Digestant Herbs
Seutera wilfordi (Bunge Auriculate Root)
隔山消
Seutera wilfordi
Bunge Auriculate Root
Radix Cynanchi Auriculati
白首乌
Bai Shou Wu
Name
Ge Shan Xiao (Seutera wilfordi)
The Effect of Ge Shan Xiao
Property
Sweet, slightly bitter, slightly warm; spleen, stomach and kidney meridians entered.
Actions
Tonify yin, invigorate the spleen and promote digestion.
Indications
Leucorrhea, sores, dysentery, infantile malnutrition, gastrectasia.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 9~15 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying with fresh product.
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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