Herb Listings
Zao Jia Ci / Honeylocust (Chinese) Spine | |||
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Taste: Acrid • Temperature: Warm • Category: Tranform Phlegm & Stop Coughing • Sub Category: Warm & Transform Phlegm Cold | |||
Dosage |
ActionsReduces swelling, discharges pus, invigorates the blood, & reduces abscesses. It is frequently used during the early stages of swollen sores to encourage suppuration, or to induce those already formed to burst. It also expels wind & kills parasites, & is used for leprosy & ringworm. |
MeridiansLiver, Stomach |
CautionsContraindicated during pregnancy & when ulcers have already burst. |