Name
Li Zhi Cao (Herba Salviae Plebeiae)
Property
Sweet, pungent, cool; lung and stomach meridians entered.
Actions
Cool blood and promote diuresis, remove toxicity and kill parasites.
Indications
Hematuria, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, Gonorrhea, sore throat, ascites, Carbuncle, Hemorrhoids, hematemesis, hemoptysis.
Dosage and administration
Decoct 9~30 g (15~60 g of fresh product), or pounded into juice. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying, or wrung for mouthwash, or decocted for washing.