1 TASTE
Bitter, pungent and cold
2 MERIDIANS
Liver and gall bladder
3 FUNCTIONS
1. To clear the fire in the liver; 2. To dissipate accumulation of modules
4 INDICATIONS
1. Flaring up of liver fire manifested as red, painful, swollen and watery eyes, headache and dizziness. Prunella spike (Xiaducao) is used with Sea-ear shell (Shi Jue Ming [3]) and Chrysanthemum flower (Ju Hua [4]).2. Accumulation of phlegm-fire manifested as scrofula, lipoma, swollen glands or goiter. Prunella spike (Xia Ku Cao [5]) is used with Oystershell (Mu Li [6]), Scrophularia (Xuan Shen [7]) and Laminaria (Kun Bu [8]).
5 DOSAGE
10-15g
6 COUTIONS
This herb should be used with caution in cases with a weak stomach and spleen.
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