1. TCM Wiki
  2. Turnip

Turnip

芜菁
1 #

##Name

Wu Jing (Turnip)

  1. 芜菁
  2. Wu Jing
  3. 蕪菁

The Effect of Turnip

Property

Bitter, pungent, sweet, warm; heart, lung, spleen and stomach meridians entered.

Actions

Promote digestion, direct qi downward, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.

Indications

Indigestion, abdominal pain, sores and boils, cough.

Dosage and Administrations

Cook it for eating or take the juice. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.

Cations

Do not take overdose.