Chinese Tamarisk Twing
Chinese Tamarisk Twing is also named Cheng Liu, Xi He Liu, 檉柳, Chinese tamarisk, 柽柳, 西河柳, Cacumen Tamaricis
Cheng Liu
Name
Cheng Liu (Chinese Tamarisk Twing)
Property
Sweet, pungent, neutral; lung, stomach and heart meridians entered.
Actions
Dispel wind, induce diaphoresis, promote eruption of measles, romove toxicity.
Indications
Anemopyretic cold, the beginning of the Measles, incomplete eruption of measles, rheumatoid arthritis, pruritus.
Dosage and administration
Decoct 10~15 g or made into powder. Proper dosage is for external application, decocted for washing.
Cations
It is contraindicated to those who have complete eruption of measles, and weak people with hyperhidrosis.