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Yao Dao

Long Kui

Solanum nigrum龙葵
Nature
Cold
Flavours
Bitter
Meridians
Bladder, Lung, Stomach
Class
Heat-Clearing and Fire-Purging Medicinals (Qing Re Xie Huo Yao)Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Resolving Medicinals (Qing Re Jie Du Yao)
Dosage
15–30 g

Actions / Functions

  • Clarifies Heat
  • Drains the Fire
  • Activates the Blood
  • Favors Water elimination (diuresis)
  • Treats Lin Syndrome (strangury)
  • Disperses swellings (tumefaction)
  • Disperses swellings (tumefaction – topic use)