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Knowledge baseHerbs

Bai Mao Xia Ku Cao白毛夏枯草

Herba AjugaeDecumbent Bugle Herb

Also known asMuscle bone herb · Wild Sunflowers *Jīn Cang Xiao Cao*

Category
** Herbs that Clear Heat and Detoxify
Nature
cold
Taste
bitter, sweet
Channels entered
Lung, Liver
Dosage
9–30 g

Usual doses

Dosage
9–30 g
Fresh
30–60 g

Actions & indications

Relieves cough and resolves phlegm, clears heat and cools the Blood, resolves swelling and removes toxicity
  • Tracheitis, sore throat, epistaxis, hematemesis, hemorrhinia, dysentery, stranguria, furuncles and carbuncles, traumatic injury, deep-rooted boils, breast lumps
  • Lung Heat asthma with copious sticky,yellow Phlegm
.Promotes tissue regeneration, stops bleeding
External application for bleeding due to external injuries.
Nourishes tendons
Arthritis pain
Lowers blood pressure due to Liver Heat
High blood pressure