火秧，中药名。为大戟科植物金刚纂的茎。具有消肿，通便，杀虫的功效。治臌胀，急性胃肠炎，肿毒，疥癞。
Huo-yang, name of Chinese Medicinal Material. The stem of the plant Ardisia crenata in the family Primulaceae. It has the functions of reducing swelling, relieving constipation, and killing parasites. It is used to treat abdominal distension, acute gastroenteritis, swelling and toxicity, as well as scabies and eczema.

功效作用 功能
Efficacy, function.

消肿，通便，杀虫。主治
Reduce swelling, promote bowel movements, and kill parasites. Used to treat...

治臌胀，急性胃肠炎，肿毒，疥癞。用法用量
Treatment for bloating, acute gastroenteritis, swelling and toxicity, and scabies. Dosage and administration.

内服：煎汤，1-2钱；入丸剂。外用：研末调敷。化学成分
Internal use: decoction, 1-2 qian; can also be made into pills. External use: grind into powder and apply as a poultice. Chemical composition.

茎含蒲公英赛醇，3a-无羁萜醇，3β-无羁萜醇，蒲公英赛酮，茎皮含蒲公英赛醇。根含蒲公英赛醇。乳汁含大戟二烯酸，β-香树脂酸乙酸酯，大戟醇，环木菠萝烯酸，3-O-当归酰巨大戟萜醇。相关论述
Stems contain taraxasterol, 3a-hydroxytaraxasterol, 3β-hydroxytaraxasterol, taraxasterone, and stems bark contains taraxasterol. Roots contain taraxasterol. Latex contains daphnoretin, β-elemonic acid ethyl ester, daphnol, cupressic acid, and 3-O-angeloyl-ingenol. Related discussions.

1、《生草药性备要》：治无名肿毒，大疮，（火秧）割开两边，用火焙热贴之。2、《本草求原》：其汁胶治大小便闭，调白蜜服。二便通，即食精肉汤以解其毒。3、《岭南采药录》：杀虫，蚀腐肉，凡患牛程蹇捣敷之。4、广州部队《常用中草药手册》：去湿热，消肿拔毒。治急性胃肠炎，恶疮痈肿，疥癣，皮肤病。临床应用 临床应用

1. "Essential Information on the Properties of Medicinal Herbs": Used to treat unidentified swellings, large ulcers, (fire scalds), cut open on both sides, heated with fire and applied.2. "Seeking the Origins of Materia Medica": Its gel juice treats urinary retention, take with white honey. Once the bowels are open, consume essence meat soup to resolve the toxicity.3. "Record of Medicinal Herbs from Lingnan": Kills insects, corrodes rotten flesh, apply to those suffering from cow's gait.4. "Handbook of Common Chinese Medicinal Herbs Used by Guangzhou Troops": Clears damp-heat, reduces swelling, and removes toxins. Used to treat acute gastroenteritis, malignant ulcers, abscesses, scabies, and skin diseases. Clinical application.

1、治臌胀：火秧胶（茎梗割开流出之白色胶）、炒米粉、百草霜。上三味和匀为小丸，晒干，朱砂为衣。大人服-钱，小孩服七分，用山楂、砂仁、白芍煎水送服，隔日清晨服一次。服后待泻四、五次时，可服温白粥则泻止。戒盐及盐制食品一百天。2、治大便秘结：火秧汁，加适当番薯粉，为小丸如绿豆大，用新瓦焙干侯用，每服一丸。3、治疟疾：火秧芳心，切成黄豆大，用龙眼肉包裹，于发病前五小时吞服。（①方以下出《岭南草药志））4、治疥癞：火秧（切片），以香油二两，贮瓦器，煎至笼焦黑色，去存油，和入川连、枯矾、樟脑、三仙丹、雄黄、蛇床子，为末，带热敷之。（《岭南采药录》）5、治癣：火秧鲜枝茎去皮，捣烂绞汁涂抹。（《福建中草药》）6、治足底挫伤瘀血或脓肿：火秧鲜茎捣汁，加入面粉调匀，煮热外敷；或茎、叶捣烂，加热外敷。（《福建中草药》）加工炮制 采收加工

