Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Tian Kui Zi: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Tian Kui Zi (Muskroot-like Semiaquilegia Root)
The Effect of Tian Kui Zi
Property
Sweet, bitter, cold; liver and stomach meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat and remove toxicity, resolve swelling and dissipate nodulation, promote diuresis.
Indications
Sores and boils, epilepsy, traumatic injury, snake bites, scrofula, hemorrhoid, cough due to lung deficiency, morbid leucorrhea, hernia, stranguria with turbid discharge, infantile convulsion.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 3~9 g, or made into powder, 1.5~3 g, or soaked in wine. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying or eye drop.
Cautions
It is contraindicated for loose stool and spleen deficiency.
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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