Herb Listings
Xia Ku Cao / Prunella, Selfheal Spike | |||
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Taste: Bitter, Acrid • Temperature: Cold • Category: Clear Heat • Sub Category: Drain Fire | |||
Dosage9-15g, up to 30g if used alone |
Actions1. Clears the Liver & brightens the eyes: for ascending Liver fire with red, painful, or swollen eyes, or headache & dizziness. Also used for eye pain that increases in the evening due to Liver deficiency, especially when the eyes are neither red nor swollen.2. Clears heat & dissipates nodules: for any neck lumps or nodules as in scrofula, lipoma, swollen glands, or goiter due to phlegm-fire. Also used for similar nodules in the inguinal canal & other parts of the body. 3. This herb has recently been used in treating hypertension, especially when accompained by Liver fire or ascendant yang patterns. |
MeridiansGallbladder, Liver, Stomach |
CautionsUse with caution in cases of Spleen or Stomach deficiency. |