Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Wan Nian Qing (万年青)
Name
Wan Nian Qing (Rohdea Japonica)
The Effect of 万年青
Property
Bitter, slightly sweet, cold, slightly toxic; lung and heart meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat and remove toxicity, strengthen the heart and promote diuresis, cool blood and stop bleeding.
Indications
Sore throat, sores and boils, edema, abdominal distension, hematemesis, snake and insect bites, cardiac failure, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, diphtheritis.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 3~9 g, or pounded into juice or soaked in wine. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying with fresh product or pounded into juice for applying. or decocted for washing.
Cautions
It is contraindicated to pregnant women. Overdosage can cause side effect.
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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