Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Long Kui (Black Nightshade Herb)
Name
Long Kui (Black Nightshade Herb)
The Effect of 龙葵
Property
Bitter, cold; liver and kidney meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat and remove toxicity, activate blood and resolve swelling.
Indications
Traumatic injury, difficulty in urination, dysentery, sores and boils, eczema, acute nephritis, chronic bronchitis, erysipelas, leukorrhagia, prostatitis.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 15~30 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying or decocted for washing.
Cautions
It is contraindicated for deficiency of spleen and stomach.
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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