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Herba Anemones Hupehensis

打破碗花花
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Name

Da Po Wan Hua Hua (Hupeh Anemone Herb)

Sources

The drug is the dried or fresh entire herb of Anemone hupehensis Lem. (family Ranunculace), growing in low mountains, hilly grasslands or creeky bands; and distributed in shaanxi, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan of China.

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The Effect of Herba Anemones Hupehensis

Property

Bitter, pungent, neutral, slightly toxic; spleen, stomach and large intestine meridians entered.

Actions

Expel parasites in the intestines, resolve swelling, dissipate blood stasis, treat infantile malnutrition.

Indications

Malaria, dysentery, sores and boils, traumatic injury, scrofula, infantile malnutrition, favus of te scalp, stubborn dermatitis.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 3~9 g, or pounded into powder or soaked in wine. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying or decocted for washing.

Contraindication

It is contraindicated to pregnant women, people with nephritis and renal insufficiency.