辣蓼

Name

La Liao (Ciderage)

The Effect of 辣蓼

Property

Pungent, warm; lung, liver and large intestine meridians entered.

Actions

Remove toxicity, tonify the spleen, resolve dampness, activate blood and prevent malaria.

Indications

Sores, malaria, traumatic injury, infantile malnutrition, diarrhea due to summer-heat and damp, colitis.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 9~30 g, or made into pill or powder. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying or decocted for washing.