Costus Root
The Effect of Costus Root
Property
Sweet, pungent, warm; spleen, stomach, liver and large intestine meridians entered.
Actions
Activate qi and alleviate pain, warm the spleen and stomach.
Indications
Vomiting, diarrhea, dysentery, tenesmus, cold type of hernia, edema, dermatophytosis.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 3~10 g, or made into pill or powder.
Cations
It is contraindicated in case of yin deficiency with body fluid deficiency.