Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Shui Li Teng (Henry actinidia root-bark)
Name
Shui Li Teng (Henry actinidia root-bark)
Sources
The drug is the dried or fresh root bark of Actinidia callosa Lindl. var. henryi Maxim. (Family Actinidiaceae), growing along the banks of ravines, in swampy lands in mix-forests or near woods, and distributed in Shaanxi, Gangsu, Henan, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan and Yunnan of China.
The Effect of 水梨藤
Actions
Clear heat and resolve swelling, induce diuresis and alleviate pain.
Indications
Sores and boils, edema caused by damp-heat, acute appendicitis.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 30~60 g. 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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