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敗醬草 |
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Bai Jiang Cao |
Patrinia (Thiaspi)
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Properties: |
Pungent, Bitter
- Cool
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Meridians: |
LR - Yangming
[LI - ST]
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Names: Patrina Herb,
Patrinia Heterophylla, Pennycress (weed)
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Functions
- clear toxic
heat and fire – expel pus, abscess, sores, swellings
- dispel blood
stasis, stop pain – abdominal / chest stasis, traumatic injury
Dosage and
administration: 6-15g, decocted in water for an oral dose, orfor
washing externally.
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Used
for:
- Carcinomas
ofuterine cervix and ovary, chorioepithe-lioma, Erlich asciticcancer,
hepatocarci-noma, leukemia, etc.
- For carcinomas
of uterine cervix and ovary, and chorioepithelioma, it is usually
used with Asian puccoon root, flavercent sophora root, toona bark,
seven-lobed yam,coix seed, etc.
- For
accumulation ofnoxious heat and retention of exteriordampness in
lung carcinoma, it is oftenused in accompany ofChinese lobelia, sun-plant,rhubarb
root, European verbena, etc.
- Stagnation of
blood-heat and damp-ness and retention of toxin in leukemia,it is
often used with catchweed bed-straw, natural indigoand subprostrate
sophora root. The herb destroys tumourcell and inhibits its growth,
as well as activates cytotoxicreaction and pha-gocytic power of
normal cell.
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Metrorrhagia,metostaxis,leukorrheawith reddish dis-charge, irregular
menstruation and traumatic injury.
Precautions:
A
large dose is not advisable because itsmells and may damagestomach.
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