Nature
Cold
Taste
Bitter
Channels
Stomach, Large Intestine, Liver, Heart
Daily dose
3-12 g
Actions
- Purges accumulated Heat in the intestines
- Cools the Blood
- Eliminates Blood stasis
Applications
- High fever
- Constipation
- Distension
- Abdominal pain
- Sore throat
- Eye disorders
- Ulcers
- Edema
- Jaundice
- Dysuria
- Dysenteric disorders
- Melena
- Bleeding haemorrhoids
- Nosebleed
- Abdominal masses
- Amenorrhoea
- Coagulated blood
Contraindications
- May damage Stomach-Qi. Do not use in patients with Stomach-Qi deficiency
- Chronic constipation.
- Qi and Blood deficiency without Blood stasis.
- Caution: pregnancy, lactation and menstruation.