地骷髏

Name

Di Ku Lou (Raphanus sativus)

The Effect of 地骷髏

Property

Pungent, neutral, sweet; spleen, stomach and lung meridians entered.

Actions

Help digestion, promote diuresis, open the inhibited lung-energy and resolve phlegm.

Indications

Edema, food-denying dysentery, cough with excessive phlegm, qi stagnation, food retention, abdominal distension, asthma.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 10~30 g, or made into pills or powder. Proper dosage is for external application, decocted for washing.