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Trichosanthes Root

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Saturday, May 01, 2010 10:02:58 PM GMT Saturday, May 01, 2010 5:48:55 PM GMT

Effects: Clearing away heat, promoting the production of body fluid, subduing swellings and draining pus.

Indications:

  1. For treating the impairment of the production of body fluid, dry cough, short of sputum, red tongue, lack of tongue fur, hemoptysis, it is used in combination with ophiopogon root, rehmannia root to clear away heat in lung, moisturize dryness and quench cough.

  2. For treating the impairment of the production body fluid due to febrile diseases, vexation, thirst, red tongue and dry throat, it is used in combination with ophiopogon root, gypsum to nourish Yin, clear away heat and relieve restlessness and cough.. For deficiency of Yin, internal heat, diabetes, use in combination with pueraria root, Chinese yam to nourish Yin, promote the production of body fluid and quench thirst, known as Yu Ye Tang (Decoction of Jade Liquor).

  3. For treating various skin and external carbuncles and abscesses, pyogenic infections (whether diabrotic or not), it is used in combination with other drugs such as dahurian angelica root, honeysuckle flower, liquorice, etc. for clearing away heat, detoxicating, subduing swellings.

Dosage and Administration: 10-15g.

Precautions: It is incompatible with aconite root and should not be used for pregnant women.

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