酢漿草
The Effect of 酢漿草
Property
Sour, cold; large intestine and small intestine meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat and promote diuresis, cool blood and dissipate blood stasis, resolve swelling and remove toxicity.
Indications
Diarrhea, dysentery, jaundice, nose bleeding, sore throat, hematemesis, measles, traumatic injury, sores and boils, leukorrhea with reddish discharge, scabies, gonorrhea, rectocele, burns and scalds.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 9~15 g, or 30~60 g with the fresh product, or made into powder or pounded into juice for drinking. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying or decocted for mouthwash.