Putridity-Resolving and Wound-Healing Herbs
Water skipper
水黾
Shui Mian
水黽
Name
Shui Mian (Water skipper)
The Effect of Water skipper
Property
Toxic; heart and liver meridians entered.
Actions
Prevent malaria and heal hemorrhoid.
Indications
Malaria and hemorrhoid.
Dosage and Administrations
5~10 water skippers is pounded into powder for oral taking.
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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