景天
Name
Jing Tian (Common stonecrop herb)
The Effect of 景天
Property
Bitter, sour, cold; heart, liver, kidney and large intestine meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat and remove toxicity, stop bleeding.
Indications
Traumatic bleeding, sores and boils, hematemesis, scabies, rubella, erysipelas, dermatitis rhus, polydipsia, dysphoria with smothery sensation, swelling and pain of eyes, urticaria.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 15~30 g, or 50~100 g of the fresh, or pounded into juice. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying or decocted for washing.
Cautions
It is contraindicated in case of deficiency cold in the spleen and stomach.