Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
La Mei Hua (Wintersweet Flower)
Name
La Mei Hua (Japan Allspice Flower)
The Effect of Flos Chimonanthi Praecocis
Property
Sweet, slightly bitter; lung and stomach meridians entered.
Actions
Relieve summer-heat, promote the secretion of saliva or body fluid, relieve cough.
Indications
Whooping cough, choking sensation in chest, polydypsia due to heat disease, cough for oral use; burns and scalds for external application.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 3~9 g. Proper dosage is for external application. Soaked in oil for applying or ear drop application.
Cautions
It is contraindicated in case of excessiveness of dampness pathogen.
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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