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Latin pharmacognostic name: Orostachydis Herba

Kingdom: Plant

Origin (other sources): Orostachys fimbriatus (Turcz.) Berger; Orostachys erudescens (Maxim.) Ohwi; Orostachys spinosus (L.) C.A. Mey.

Use: Medicinal

Category:

Properties: Sour and bitter; cool.

Channel entry: Liver and lung channels.*

Indications:

Clears heat and resolves toxin; stanches bleeding; disinhibits dampness and disperses swelling.

vomiting of blood (blood ejection); nosebleed; blood dysentery; hepatitis; malarial disease; heat strangury; hemorrhoids; eczema; welling-abscesses (yōng) toxin; clove sores (dīng); burns and scalds.

Dosage & Method: Oral: Decoct (15–30g), extract juice by crushing, or use in pills. Topical: Apply crushed.

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