Wind-Heat-Dispersing Herbs
Jin Chan Hua
Name
Jin Chan Hua (Cordyceps Cicadae)
The Effect of Cordyceps Cicadae
Property
Sweet, salty, cold; lung and liver meridians entered.
Actions
Dispel wind and heat, promote eruption, improve eyesight and remove nebula, extinguish wind and relieve spasms.
Indications
Sore throat, dizziness, infantile convulsions, swelling and pain of eyes, nebula, morbid night crying of babies, the initial stage of measles without adequate eruption, fever, Wind-heat exterior syndrome.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 3~9 g.
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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