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

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    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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