Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Bei Dou Gen: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Bei Dou Gen (Asiatic Moonseed Rhizome)
The Effect of Bei Dou Gen
Property
Bitter, cold, slightly toxic; lung, stomach and lung intestine meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat and remove toxicity; resolve swelling and alleviate pain; promote diuresis.
Indications
Sore throat; cough with lung heat; mumps; diarrhea; jaundice; rheumatoid arthritis; hemorrhoid; snake and insect bites.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 3~9 g. It should be slowly swallowed in the mouth for sore throat. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying or decocted for washing.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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