Medicinals
láng dú / 狼毒 / 狼毒 / Chinese wolfsbane [root]
Latin pharmacognostic name: Stellerae seu Euphorbiae Radix
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Origin: Plant
Use: medicinal
Category: External medicine agents / Toxin-drawing, putridity-transforming, and flesh-engendering agents
Properties: Acrid and bitter; balanced; toxic.
Channel entry: lung and heart channels.*
Indications:
Expels water and dispels phlegm; breaks accumulation and kills worms.
water swelling; abdominal distension; phlegm accumulations, food accumulations, and worm accumulations; pain in the heart [region] and abdomen; chronic tracheitis; cough and panting; tuberculosis of lymph nodes (scrofula), skin, or bone;
Dosage & Method:
Oral: Decoct (0.8–2.4g); use in pills or powders. Topical: Wet-grind to obtain juice; grind to a powder and apply mixed.
Product Area:
Stellera chamaejasme: Inner Mongolia, Shānxī, Hénán, Qīnghǎi, Gānsū, Shǎnxī (Shaanxi), and Sìchuān. Euphorbia fischeriana: Liáoníng, Jílín, Hēilóngjiāng, Inner Mongolia, and Héběi. Euphoria ebiacteolata:Hénán, Shāndōng, Jiāngsū, ānhuī, and Húběi.