Indian Stringbush Root

Name

Le Ge Wang (Radix Wikstroemae)

1. 了哥王
2. Le Ge Wang
3. Radix Wikstroemae

The Effect of Indian Stringbush Root

Property

Bitter, pungent, cold, toxic; heart, lung and small intestine meridians entered.

Actions

Clear heat and remove toxicity, resolve phlegm and dissipate nodulation, resolve swelling and alleviate pain.

Indications

Sores and boils, scrofula, snake and insect bites, traumatic injury, rheumatic arthritis.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 6~9 g. It should be decocted for more than 4 hours. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded or applying or decocted for washing.

Cautions

It is contraindicated to pregnant women and weak people.