水紅花子

Shui Hong Hua Zi

Shui Hong Hua Zi2

Name

Shui Hong Hua Zi (Fructus Polygoni Orientalis)

Property

Salty, cool; liver and spleen meridians entered.

Actions

Dissipate blood stasis and break stagnation, tonify the spleen and promote diuresis.

Indications

Scrofula, sores and boils, stomachache, abdominal mass, abdominal distension, poor appetite, ascites, acute conjunctivitis.

Dosage and administration

Decoct 3~10 g, pounded into powder or made into paste or soaked in wine. Proper dosage is for external application, made ointment or pounded for applying.

Cations

It is contraindicated for deficiency-cold in spleen and stomach.