Wind-Cold-Dispersing Herbs
E Bu Shi Cao (Herba Centipedae)
E Bu Shi Cao
鹅不食草
鹅不食
鵝不食草
鵝不食
Herba Centipedae
Name
E Bu Shi Cao (Small Centipeda Herb)
The Effect of Small Centipeda Herb
Property
Pungent, warm; liver and lung meridians entered.
Actions
Dispel wind and dissipate cold, remove nebula.
Indications
Cold, nebula, cold asthma, pharyngitis, amebic dysentery, malaria, pertussis，nasal polyp, boils, traumatic injury, nasosinusitis.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 5~9 g, or pounded into juice. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying or puff through nose.
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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