E Bu Shi Cao

Name

E Bu Shi Cao (Small Centipeda Herb)

1. Small Centipeda Herb
2. 鹅不食草
3. 鹅不食
4. 鵝不食草
5. 鵝不食
6. Herba Centipedae

The Effect of E Bu Shi Cao

Property

Pungent, warm; liver and lung meridians entered.

Actions

Dispel wind and dissipate cold, remove nebula.

Indications

Cold, nebula, cold asthma, pharyngitis, amebic dysentery, malaria, pertussis，nasal polyp, boils, traumatic injury, nasosinusitis.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 5~9 g, or pounded into juice. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying or puff through nose.