Wind-Heat-Dispersing Herbs
Hu Sui (Coriander herb with root)
Name
Hu Sui (Coriander)
The Effect of 胡荽
Property
Pungent, warm; lung and spleen meridians entered.
Actions
Induce sweating and promote eruption, promote digestion and direct qi downward.
Indications
Indigestion and inadequate eruption.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 9~15 g, or 15~30 g of the fresh product or pounded into juice. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying or decocted for washing.
Cautions
It is contraindicated for adequate eruption.
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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