Wind-Cold-Dispersing Herbs
Cong Ye (Fistular Onion Leaf)
Cong Ye
Fistular Onion Leaf
蔥葉
Folium Allii Fistulosi
Name
Cong Ye (Fistular Onion Leaf)
The Effect of 葱叶
Property
Warm, pungent.
Actions
Expel wind and induce sweating, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.
Indications
Common cold due to wind-cold, edema of face, sores and boils, traumatic injury, apoplexy, headache with nasal obstruction.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 9~15 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded 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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