莽草

莽草

Name

Mang Cao (Poisonous Eightangle)

Property

Pungent, warm, toxic.

Actions

Expel wind and alleviate pain, resolve swelling, dissipate nodulation, kill parasites and relieve itching.

Indications

Sores and boils, abdominal mass, scabies, acute mastitis, scrofula, bromhidrosis, wind syndrome of head, pharyngitis, favus of the scalp, decayed teeth.

Dosage and administration

Pounded into powder for applying or decocted for washing or mouthwash. It is for external use , not for oral administration.