Medicinals
zǐ bèi tiān kuí[1] / 紫背天葵[1] / 紫背天葵[1] / semiaquilegia
Latin pharmacognostic name: Semiaquilegiae Herba
Alternate English names:
Alternate Chinese names: 天葵 tiān kuí
Origin: Plant
Use: medicinal
Category: Heat-clearing agents / Heat-clearing toxin-resolving agents
Properties: Sweet&ast
Channel entry:
Indications:
Clears heat and resolves toxin; disperses swelling and binds. Similar to tiān kuí zǐ (天葵子 Semiaquilegiae Radix, semiaquilegia root) in action and indications, but its power to disperse welling-abscesses and fight cancer is weaker.
welling-abscesses; scrofula; mounting qì (shàn qì); inhibited urination.
Dosage & Method:
Oral: Decoct (9–15g). Topical: Apply crushed.
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