Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Rong Xu: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Rong Xu (Smallfruit fig aerial root)
The Effect of Rong Xu
Property
Bitter, neutral; lung, spleen and kidney meridians entered.
Actions
Expel wind, clear heat, activate blood and remove toxicity.
Indications
Traumatic injury, whooping cough, nose bleeding, rheumatic arthritis, amygdalitis, inadequate eruption of measles, abdominal pain caused by eruptive disease, conjunctivitis, flu, bloody stranguria.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 9~15 g, or soaked in wine. 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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