Properties: Bitter and cold
Meridans Entered:
Primary: Liver, Kidney, Lung, and Stomach
Traditional Actions/Indications:
- Cools the Blood and clears Deficiency Heat
Ying and Xue level Heat
Yin Deficient fever
Persistent Summertime fever in children
Postpartum fever and recovery from febrile disease (most commonly used)
Lingering fever as a result of warm febrile disease that injures Blood or Yin
- Promotes urination
Hot or bloody painful urinary dysfunction, especially before or after giving birth
- Relieves toxicity and treats sores
Toxic sores, swollen and painful throat and snake bite (internal or topical - weak action)
Suggested Daily Dosage: 4.5-9g in decoction.
Cautions: It is contraindicated in cases of poor appetite and diarrhea due to deficient cold of spleen and stomach.
Appears in 6 formulae listed on this site: (click to display)
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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.
