Xi He Liu

Name

Cheng Liu (Chinese Tamarisk Twing)

1. Cheng Liu
2. 檉柳
3. Chinese Tamarisk Twing
4. Chinese tamarisk
5. 柽柳
6. 西河柳
7. Cacumen Tamaricis

The Effect of Xi He Liu

Property

Sweet, pungent, neutral; lung, stomach and heart meridians entered.

Actions

Dispel wind, induce diaphoresis, promote eruption of measles, romove toxicity.

Indications

Anemopyretic cold, the beginning of the Measles, incomplete eruption of measles, rheumatoid arthritis, pruritus.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 10~15 g or made into powder. Proper dosage is for external application, decocted for washing.

Cations

It is contraindicated to those who have complete eruption of measles, and weak people with hyperhidrosis.