Chong Lou, 1lb

Chong Lou, 1lb

Chong Lou, 1lb

SKU NH172A
Brand NuHerbs
Taste Bitter
Properties Slightly cold, slightly toxic
Contraindications Use with caution in deficient or pregnant patients.
Actions Rather strongly clears heat and resolves toxicity, while reducing swellings and stopping pain; extinguishes wind and settles tremors.
Pattern Heat and toxicity;Wind due to Liver heat
Channels Entered Liver
Recommendations

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English name Chong Lou
 
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Description

Bitter and cold, Paridis Rhizoma (chong lou) enters the blood level of the Liver channel, strongly cools heat and resolves toxicity, resolves heat from constraint, and directs qi downward. It is best at treating sores and reducing boils. It is also good for swollen sore throat, snakebite, and high fever with childhood convulsions, and many kinds of cancers. ... Recently, the ability of this herb to stop bleeding has been used in treating such problems as functional uterine bleeding. --Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

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