Jiu Zi Lian (Radix seu Herba Calanthes Puberulae)
九子莲: moisten the lung and relieve cough, activate blood and dissipate nodule, eliminate swelling and remove toxicity.
Name
Jiu Zi Lian (Radix seu Herba Calanthes Puberulae)
Sources
The drug is the dried root or whole herb of Calanthe puberula Wall. ex Lindl. (Family Orchidaceae), growing under woods or on grassy slopes, and distributed in Anhui, Hunan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet of China.
Nature and action
Nature
Pungent, sweet, neutral.
Actions
Moisten the lung and relieve cough, activate blood and dissipate nodule, eliminate swelling and remove toxicity.
When it is used
Acute and chronic bronchitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, lymphoid tuberculosis, snake bites, traumatic injury, haemorrhoids.
Dose
Decoction 3~9 g, or soaked in wine. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.
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