Name
Shui Tuan Hua (Twig and leaf of Pilular Adina)
Sources
The drug is the dried or fresh root, stem and leaf, or flower and fruit of Adina pilulifera (Lam.) Franch. ex Drake (Family Rubiaceae), growing on hillsides, in forests, along roads and streams, and distributedin Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Guizhou and Sichuan of China.
The Effect of Herba Adinae Piluliferae
Property
Bitter, astringent, cool; liver, spleen and large intestine meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat and eliminate dampness, disperse stasis and alleviate pain, stop bleeding and astringe wound.
Indications
Dysentery, traumatic bleeding, unhealing ulcer, sores and boils, edema, eczema, enteritis.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 15~30 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying or decocted for washing.
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