Small Centipeda Herb

E Bu Shi

Name

E Bu Shi Cao (Small Centipeda Herb)

Property

Pungent, warm; liver and lung meridians entered.

Actions

Dispel wind and dissipate cold, remove nebula.

Indications

Cold, nebula, cold asthma, pharyngitis, amebic dysentery, malaria, pertussis，nasal polyp, boils, traumatic injury, nasosinusitis.

Dosage and administration

Decoct 5~9 g, or pounded into juice. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying or puff through nose.