Nature

Cold

Taste

Sweet

Channels

Heart and Liver

Daily dose

3-9 g

Actions and indications

• Cools the Blood
• Promotes defecation
• Promotes eruptions
• Eliminates toxic Heat
• Eliminates Heat and Dampness

Applications

• Vaginal pruritus
• Pruritus on the skin
• Measles (incomplete eruption)
• Burns
• Dysuria
• Constipation

Contraindications

• Spleen-Qi deficiency.
• Caution in people with cardiovascular problems (stimulates cardiac activity)