1. Treatment for abdominal distension: Mix together Huoyangjiao (the white sap that flows out when the stem is cut open), fried rice flour, and Baicaosuang (a type of herbal cream) to form small pills. Dry them in the sun, and coat them with cinnabar. Adults take one pill, while children take seven-tenths of a pill. Take with a decoction of hawthorn, Amomum, and white peony, once every other morning. After taking the pills and experiencing bowel movements four to five times, you can consume warm rice porridge to stop the diarrhea. Avoid salt and salted foods for one hundred days.2. Treatment for severe constipation: Mix Huoyang juice with an appropriate amount of sweet potato flour to form small pills the size of mung beans. Dry them in a new tile and take one pill each time.3. Treatment for malaria: Cut Huoyang Fangxin (the core of the stem) into the size of soybeans, wrap them with longan flesh, and swallow five hours before the onset of the disease.4. Treatment for scabies: Slice Huoyang and fry with two liang of sesame oil until it turns dark black. Remove the oil, mix with Chuanlian, alum, camphor, Sanxian Dan, realgar, and Cnidium fruit into powder, and apply it hot as a compress.5. Treatment for ringworm: Peel the fresh branches and stems of Huoyang, mash them into juice, and apply topically.6. Treatment for contusions, blood stasis, or abscesses on the soles of the feet: Mash the fresh stems of Huoyang into juice, mix with flour, heat, and apply externally. Alternatively, mash the stems and leaves, heat, and apply externally.

全年均可采收，去皮、刺，鲜用；或切片，晒干，炒成焦黄。药材鉴别 药材性状
It can be harvested all year round, peeled and thorn removed for fresh use; or sliced, dried in the sun, and fried to a dark yellow color. Medicinal material identification and characteristics of medicinal materials.

茎枝肥厚，圆柱，或有3-6钝棱，棕绿色；小枝肉质，绿色，扁平，有3-5翅状纵棱。气微，味苦。植物学信息 植物种属
The stems are thickened, cylindrical, with 3-6 blunt edges, and brownish-green; the twigs are fleshy, green, flat, with 3-5 winged longitudinal ridges. It has a mild aroma and a bitter taste. Botanical information about the plant species.

大戟科植物金刚纂。形态特征
Euphorbia milii, a plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. Morphological characteristics.

直立、肉质、秃净灌木或乔木，高可达7m，含白色乳汁。树皮灰白色，有浅裂纹；老枝圆柱状，或钝三至六角形；小枝有3-5条厚而作波浪形的翅，翅的凹陷处有一对利刺。单叶耳生；少而小，具短柄，由翅边发出，肉质；倒卵形，先端浑圆，长8-12cm，宽3-4cm，全缘，基部楔形，上面深绿色，下面较浅。聚伞花序由3个总苞构成。具短柄，生于翅的凹陷处；总苞半球形，直径约1cm，黄色；花单性，无花被，雌雄花同生于总苞内；雄花多数，有1具柄的雄蕊，通常有极小的苞片；雌花无柄，生于总苞的中央，仅有1个3室的上位子房，花柱分离，2裂。蒴果球形，径约1cm。花期3-4月。分布区域
Upright, fleshy, bald shrubs or trees, can grow up to 7 meters high, containing white latex. The bark is grayish-white with shallow cracks; old branches are cylindrical or bluntly three to six-angled; small branches have 3-5 thick, wavy wings, with a pair of sharp spines at the concave part of the wings. Leaves are alternate; few and small, with short petioles, fleshy; inverted-ovate, rounded at the apex, 8-12 cm long, 3-4 cm wide, entire margin, cuneate base, dark green on the upper surface, lighter on the lower surface. The umbel inflorescence consists of 3 bracts. They have short petioles, growing in the concave part of the wings; the bracts are hemispherical, about 1 cm in diameter, yellow; the flowers are unisexual, without perianth, male and female flowers borne together inside the bracts; male flowers are numerous, with one staminate on a stalk, usually with very small bracts; female flowers are sessile, borne in the center of the bracts, with only one superior ovary with 3 chambers, the style divided, 2-cleft. The capsule is spherical, about 1 cm in diameter. Flowering period is from March to April. Distribution area.

分布广东、广西、云南、贵州、福建等地。生长环境
Distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Fujian, and other regions. Habitat.

生于村舍附近或园边，多栽培作观赏及绿篱用。
Born near villages or gardens, it is often cultivated for ornamental and hedgerow purposes.