Herba Duchesneae Indicae

She Mei

Name

She Mei (Indian Strawberry)

Property

Sweet, bitter, cold; liver, lung and large intestine meridians entered.

Actions

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

Indications

Sore throat, cough, dysentery, sores and boils, snake and insect bites, hematemesis, heat diseases, epilepsy and convulsion.

Dosage and administration

Decoct 9~15 g (30~60 g of the fresh product), or pounded into juice. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.