Herb Listings
Ku Lian Gen Pi / Melia Tree Root Bark | |||
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Taste: Bitter • Temperature: Cold • Category: Expel Parasites • Sub Category: | |||
Dosage6-15g, up to 60g if used alone |
Actions1. Kills parasites: Primarily for infestation of roundworms, hookworms, & pinworms, but also for vaginal Trichomonas infections. This is a relatively strong & efffective herb.2. Also used topically for tinea infections. |
MeridiansLiver, Spleen, Stomach |
CautionsShould not be taken long-term. Use with caution in patients with weak constitutions, or those suffering from Spleen or Stomach deficiency or liver disease. Toxicity: Nausea, vomiting, dizziness, & abdominal pain are not infrequent side effects of this herb. This herb should be used with extreme caution in any patient with a history of gastric or peptic ulcers, or in whom vomiting would be disastrous, e.g., where thre are esophageal varices. When patients are given large overdoses, or are very sensitive to the side effects of this herb, they may develop bleeding, respiratory arrest, & circulatory collapse. Emergency measures are then necessary. Traditionally, the outermost bark of the root was considered to be especially toxic, but modern research has shown instead that this part of the plant does not produce any side effects. |