Dandelion Herb (pu gong ying)

Herba Taraxaci

Properties: Sweet and bitter in flavour, cold in nature, it cats on the liver and stomach channels. The sweet and cold properties of this herb clear away heat and detoxicate poisons, and the bitter and cold properties subdue swellings and dissolve lumps. All of the sores and abscesses, such as acute mastitis, furunculosis, pulmonary abscess and acute appendicitis can be cured with this herb. It is particulary indicated for the acute mastitis. In addition, the herb can also bi used to eliminate damp-heat, so as to treat stranguria due to damp-heat and jaundice.

Indications:

1. For mastitis with swelling and pain, or sores and abscesses, it is used in combination with the drugs for clearing away heat, detoxicating, subduing swellings, and dissolving lumps, such as honeysuckle flower, viola herb and wild chrysanthemum flower. In cases of acute appendicitis and abdominal pain, it is used with rhubarb and peach kernel, or other detoxication and pus-evacuating drugs.

2. For stranguria caused by heat with painful diacharge, it is used in combination with diuretic and urinary aseptic medicines, such as capejasmine fruit, plan tain seed and ricepaper pith. In cases of jaundice due to damp-heat, it is used with oriental wormwood and curcuma root, or other cholangogues.

Dosage and Administration: 10-30g. Double the dose for fresh herb. Quantum satis when applied externally.

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