Wind-Heat-Dispersing Herbs
Cheng Liu: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Cheng Liu (Chinese Tamarisk Twing)
The Effect of Cheng Liu
Property
Sweet, pungent, neutral; lung, stomach and heart meridians entered.
Actions
Dispel wind, induce diaphoresis, promote eruption of measles, romove toxicity.
Indications
Anemopyretic cold, the beginning of the Measles, incomplete eruption of measles, rheumatoid arthritis, pruritus.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 10~15 g or made into powder. Proper dosage is for external application, decocted for washing.
Cautions
It is contraindicated to those who have complete eruption of measles, and weak people with hyperhidrosis.
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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