Name
Ma Wei Lian (Meadowrue Root and Rhizome)
The Effect of Radix et Rhizoma Thalictri
Property
Bitter, cold; liver, heart and large intestine meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat and dry dampness, remove toxicity.
Indications
Dysentery, cold, sores and boils, measles, infective hepatitis, enteritis, conjunctivitis.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 3~15 g, or made into powder or electuary. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying with fresh product, or decocted for washing, or made ointment.
Cations
It is contraindicated for deficiency-cold in spleen and stomach.