Wiseman’s Chinese Medical Database

shǔ qī / 蜀漆 / 蜀漆 / dichroa leaf

Latin pharmacognostic name: Dichroae Folium

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Origin: Plant

Use: medicinal

Category: Ejection agents

Properties: As for 常山.

Channel entry: liver and pericardium channels.*

Indications:

As for cháng shān, although shǔ qī's emetic action is stronger. It is combined with lóng gǔ (龙骨 Mastodi Ossis Fossilia, dragon bone) to treat ""female malaria,"" which is malarial disease characterized by more pronounced aversion to cold than heat effusion.

Dosage & Method:

Oral: 3–6g.

Warning:

Combining shǔ qī with cháng shān is contraindicated.

Product Area:

South of the Yangtze, Gānsū, southern Shǎnxī (Shaanxi), and Sìchuān.