Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Shui Wu Gong (Shortleaf Kyllinga Herb)
Name
Shui Wu Gong (Shortleaf Kyllinga Herb)
The Effect of 水蜈蚣
Property
Pungent, slightly bitter, neutral; liver and lung meridians entered.
Actions
Dispel wind and remove toxicity, clear heat and promote diuresis, activate blood.
Indications
Dysentery, sores and boils, snake bites, traumatic injury, rheumatic arthritis, skin itch, jaundice, malaria, whooping cough, headache and fever due to cold, chyluria, acute bronchitis.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 15~30 g, or double the dosage with fresh product. It also can be pounded into juice or soaked in wine. 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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