葡萄

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Name

Pu Tao (European Grape Fruit)

Property

Sweet, sour, neutral; lung, spleen and kidney meridians entered.

Actions

Tonify qi and blood, strengthen the tendons and bones, induce diuresis.

Indications

Qi and blood deficiency, cough due to lung deficiency, palpitation, night sweat, rheumatic arthritis, stranguria, polydipsia, inadequate eruption of small-pox.

Dosage and administration

Decoct 15~30 g, or made into paste or soaked in wine. Proper dosage is for external application. Soaked in wine for applying or pounded for applying.

Caution

Donn’t eat too much a time.