Ne Zha: Demon Child Adventure in the sea led Chinese animation to create a box - office myth. The film has received extremely high praise in China. Chinese mythology has also become known to more people along with the film. Do you know the Chinese medicinal herbs mentioned in the film? Which ones have you heard of? Let's get to know these herbs together.
In the film Nezha's Demon Child Adventure in the sea, the following traditional Chinese herbs are involved:
- Notoginseng(San Qi): It is also known as "Tianqi" and "Jinbuhuan", and is hailed as the "sacred medicine for traumatology". It has the effects of dissipating blood stasis, stopping bleeding, promoting blood circulation and relieving pain.
- Cattail Pollen(Pu Huang): It is the dried pollen of Typha. It has the effects of hemostasis, dissipating blood stasis and diuresis.
- Indian Madder Root(Qian Cao)/Rubia cordifolia L: It is bitter in taste and cold in nature, and enters the liver meridian. It can clear the meridians, treat wind pain in bones and joints, and promote blood circulation.
- Borneol(Bing Pian): It is a common external medicine for traumatology, which is pungent and bitter in taste and slightly cold in nature. It can resist bacteria and fungi, reduce inflammation and relieve pain.
- Dragon's Blood(Xie Jie): It is a resin secretion, mainly produced in Southeast Asia. It has the effects of promoting blood circulation to relieve pain, removing blood stasis to stop bleeding and promoting tissue regeneration and wound healing.
- Safflower(Hong Hua): It is pungent in taste and warm in nature, and enters the heart and liver meridians. It can promote blood circulation and relieve pain.
- Chinese Angelica(Dang Gui): It is known as the "sacred medicine for blood diseases" and the "number one wonderful medicine for gynecology". It has the effects of promoting blood circulation and enriching blood, regulating menstruation and relieving pain.
- Sappan Wood(Su Mu): It is a medicine for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, which is sweet, salty, pungent in taste and flat in nature. It can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, and relieve pain.
- Nux Vomica(Ma Qian Zi): It is bitter in taste and cold in nature, and enters the liver and spleen meridians. It can dredge the meridians, dissipate nodules, reduce swelling and relieve pain.
Can you name some other traditional Chinese herbs that are often used in movies or TV shows?
In addition to those mentioned above, the following traditional Chinese herbs are often seen in movies or TV shows:
- Ginseng: Highly valued in traditional Chinese medicine, it is believed to have the effects of greatly tonifying primordial qi, restoring pulse and relieving collapse, promoting the production of body fluid and nourishing the mind. It is frequently used in scenes where characters are severely ill or weak and need to be rescued or nourished.
- Ganoderma Lucidum: Regarded as a precious medicinal fungus, it is often described as having the functions of nourishing the heart and calming the nerves, strengthening the spleen and benefiting the lung. In some mythological or martial arts themed works, it is regarded as a panacea that can enhance internal strength or prolong life.
- Wolfberry: It is sweet in taste and flat in nature, and has the effects of nourishing the liver and kidney, and improving eyesight. It is a common medicinal material in health preservation prescriptions and is often used in scenes related to health care and recuperation.
- Cinnamon Twig: Pungent and sweet in taste, warm in nature. It has the effects of inducing sweating and relieving exterior syndrome, warming channels and promoting blood circulation. It is often used in prescriptions for treating colds and painful obstruction syndromes in medical-related plots.
- Astragalus Root: It is sweet in taste and slightly warm in nature. It can tonify qi and strengthen the superficies, promote diuresis and expel pus. In some medical dramas, it is used in prescriptions for treating qi deficiency syndromes.
- Lotus Seed: It has the functions of tonifying the spleen and stopping diarrhea, nourishing the heart and calming the mind. In some ancient costume dramas, it may appear in tonic porridges or medicinal diets.
- Chinese Yam: It can tonify the spleen, lung and kidney, and is often used in health preservation and dietary therapy scenes in TV shows and movies.
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Post time: Feb-21-2025