Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Mi Sui Hua Gen: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Mi Sui Hua Gen (Chinese eurya root)
Sources
The drug is the dried entire plant of Eurya chinensis R. Br. (family Theaceae), growing in hill-side grasslands, the edge of forests, stream banks, scrubs; and distributed in Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan of China.
The Effect of Radix Euryae Chinensis
Property
Slightly bitter, cool.
Actions
Clear heat and remove toxicity, astringe wound.
Indications
Scalds and burns, sores and boils.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 15~30 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying with seasame oil 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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