Medicinal Properties:
Bitter and pungent in flavor, cold in nature and attributive to the liver and gallbladder meridians.
Actions:
Clear away liver-fire and disperse stagnation.
Application
1. For hyperactivity of liver-fire with conjunctivitis, headache and dizziness.
2. For scrofula and goiter caused by stagnation of phlegm and fire due to stagnation of liver-qi transforming into fire.