龙葵

Long Kui

Long Kui2

Name

Long Kui (Black Nightshade Herb)

Property

Bitter, cold; liver and kidney meridians entered.

Actions

Clear heat and remove toxicity, activate blood and resolve swelling.

Indications

Traumatic injury, difficulty in urination, dysentery, sores and boils, eczema, acute nephritis, chronic bronchitis, erysipelas, leukorrhagia, prostatitis.

Dosage and administration

Decoct 15~30 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying or decocted for washing.

Cations

It is contraindicated for deficiency of spleen and stomach.