Name
Tie Xian Cai (Copperleaf Herb)
The Effect of 铁苋菜
Property
Bitter, astringent, cool; heart and lung meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat and remove toxicity, remove stagnation, check dysentery and stop bleeding.
Indications
Infantile malnutrition, urine with blood, nose bleeding, malaria, hepatitis, hematemesis, hematochezia, amebic dysentery, enteritis, bacillary dysentery, metrorrhagia; sores and boils, snake bites, traumatic bleeding, eczema, dermatitis for external use.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 10~30 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying on the affected area.