Name
Si Gua Luo (Towel Gourd Vegetable Sponge)
Property
Sweet, neutral; lung, stomach and liver meridians entered.
Actions
Stimulate the menstrual flow and activate collateral, clear heat and resolve phlegm.
Indications
Abdominal pain, Lumbago, chest pain, sores and boils, amenorrhea, cough and phlegm due to lung heat, Spermary Gall, anal fistula, poor lactation. Charred Si Gua Luo can stop bleeding, and is used for hematochezia and metrorrhagia.
Dosage and administration
Decoct 5~15 g; stir-bake it into charcoal, 1.5~3 g per time. Proper dosage is for external application, charred and pounded into powder for applying.