Perfoliote Knotweed Herb

Name

Gang Ban Gui (Herba Polygoni Perfoliati)

1. Gang Ban Gui
2. 杠板归
3. Herba Polygoni Perfoliati
4. 杠板歸

The Effect of Perfoliote Knotweed Herb

Property

Sore, slightly cold; lung, bladder meridians entered.

Actions

Clear heat and remove toxicity, promote diuresis and resolve swelling, reliver cough.

Indications

Sore throat, cough due to lung-heat, edema with oliguria, snake and insect bites, eczema, sores and boils, diarrhea due to damp-heat, whooping cough.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 15~30 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying with fresh product or decocted for washing with dry product.