Name
Shui Hong Hua Zi (Fructus Polygoni Orientalis)
The Effect of Shui Hong Hua Zi
Property
Salty, cool; liver and spleen meridians entered.
Actions
Dissipate blood stasis and break stagnation, tonify the spleen and promote diuresis.
Indications
Scrofula, sores and boils, stomachache, abdominal mass, abdominal distension, poor appetite, ascites, acute conjunctivitis.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 3~10 g, pounded into powder or made into paste or soaked in wine. Proper dosage is for external application, made ointment or pounded for applying.
Cations
It is contraindicated for deficiency-cold in spleen and stomach.
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