Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Shan Hai Luo: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Shan Hai Luo (Lance Asiabell Root)
Sources
The drug is the dried root of Codonopsis lanceolata (Sieb. et Zucc.) Trautv. (family Campanulaceae), growing in woods, damp soils along creeks, and distributed in Northeast China, Northern China, Eastern China and Henan, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi.
The Effect of Shan Hai Luo
Property
Sweet, pungent, neutral; spleen and lung meridians entered.
Actions
Resolve swelling, remove toxicity, discharge pus, eliminate phlegm and promote milk-secretion.
Indications
Scrofula, leucorrhea, boils, pulmonary abscess, acute mastitis, appendicitis, oligogalactia, tonsillitis.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 15~60 g, 45~120 g with fresh product. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying with fresh product.
Cautions
It is contraindicated for the early stage of external pathogens and people without sweat. It is antagonistic to Li Lu.
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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