La Mei Hua

蜡梅花

Name

La Mei Hua (Japan Allspice Flower)

The Effect of La Mei Hua

Property

Sweet, slightly bitter; lung and stomach meridians entered.

Actions

Relieve summer-heat, promote the secretion of saliva or body fluid, relieve cough.

Indications

Whooping cough, choking sensation in chest, polydypsia due to heat disease, cough for oral use; burns and scalds for external application.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 3~9 g. Proper dosage is for external application. Soaked in oil for applying or ear drop application.

Cautions

It is contraindicated in case of excessiveness of dampness pathogen.

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