Rhizoma Menispermi

Bei Dou Gen

Name

Bei Dou Gen (Asiatic Moonseed Rhizome)

Property

Bitter, cold, slightly toxic; lung, stomach and lung intestine meridians entered.

Actions

Clear heat and remove toxicity; resolve swelling and alleviate pain; promote diuresis.

Indications

Sore throat; cough with lung heat; mumps; diarrhea; jaundice; rheumatoid arthritis; haemorrhoid; snake and insect bites.

Dosage and administration

Decoct 3~9 g. It should be slowly swallowed in the mouth for sore throat. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying or decocted for washing.