Stasis-Resolving Hemostatics
La Liao (Red-knees Herb)
Name
La Liao (Ciderage)
The Effect of 辣蓼
Property
Pungent, warm; lung, liver and large intestine meridians entered.
Actions
Remove toxicity, tonify the spleen, resolve dampness, activate blood and prevent malaria.
Indications
Sores, malaria, traumatic injury, infantile malnutrition, diarrhea due to summer-heat and damp, colitis.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 9~30 g, or made into pill or powder. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying 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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