Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Gan Zhe (甘蔗)
Name
Gan Zhe (Sugarcane)
The Effect of 甘蔗
Property
Sweet, cold; lung and stomach meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat and promote the secretion of body fluid, moisten dryness, harmonize the spleen and stomach, remove toxicity.
Indications
Diabetes, nausea and vomit, constipation, sores and boils, cough due to deficiency-heat, dysphoria. It can be used to alleviate a hangover.
Dosage and Administrations
Extract the juice, 30~90 g is taken each time. Proper dose is for external application, pounded for applying.
Cautions
It is contraindicated in case of deficiency cold in spleen and stomach.
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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