蛞蝓

Name

Kuo Yu (Slug)

The Effect of 蛞蝓

Property

Salt, cold; liver, lung and large intestine meridians entered.

Actions

Clear heat and expel wind, resolve swelling and remove toxicity, eliminate phlegm and stimulate the menstrual flow.

Indications

Sore throat, sores and boils, abdominal mass, pharyngitis, amenorrhea, erysipelas, centipde-bite, apoplexy with facial paralysis, spastic muscles, infantile convulsion.

Dosage and Administrations

It is made into pills for oral taking. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.

Cautions

It is contraindicated to people without wind-heat and weak children with diarrhea.