Study Of Deva-5 Decoction Using Traditional Medical Sourcebooks
- VernacularTitle:Уламжлалт Дэва-5 Тангийн Талаар Уау-Ны Сурвалж Зохиолуудаас Тодруулах Нь
- Author:
Oyuntsetseg N
;
Munkh-Undrakh
;
Oldokh S
;
Chimedragchaa Ch
;
Oyunbileg J
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Tradional medicine;
deva;
epidemic;
slaughter medicine
- From:
Journal of Oriental Medicine
2012;2(1):60-63
- CountryMongolia
- Language:Mongolian
-
Abstract:
Traditional medicine describes common flu as excessof blood and bile heat combined with microbes which results infectious heat. Deva-5is a decoction used which treats infectious heat. The aim of this study is to analyze components of Deva-5 decoction by traditional methods. Deva- 5 is composed of Gentianadecumbens L., Terminalia Chebula Retz., Polygonium bistorta L., Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour) and Chiazospermum erectum Bernh.It has a cool power and dispels infectious heat andkills microbes. The main component of the decoctionis Gentiana decumbens L. Ithas a sweat taste and clears heat, kills microbes, and cures typhus. Medical practitioners of Mongolia, Tibet, and Tuva use Gentiana decumbens L.as a substitution to deva (sngo-de-ba).It has a bitter taste and a cool power. It also has antimicrobial and heat clearing effects. All components of Deva-5 decoction have a cool power and the decoction is compounded by power.
