Wiseman’s Chinese Medical Database

zé qī / 泽漆 / 澤漆 / sun spurge;

Latin pharmacognostic name: Euphorbiae Helioscopiae Herba

Alternate English names: wolf's-milk

Alternate Chinese names: 漆茎 qī jīng

Origin: Plant

Use: medicinal

Category: Water-disinhibiting dampness-percolating agents / Water-disinhibiting swelling-dispersing agents

Properties: Acrid and bitter; cool; toxic.

Channel entry: large intestine, small intestines, and lung channels.

Indications:

• Disinhibits water and disperses swelling: Water swelling; drum distension (ascites).
• Transforms phlegm and relieves cough: Cough and panting.
• Transforms phlegm and disperses binds: Scrofula.

  Dosage & Method:

  Oral: Decoct 5–10g. Topical: using applied in paste form.

  Warning:

  Use with care in qì-blood vacuity and spleen-stomach vacuity.

  Product Area:

  Produced in most parts, especially Jiāngsū and Zhèjiāng.