Name
Fu Rong Ye (Cottonrose Hibiscus Leaf)
The Effect of Folium Hibisci Mutabilis
Property
Slightly pungent, cool; lung and liver meridians entered.
Actions
Clear lung heat and cool blood, dissipate heat and remove toxicity, resolve swelling and expel pus.
Indications
Cough due to lung heat, acute appendicitis, scrofula for oral administration; sores and boils, burns and scalds, otopyorrhea, unknown boils for external application.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 10~30 g. Proper dosage is for external application. Pounded into powder for applying with oil or made paste.
Cautions
It is contraindicated to pregnant women.