Name
Gan Zhe (Sugarcane)
Property
Sweet, cold; lung and stomach meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat and promote the secretion of body fluid, moisten dryness, harmonize the spleen and stomach, remove toxicity.
Indications
Diabetes, nausea and vomit, Constipation, sores and boils, cough due to deficiency-heat, dysphoria. It can be used to alleviate a hangover.
Dosage and administration
Extract the juice, 30~90 g is taken each time. Proper dose is for external application, pounded for applying.
Cations
It is contraindicated in case of deficiency cold in spleen and stomach.