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Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Viola philippica Cav. subsp. malesica W. Beck

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Acrid, sour, and bland^✽; cold or cool.^✽

Channel entry: Liver and yáng brightness (yáng míng) channels.

Actions and indications: Disperses wind; clears heat; courses the liver; disperses swelling. Treats wind-fire red eye; eye screens; mammary welling-abscesses (rǔ yōng); scrofula; swollen clove sores (dīng).

Dosage and method: Oral: Decoct (9–15g). Topical: Apply crushed.

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