Digestant Herbs
Wu Jing: Chinese Herb Guide
芜菁
##Name
Wu Jing (Turnip)
The Effect of Wu Jing
Property
Bitter, pungent, sweet, warm; heart, lung, spleen and stomach meridians entered.
Actions
Promote digestion, direct qi downward, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.
Indications
Indigestion, abdominal pain, sores and boils, cough.
Dosage and Administrations
Cook it for eating or take the juice. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.
Cautions
Do not take overdose.
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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