Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Gou Gan Cai: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Gou Gan Cai (Chinese Dicliptera Herb)
The Effect of Gou Gan Cai
Property
Sweet, slightly bitter, cold; liver, lung and heart meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat and cool blood, induce diuresis and remove toxicity.
Indications
Sores and boils, difficult urination, hematochezia, hematuria, macula caused by fever.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 30~60 g, or pounded into juice with the fresh. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded with the fresh for applying or decocted for washing.
Cautions
It is contraindicated in case of deficiency cold in the 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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