Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Jin Wa Er (Herba Carpesii Divaricati)
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Jin Wa Er (Herba Carpesii Divaricati)
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The drug is the whole herb of Carpesium divaricatum Sieb. et Zucc. (family Compositae), growing on hill slopes, groove-sides and roadsidesor cultivated, distributed in Jilin, Fujian, Hunan, Guangdong, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan of China.
The Effect of Jin Wa Er
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It is used to clear away heat and remove toxicity, to relieve swelling and pain; for the treatment of common cold, sore throat,toothache, acute enteritis, dysentery, infection of urethra, tuberculosis of lymphaden, boils and furuncles, mastitis, parotitis, acute infantile convulsions, hemorrhoidal bleeding, wind-syndrome of head, acute conjunctivitis.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 6~9 g, or pounded into juice for oral taking. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying with the fresh or decocted for washing.
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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