Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Lao Wo Sheng: Chinese Herb Guide
Black medic herb
老蜗生
Name
Lao Wo Sheng (Black medic herb)
Nature and action
Sweet, astringent and neutral; enters the liver, lung, gallbladder and kidney channels. Clears heat and promotes urination, relieves cough, relaxes the sinews and bones, and unblocks the channels.
When it is used
- Asthma with cough
- Rheumatic arthritis
- Bleeding hemorrhoids
- Ischialgia
- Jaundice in hepatitis
Dose
Decoction 9~15 g. Use externally as appropriate: pound for application.
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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