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西河柳

The Effect of 西河柳

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.