Name
Shi Jian Chuan (Chinese Sage Herb)
The Effect of Herba Salviae Chinensis
Property
Bitter, pungent, slightly cold; liver and spleen meridians entered.
Actions
Activate blood and resolve stagnation, clear heat and promote diuresis, dissipate nodulation and resolve swelling.
Indications
Scrofula, carbuncle and swelling, hepatitis, dysphagia, asthma due to excessive phlegm, leucorrhea with reddish discharge.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 6~15 g, or pounded into juice. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.