Heat-Clearing and Blood-cooling Herbs
Ge Hua (Flower of Kudzuvine)
Flower of Kudzuvine
葛花
Kudzuvine Flower
Name
Ge Hua (Flower of Kudzuvine)
The Effect of Ge Hua
Property
Sweet, cold; stomach meridian entered.
Actions
Relieve alcoholism and refresh the mind.
Indications
Fever with polydipsia due to wine, poor appetite, vomiting, hiccup, acid regurgitation, hematemesis, colitis.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 3~9 g, or made into pill or powder.
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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