Name
Wei Ling Cai (Chinese Cinquefoil Herb)
Property
Bitter, cold; liver and large intestine meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat and remove toxicity, cool blood and check diarrhea.
Indications
Sores and boils, bleeding, Hemorrhoids, Anal Fissure, chronic dysentery, abdominal pain due to dysentery with blood.
Dosage and administration
Decoct 15~30 g, or pounded into powder or soaked in wine. Proper dosage is for external application, decocted for washing or pounded into powder for sprinkling, or pounded for applying.