
(5) Fructus Lycii of powder that step (3) is made and step (4) gained adds in the filtrate of step (2) gained, concentrates while stir, and is concentrated into the twice of used medical material gross weight, and is standby;
(6) in the mixed liquor that step (5) makes, add Colla Corii Asini, thawing stirs evenly, and adds Semen Sesami Nigrum, Semen Juglandis that crystal sugar and step (1) make again, adds starch and sorbic acid after stirring evenly again, stir evenly once more and obtain mastic, with the gained mastic packing medicine that gets product in accordance with regulations.
Directly take when using medicine of the present invention, medicine is absorbed by the body by gastrointestinal, and effective ingredient enters blood, replenishes the hemopoietic material, impels the raising of marrow function, promotes erythrocyte and hematoblastic generation, increasing hemopoietic amount.Has additional kidney essense simultaneously, the effect of solid and gas, the effect of realization QI and blood interpromoting relation in five elements.
Medicine of the present invention is through 23 routine patients' clinical trial, wherein women 19 examples, male 4 examples, oldest 52 years old, minimal ages 36 years old.Using method is: take every day 1~2 time, every day, consumption was 20~30g; With one month was a course of treatment.
The criterion of curative effect situation:
Cure: hematochrome 〉=12, female menstrual period and normal through measuring, the pain relief in menstrual period, the headache symptom is eliminated, and insomnia is eliminated.
Alleviate: hematochrome content 〉=12,, female menstrual period and improve through amount, the pain relief in menstrual period, the headache sx, insomnia alleviates.
Invalid: hematochrome content<12, female menstrual period and undesired through measuring, menstrual period, pain was not alleviated, and insomnia does not alleviate.
Use nourishing ointment of the present invention after January, have 9 examples to cure in the 19 routine female patients, 9 examples alleviate, effective percentage 94.7%.4 examples all alleviate among the 4 routine male patients, effective percentage 100%.
The present invention has following characteristics:
1, because has collaborative mutually Chinese medicine reasonable compatibility, auxilliary mutually the use carried out good facilitation to hemopoietic system, and hemopoietic materials such as rich in amino acid, calcium, ferrum, zinc are provided simultaneously, promote erythrocytic generation, the effect of finally reach blood pressure regulation, enriching blood.
2, can recover and improve the normal physiological function of each organs such as kidney, the heart, brain, spleen, strengthen body immunity, health status is stable.
3, pack with the form of unguentum, kept the advantage of Chinese medicine unguentum, both made things convenient for patient to take, kept the useful effect of Chinese medicine again, take the back active substance and discharge rapidly, digest and assimilate fully instant effect, definite effect.
The specific embodiment
Now the present invention will be further described by following embodiment.
Embodiment 1
Prescription is: Colla Corii Asini 15 grams, Semen Juglandis 15 grams, Semen Sesami Nigrum 25 grams, the Radix Astragali 25 grams, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata 5 grams, the Radix Rehmanniae 5 grams, Rhizoma Dioscoreae 15 grams, Fructus Lycii 25 grams, Folium Mori 15 grams, Poria 15 grams, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae 5 grams, crystal sugar 10 grams, starch 10 grams, sorbic acid 0.05 gram.
Preparation method:
(1) Semen Sesami Nigrum 25 grams, Semen Juglandis 15 grams are fried, pulverize, standby;
(2) Radix Astragali 25 grams, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata 5 grams, the Radix Rehmanniae 5 grams, Folium Mori 15 grams, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae 5 grams are put into container, add 400 gram water, decoct 2 times, the filtrate that at every turn obtains is merged, standby;
(3) with Rhizoma Dioscoreae 15 grams, Poria 15 gram cleaning-dryings, be ground to attritive powder, cross 60 mesh sieves, standby;
(4) 25 gram Fructus Lycii are removed seed, standby;
(5) Fructus Lycii of powder that step (3) is made and step (4) gained adds in the filtrate of step (2) gained, concentrates while stir, and concentrated solution is to the twice of used medicine gross weight, and is standby;
(6) in the mixed liquor that step (5) makes, add 15 gram Colla Corii Asini, thawing stirs evenly, the Semen Sesami Nigrum, the Semen Juglandis that add 10 gram crystal sugar and step (1) gained again, add 10 gram starch and 0.05 gram sorbic acid after stirring evenly again, stir evenly once more and obtain mastic, with the gained mastic by the 180 gram/bottle packing medicine that gets product.
Embodiment 2
Prescription is: Colla Corii Asini 25 grams, Semen Juglandis 25 grams, Semen Sesami Nigrum 35 grams, the Radix Astragali 35 grams, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata 15 grams, the Radix Rehmanniae 15 grams, Rhizoma Dioscoreae 25 grams, Fructus Lycii 35 grams, Folium Mori 25 grams, Poria 25 grams, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae 15 grams, crystal sugar 20 grams, starch 20 grams, sorbic acid 0.1 gram.
