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Latin pharmacognostic name: Stellerae seu Euphorbiae Radix

Kingdom: Plant

Origin (other sources): Stellera chamaejasme L.; Euphorbia fischeriana Steud.; Euphorbia ebiacteolata Hayata

Use: Medicinal

Category: External-use 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; scab (jiè) and lichen (xiǎn); hemorrhoids.

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.

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