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Xu Chang Qing

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Name

Xu Chang Qing (Paniculate Swallowwort Root)

  1. 徐长卿
  2. Paniculate Swallowwort Root
  3. 徐長卿
  4. Radix Cynanchi Paniculati

The Effect of Xu Chang Qing

Property

Pungent, warm; liver and stomach meridians entered.

Actions

Stop cough and relieve pain, promote diuresis and resolve swelling, activate blood and remove toxicity.

Indications

Stomachache, toothache, edema, dysentery, eczema, snake bites, traumatic injury, rheumatic arthritis, chronic bronchitis, ascites, urticaria, enteritis, dysmenorrhea.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 3~10 g, or made into powder, 1.5~3 g. It shouldn’t be decocted for a long time.

Cations

It is contraindicated to weak people.