Preparation method:
(1) 35 gram Semen Sesami Nigrums, 25 gram Semen Juglandis are fried, pulverize, standby;
(2) the 35 gram Radixs Astragali, 15 gram Radix Rehmanniaes Preparata, the 15 gram Radix Rehmanniae, 25 gram Folium Mori, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae 15 grams are put into container, adding weight is 1500 gram water, decocts 4 times, and the filtrate that at every turn obtains is merged, standby;
(3) with 25 Keshan medicines, 25 gram Poria cleaning-dryings, be ground to attritive powder, cross 80 mesh sieves, standby;
(4) 35 gram Fructus Lycii are removed seed, standby;
(5) Fructus Lycii of powder that step (3) is made and step (4) gained adds in the filtrate of step (2) gained, concentrates while stir, and concentrated solution is to the twice of used medicine gross weight, and is standby;
(6) in the mixed liquor that step (5) makes, add 25 gram Colla Corii Asini, thawing stirs evenly, add Semen Sesami Nigrum, Semen Juglandis that 20 gram crystal sugar and step (1) make again, add 20 gram starch and 0.1 gram sorbic acid after stirring evenly again, stir evenly once more and obtain mastic, with the gained mastic by the 180 gram/bottle packing medicine that gets product.
Embodiment 3
Prescription is: Colla Corii Asini 20 grams, Semen Juglandis 20 grams, Semen Sesami Nigrum 30 grams, the Radix Astragali 30 grams, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata 10 grams, the Radix Rehmanniae 10 grams, Rhizoma Dioscoreae 20 grams, Fructus Lycii 30 grams, Folium Mori 20 grams, Poria 20 grams, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae 10 grams, crystal sugar 15 grams, starch 15 grams, sorbic acid 0.07 gram.
Preparation method:
(1) 30 gram Semen Sesami Nigrums, 20 gram Semen Juglandis are fried, pulverize, standby;
(2) the 30 gram Radixs Astragali, 10 gram Radix Rehmanniaes Preparata, the 10 gram Radix Rehmanniae, 20 gram Folium Mori, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae 10 grams are put into container, adding weight is the water of 1080 grams, decocts 4 times, and the filtrate that at every turn obtains is merged, standby;
(3) with 20 Keshan medicines, 20 gram Poria cleaning-dryings, be ground to attritive powder, cross 80 mesh sieves, standby;
(4) 30 gram Fructus Lycii are removed seed, standby;
(5) Fructus Lycii of powder that step (3) is made and step (4) gained adds in the filtrate of step (2) gained, concentrates while stir, and concentrated solution is to the twice of used medicine gross weight, and is standby;
(6) in the mixed liquor that step (5) makes, add 20 gram Colla Corii Asini, thawing stirs evenly, the Semen Sesami Nigrum, the Semen Juglandis that add 15 gram crystal sugar and step (1) gained again, add 15 gram starch and 0.07 gram sorbic acid after stirring evenly again, stir evenly once more and obtain mastic, with the gained mastic by the 180 gram/bottle packing medicine that gets product.
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1. donkey-hide glue nourishing ointment is characterized in that:
Be prepared from by Colla Corii Asini 15-25 part, Semen Juglandis 15-25 part, Semen Sesami Nigrum 25-35 part, Radix Astragali 25-35 part, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata 5-15 part, Radix Rehmanniae 5-15 part, Rhizoma Dioscoreae 15-25 part, Fructus Lycii 25-35 part, Folium Mori 15-25 part, Poria 15-25 part, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae 5-15 part, crystal sugar 10-20 part, starch 10-20 part, sorbic acid 0.05-0.1 part;
The method of described preparation comprises:
(1) Semen Sesami Nigrum, Semen Juglandis are fried, pulverize, standby;
(2) Radix Astragali, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, the Radix Rehmanniae, Folium Mori, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae are put into container, adding weight is dosage 8-10 water doubly, decocts 2-4 time, and the filtrate that at every turn obtains is merged, standby;
(3) with Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Poria cleaning-drying, be ground to attritive powder, cross the 60-80 mesh sieve, standby;
(4) Fructus Lycii is removed seed, standby;
(5) Fructus Lycii of powder that step (3) is made and step (4) gained adds in the filtrate of step (2) gained, concentrates while stir, and is concentrated into the twice of used medical material gross weight, and is standby;
(6) in the mixed liquor that step (5) makes, add Colla Corii Asini, thawing stirs evenly, and adds Semen Sesami Nigrum, Semen Juglandis that crystal sugar and step (1) make again, adds starch and sorbic acid after stirring evenly again, stir evenly once more and obtain mastic, with the gained mastic packing medicine that gets product in accordance with regulations.
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