Subprostrate
Sophora Root (shan dou gen)
Sophorae Radix Subprostratae
Properties:
Bitter in flavour, cold in
nature, it acts on the lung and stomach channels. The
bitter and the cold properties can clear heat and purge
fire. It is good at removing the excessive fire and
noxious heat invading the lung and stomach channels so as
to relieve sore throat. So, it is indicated for sore
throat, ulceration in the mouth, toothache and canker
sores in the mouth, toothache and canker sores in the
mouth caused by the upward attack of the lung and stomach
noxious heat.
Effects:
Clearing away heat, detoxicating, relieving sore throat.
Indications:
1.
For sore throat, ulceration in the mouth or fever
caused by the upward attack of excessive and noxious heat,
it is used in combination with the heat-clearing and
detoxicating drugs, such as isatis root and scrophularia
root.
2.For the
toothache, canker sores in the mouth caused by excessive
lung-fire, it is used in combination with the medicines
for removing heat and purging fire from the stomach, such
as gypsum.
Dosage
and Administration: 3-6g.
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