Properties: Very Bitter, Sour, Astringent, Cool
Meridans Entered:
Primary: Liver, Stomach, Spleen, Intestines
Traditional Actions: To clear heat and resolve toxin, cool blood and stanch bleeding, free stool and kill worms.
Traditional Indications: Acute hepatitis, chronic hepatitis, enteritis, dysentery, chronic trachitis, blood ejection, spontaneous external bleeding, hematochezia, flooding
and spotting, heat bind constipation, swelling toxin of welling abscess and flat abscess, scab and lichen, bald sores
Suggested Daily Dosage: 6-12g in decoction.
Cautions: Excessive amounts can cause nausea or diarrhea. External use may cause skin irritation. People allergic to ragweed may also be allergic to yellow dock.
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.
