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萱草根

萱草根
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Name

Xuan Cao Gen (Radices Hemerocallis)

  1. Xuan Cao Gen
  2. Radices Hemerocallis
  3. Daylily Root
  4. Citron Daylily

The Effect of 萱草根

Property

Sweet, cool; spleen, lung and heart meridians entered.

Actions

Promote diuresis and cool blood.

Indications

Jaundice, nose bleeding, stranguria with turbid discharge, difficult urination, edema, morbid leucorrhea, hematochezia, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, acute mastitis.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 6~9 g, or pounded into juice. Proper dosage is for external application. Pounded into powder for applying.

Cautions

It can not be taken overdose.