Patrinia
(bai jiang cao)
Herba
Patriniae
Properties: Pungent
and bitter in flavour, slightly cold in nature,
it cats on the stomach, large intestine and
liver channels. The pungent flavour of the herb
has the effect of dispersing, the bitter purging
and the slightly cold properties clearing away
heat. The herb possesses the functions of
detoxicating, dissipating stasis and boils and
draining pus. So it is good at treating the
accumulation of noxious heat in the large
intestine, carbuncles and abscesses formed by
pathogenic transformation, acute appendicitis
and abdominal pain, and also at the stagnation
of heat in the lung, hence possessing the curing
effect on pulmonary abscess with purulent
sputum. The herb is also indicated for abdominal
pain due to blood stasis and suppurative
infections caused by noxious heat because of its
functions of dissipating stasis and
detoxicating.
Effects:
Clearing away heat, detoxicating, resolving
boils, draining pus, promoting blood circulation
and resolving blood stasis.
Indications:
For acute
appendicitis at the early stage, i.e. before pus
formation, it is used in combination with
dandelion herb, peony bark and peach kernel to
detoxicate, dissipate stasis and subdue the
swellings. If the abscess of the appendicitis
has been formed, it is used with coix seed and
prepared aconite root. In cases of pulmomary
abscess with purulent sputum and hematemesis, it
is used in combination with motherwort, cat-tail
pollen and trogopterus dung, the drugs for
dissipating stasis and relieving pain.
Dosage and Administration:
6-15g.
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