Properties: Pungent, slightly bitter, cool
Meridans Entered:
Primary: Heart, Liver, Lung and Stomach
Traditional Actions/Indications:
- Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxins, invigorates the Blood and reduces swellings
Furuncles, sores and abscesses (Chuang Yung), appendicitis, pulmonary abscess
Snake bite
Swellings due to trauma
- Treats various types of cancer and hepatitis
Cancer and hepatitis
- Promotes urination and reduces edema
Edema due to Damp-Heat
Ascites from cirrhosis
- Mildly dispels Blood Stasis and stops bleeding
Bleeding from trauma, hematemesis, epistaxis, and painful bloody urinary dysfunction
Suggested Daily Dosage: 10-30g in decoction.
Cautions: It should be given with great care to patients with blood deficiency and the pregnant women.
Does not appear in any formulae listed on this site
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Reference Notes:
Individual herb information has sourced mainly from TCM Wiki and American Dragon for basic data and then updated manually with my own notes. Zhou, Xie and Yan (2011): Encyclopedia of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Vol. 5, and A+ Medical Encyclopaedia have been used for entries not available from those sources with additional material searched for and filled in where available. Western herbs not appearing in the Chinese literature have used Ross (2010): Combining Western Herbs and Chinese Medicine: A Clinical Materia Medica, White Rabbit Institute of Healing and therapeutika.ch. Choices of which source to use or combine have been my own.
These pages are intended to assist clinicians and are not intended for self-diagnosis or treatment for which a qualified professional should be consulted. Actions and indications are taken from traditional uses and do not necessarily reflect the evidence base which should be researched independently. Dosages are for guidance only and will vary dependening on the potency of the batch and the tolerance of the individual so should be evaluated by a professional based on individual needs.
