Description

REFERENTIAL ADVICE:

1.Eliminating dampness and resolving phlegm

In treating cough due to stubborn phlegm and damp phlegm, stuffy chest, etc., the drug is often used in combination with Rhizoma Pinelliae, Poria, Fructus Aurantii Immaturus, etc., or the drug, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, and Rhizoma Pinelliae can be made into pills. In treating profuse yellow sticky sputum due to lung-heat, the drug can be used in combination with Rhizoma Pinelliae, Radix Scutellariae, etc. In treating cough with thin sputum, the drug Rhizoma Pinelliae, Cortex Cinnamomi can be made into pills, to be taken with decoction of Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens.

2.Dispelling wind and relieving spasm

In treating excessive sputum, severe numbness of hands and feet, hemiplegia, delation of mouth and eye which are due to retention of wind-phlegm in the channels, the drug can be used in combination with Rhizoma Pinelliae, Rhizoma Typhonii, Radix Aconiti, etc. In treating tetanus manifested by spasm of limbs, lockjaw, neck rigidity, etc., equal amount of the drug and Radix Ledebouriellae can be ground into powder, to be used for oral administration or external treatment.

3.Removing toxins and treating skin and external diseases

In treating boils, carbuncles, scrofula and tuberculosis, the drug can be soaked in vinegar and the concentrated solution is applied to the local area. In treating snake bite, the fresh drug is pounded and applied to the bite, or the dry drug and Realgar are ground into powder, mixed with alcohol and applied to the bite.

Besides, the drug is in recent years used to treat carcinoma of uterine cervix. Pharmacological research has proved that the drug has antineoplastic action.

TIPS:

The fresh drug is toxic, but not the dried; when used fresh, it is mixed with beef bile or Pinellia ternata to neutralise its toxins.

This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Always used this herb under instructions of a licensed herbalist.