Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Shi You Cai (Herba Pilea cavaleriei)
Name
Shi You Cai (HerbaPilea cavaleriei)
Sources
The drug is the dried or fresh entire herb of Pilea cavaleriei L-évl.(family Urlicaceae), growing in wet sites or on rocks, and distributed in Hubei,Hunan, Guangding, Guangxi and Guizhou of China.
The Effect of Shi You Cai
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It is used to remove heat, nourish the lung, relieve cough and subdue swelling; for the treatment of cough due to lung heat, tuberculosis, infantile malnutrition due to digestion disturbance or intestinal parasites and edema due to nephritis, externally for traumatic injuries, burns and scalds, sores and boils.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 15~30 g or 30~60 g of the fresh. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.
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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