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Trichosanthes
Root (huang qin)
Radix
Trichosanthis
Properties:
Sweet and slightly bitter in flavour, slightly cold in
nature, it acts on the lung and stomach channels. The
slightly cold property of the herb can clear heat, and the
moist quality promotes the production of body fluid and
clears away the heat in lung
and stomach, thus nourishing Yin and moisturizing dryness.
It is used to treat the syndromes of impairment of the
body fluid, vexation, thirst, dryness of lung and dry
cough. It is also used to swellings, drain pus and treat
skin and external diseases including carbuncles, furuncles
and abscesses.
Effects:
Clearing away heat, promoting the production of body
fluid, subduing swellings and draining pus.
Indications:
1.
For treating the impairment of the production of
body fluid, dry cough, short of sputum, red tongue, lack
of tongue fur, hemoptysis, it is used in combination with
ophiopogon root, rehmannia root to clear away heat in
lung, moisturize dryness and quench cough.
2.
For treating the impairment of the production body
fluid due to febrile diseases, vexation, thirst, red
tongue and dry throat, it is used in combination with
ophiopogon root, gypsum to nourish Yin, clear away heat
and relieve restlessness and cough.. For deficiency of
Yin, internal heat diabetes, use in combination with
pueraria root, Chinese yam to nourish Yin, promote the production of body fluid and quench
thirst, known as Yu Ye Tang (Decoction of Jade Liquor).
3.
For treating various skin and external carbuncles
and abscesses, pyogenic infections (whether diabrotic or
not), it is used in combination with other drugs such as
dahurian angelica root, honeysuckle flower, liquorice,
liquorice, etc. for clearing away heat, detoxicating,
subduing swellings.
Dosage
and Administration: 10-15g.
Precautions:
It is incompatible with aconite root and should not be
used for pregnant women.
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For the
convenience of customers, we offer the Trichosanthes
Root (huang qin)
as
the quick-dissolving granule made through modern
technology.
Directions:
Every
sachet is equivalent to raw herb 10 grams.
The dosage is for
adults, one sachet each time, twice a day. Please
put the granule into a cup, then put 50-100ml
boiling water into the cup and stir it with spoon.
You will get some tea, drink it when it is luke-warm.
For children, the dosage should be reduced according
to the weight.
Air ship 50 sachets of Trichosanthes
Root (huang qin)
in the form of quick-dissolving granule for your
personal use now at $52.00 .
If you would like to
order this raw herb, please go to
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