Name
Lv Cao (Herba Humuli Scandentis)
The Effect of 葎草
Property
Sweet, bitter, cold; lung and kidney meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat and promote diuresis, resolve stagnation and remove toxicity.
Indications
Scrofula, carbuncle, difficulty in urination, malaria, dysentery, diarrhea, pulmonary abscess, pulmonary tuberculosis, pneumonia, haemorrhoid, gonorrhea, stubborn dermatitis.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 10~15 g ( 30~60 g of the fresh product), or pounded into juice. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying or decocted for washing.
Cations
It is used for heat diseases only.
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