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Gei Chinensis Herba et Radix

Chinese avens

柔毛水杨梅 〔柔毛水楊梅〕 róu máo shuǐ yáng méi

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Geum japonicum Thunb. var. chinense F. Bolle

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Bitter and astringent*; cool*.

Actions and indications: Supplements the spleen and the kidney, dispels wind-damp, and disperses welling-abscesses (yōng) swellings. Treats diarrhea; dysentery; vaginal discharge; flooding and spotting; wind-damp lumbar and leg pain; injury from knocks and falls; welling- and flat-abscesses (yōng jū), and sores.

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