Root of cochinchina cudrania

Name

Chuan Po Shi (Root of cochinchina cudrania)

The Effect of Root of cochinchina cudrania

Property

Bitter, cool.

Actions

Dispel wind and promote diuresis, activate blood and dredge meridians.

Indications

Sores and boils, amenorrhea, traumatic injury, jaundice, rheumatic arthritis, stranguria with turbid discharge, tympanites due to parasitosis, hemoptysis, internal lesion caused by overexertion.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 9~30 g, large dose can be 120 g with fresh product, or soaked in wine. Proper dosage is for external application. Pounded into powder for applying.

Cautions

It is contraindicated to pregnant women.