Jin Dao Cai

Guang Dong Zi Zhu

Name

Guang Dong Zi Zhu (Callicarpa kwangtungensis Chun)

Sources

The drug is the dried stem and leaves of Callicarpa kwangtungensis Chun (family Verbenaceae), growing in shrubs of hill-slopes or on roadsides of mountain-lands, distributed in Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi of China.

Property

Bitter, astringent, cool; liver, lung and stomach meridians entered.

Actions

Astringe to stop bleeding, dissipate blood stasis, clear heat and remove toxicity.

Indications

Sores and boils, sore throat, nose bleeding, hematemesis, hematochezia, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, cough due to lung-heat, traumatic hemorrhage, burns and scalds.

Dosage and administration

Decoct 9~15 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying on the affected area.