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Base de connaissancesPlantes

Xiang Ri Gui Jing Sui向日葵茎髓

Caulis Helianthi AnnuiSunflower Stem Pith

Catégorie
Plantes qui drainent l’Humidité
Nature
neutre, tiède
Saveur
doux
Tropisme
Vessie
Posologie
9–15 g

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Actions & indications

Clears Heat and induces diuresis (clears Damp-Heat)
Gonorrhea, leukorrhea, rubella, chyluria
Opens the Orifices, expels wind and relieves coughing
Whooping cough

Notes

  • It inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
  • The seed promotes Qi movement and pyogenesis.
  • The bitter-tasting leaf and flower strengthen Stomach function.
  • Flos Helianthi, Xian Ri Gui Hua Pan, is sweet and warm; it promotes urination, opens the Orifices, clears Heat, and expels Wind, and is used for headaches, dizziness, toothache, Stomach and abdominal pain, menorrhagia, and furuncles.
  • A decoction of the pericarp treats tinnitus.
  • The root is used for Stomach, Intestinal, chest, and hypochondriac pain, and acts as a laxative and purgative.
  • 15g of fresh juice pressed from the seeds, mixed with honey, is taken to treat constipation and bradycardia.