Properties: Pungent, cool
Meridans Entered:
Primary: Lung and Liver
Traditional Actions/Indications:
- Clears Heat and resolves Toxicity, cools the Blood and stops bleeding
Cough due to Lung Heat
Vomiting blood
Burns and scalds, knocks and falls, swelling and pain
Diarrhoea and abdominal pain
Abnormal uterine bleeding, clear vaginal discharge
Poisonous snake bites
- Resolve swelling and expel pus
Scrofula, sores, boils and carbuncles
Red and swollen eyes
Topical for purulent ear infection,
Suggested Daily Dosage: 10-30g in decoction.
Cautions: It is contraindicated to pregnant women and people with deficiency cold. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying.
Interactions:
- Chloroquine: Reduces blood concentration of chloroquine. Paracetamol: Changes in paracetamol pharmacokinetics.
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, has 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.
