Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Si Gua: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Si Gua (Towel Gourd)
The Effect of Si Gua
Property
Sweet, cool; liver and stomach meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat and resolve phlegm, cool blood and remove toxicity.
Indications
Edema, sores and boils, hematochezia, uterine bleeding, bloody stranguria, hypogalactia, hemorrhoid bleeding, asthma with cough, polydipsia caused by fever, sores.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 9~15 g, or 60~120 g of the fresh.Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.
Cautions
Do not take too much.
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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