Herba Kalimeridis

Name

Ma Lan (Indian Kalimeris Herb)

The Effect of Herba Kalimeridis

Property

Pungent, cool; liver, lung, stomach and large intestine meridians entered.

Actions

Cool blood and stop bleeding, clear heat and eliminate dampness, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.

Indications

Jaundice, cough, cold, sor throat, sores and boils, erysipelas, nose bleeding, infantile malnutrition, edema, bloody stranguria, hematemesis, traumatic bleeding, haemorrhoids, stranguria with turbid discharge, pharyngitis, metrohorrhagia, metrostaxis.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 10~30 g, or 30~60 g of the fresh product, or take the juice. Proper dosage is for external application. Pounded for applying or decocted for washing.

Cautions

It is contraindicated to pregnant women.