Chinese Cinquefoil Herb

Wei Ling Cai

Name

Wei Ling Cai (Chinese Cinquefoil Herb)

Property

Bitter, cold; liver and large intestine meridians entered.

Actions

Clear heat and remove toxicity, cool blood and check diarrhea.

Indications　

Sores and boils, bleeding due to hemorrhoids, chronic dysentery, abdominal pain due to dysentery with blood.

Dosage and administration

Decoct 15~30 g, or pounded into powder or soaked in wine. Proper dosage is for external application, decocted for washing or pounded into powder for sprinkling, or pounded for applying.