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Perfoliote Knotweed Herb

Gang Ban Gui
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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.