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Folium seu Radix Cotoneasteris Horizontalis

水莲沙
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Name

Shui Lian Suo (Folium seu Radix Cotoneasteris Horizontalis)

Sources

The drug is the dried root or whole herb of Cotoneaster horizontalis Decne. (Family Rosaceae), growing in scrubs or on rocky slopes, and distributed in Shaanxi, Gansu, Zhejiang, Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Yunnan of China.

  1. 水莲沙
  2. 平枝栒子
  3. Shui Lian Suo

The Effect of Folium seu Radix Cotoneasteris Horizontalis

Actions

Clear heat, eliminate dampness, resolve phlegm, relieve cough, stop bleeding and alleviate pain.

Indications

Dysentery, diarrhea, abdominal pain, hematemesis, dysmenorrhea, leukorrhea, etc.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 10~15 g.