Blood Tonics
European Grape Fruit
Name
Pu Tao (European Grape Fruit)
The Effect of European Grape Fruit
Property
Sweet, sour, neutral; lung, spleen and kidney meridians entered.
Actions
Tonify qi and blood, strengthen the tendons and bones, induce diuresis.
Indications
Qi and blood deficiency, cough due to lung deficiency, palpitation, night sweat, rheumatic arthritis, stranguria, polydipsia, inadequate eruption of small-pox.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 15~30 g, or made into paste or soaked in wine. Proper dosage is for external application. Soaked in wine for applying or pounded for applying.
Caution
Donn’t eat too much a time.
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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