Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Dong Feng Cai (Scabrous Doellingeria Rhizome and Root)
Name
Dong Feng Cai (Rhizoma et Radix Doellingeriae)
The Effect of Dong Feng Cai
Property
Sweet, cold.
Sources
The drug is the aerial part or root of Doellingeria, scaber (Thunb.) Ness (family Compositae), growing in hillsides, grasslands, scrubs, and distributed in most areas of China.
Actions
The aerial part is used to remove toxic heat, dispel wind and relieve pain, to regulate the flow of qi and activate blood circulation; for the treatment of rheumatic arthralgia, common cold with headache, inflammation of eyes, sore throat, snake bites.
The root is used to dispel wind, regulate the flow of qi, activate blood circulation, relieve pain; for the treatment of diarrhea, rheumatic arthralgia,traumatic injuries.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 15~30 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying with the fresh.
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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