Lai Fu
Name
Lai Fu (Radish)
Property
Pungent, sweet, cool; spleen, lung, stomach and large intestine meridians entered.
Actions
Promote digestion, direct qi downward, resolve phlegm, stop bleeding, relieve thrist and induce diuresis.
Indications
Indigestion, abdominal distention, diarrhea, sore throat, hematemesis, hemoptysis, nose bleeding, hematochezia, diabetes, cough due to phlegm-heat, acid regurgitation, stranguria with turbid discharge for oral administration; sores and boils, bruising, scalds and chiblain for external application.
Dosage and administration
Eat it directly or take the juice, 30~100 g, or decoct in water, or cook it for eating. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying or decocted for washing.
Cations
Avoid taking Di Huang and He Shou Wu when using the drug. It is contraindicated in case of deficiency cold in spleen and stomach.