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艾纳香

The Effect of 艾纳香

Property

Pungent, bitter, warm.

Actions

Expel wind and eliminate dampness, warm the stomach and spleen, arrest diarrhea, activate blood and remove toxicity.

Indications

Snake bites, traumatic injury, diarrhea due to cold-damp, rheumatic arthritis, tinea, taeniasis, intermittent headache, common cold due to wind-cold.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 10~15 g, or double the dosage with fresh product. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying or decocted for washing.

Cautions

It is contraindicated for yin deficiency with blood-heat.