Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Small Goosefoot (Herba Chenopodii Serotini)
Name
Hui Diao (Small Goosefoot)
Sources
The drug is the dried entire herb of Chenopodium serotinum L. (family Chenopodiaceae), growing in fields, waste lands or roadsides; and distributed in almost all of China.
The Effect of Hui Diao
Property
Bitter, sweet, neutral.
Actions
Clear heat and eliminate dampness, relieve itch and promote eruption.
Indications
Dysentery, diarrhea, cold due to wind-heat, decayed teeth for oral use; skin itch and measles without adequate eruption for external application.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 9~15 g. Proper dosage is for external application, decocted for washing or pounded for applying.
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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