Chinese elder herb or root
The Effect of Chinese elder herb or root
Property
Sweet, sour, warm; liver meridian entered.
Actions
Dispel wind and eliminate dampness, activate blood and dissipate stasis.
Indications
Jaundice, sores and boils, traumatic injury, nephritis with edema, barbiers, dysentery, rheumatic arthritis, erysipelas, rubella, chronic tracheitis, bone fracture.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 6~12 g, or pounded ito juice or soaked in wine. Proper dosage is for external application, decocted for washing or pounded for applying.
Cautions
It is contraindicated to pregnant women.