Heat-Clearing and Blood-cooling Herbs
Shui Tian Qi (Lobedfruit Schizocapsa Rhizome)
Name
Shui Tian Qi (Lobedfruit Schizocapsa Rhizome)
Sources
The drug is the dried rhizome of Schizocapsa plantaginea Hance (Family Taccaceae),growing in ravines, in forests, in swampy lands along roadsides and streams, and distributed inJiangxi, Hubei,Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou and Yunnan of China.
The Effect of 水田七
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Rhizome is used as antipyetic, anti-inflammatary, antioncotic, analgesic and anti-malarial, for the treatment of gastroduodenal ulcer, chronic gastritis, pneumonitis, upper respiratory tract infection, cough, sore throat, tonsillitis, mumps, toothache and regulating menstruation.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 9~15 g, or pounded into powder for oral taking. 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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