Radix Euryae Chinensis

Name

Mi Sui Hua Gen (Chinese eurya root)

Sources

The drug is the dried entire plant of Eurya chinensis R. Br. (family Theaceae), growing in hill-side grasslands, the edge of forests, stream banks, scrubs; and distributed in Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan of China.

The Effect of Radix Euryae Chinensis

Property

Slightly bitter, cool.

Actions

Clear heat and remove toxicity, astringe wound.

Indications

Scalds and burns, sores and boils.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 15~30 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying with seasame oil or decocted for washing.