Ding Shu Xiu (Di Dan Tou)丁蜀秀
Herba Elephantopus ScaberElephantopi
- Category
- Herbs that drain Dampness
- Nature
- cold
- Taste
- sweet, bitter
- Channels entered
- Liver, Kidney, Large Intestine
- Dosage
- 6–30 g
Usual doses
- Dosage
- 6–30 g
- Fresh
- 60–120 g
Actions & indications
- Promotes urination and reduces swelling
- Edema, edema of the face and limbs, leg Qi, swelling due to nephritis of hydronephrosis
- Hepatitis, bronchitis, fever and cough with pneumonia
- Painful swelling
- Clears Heat, purges Fire, eliminates Toxins
- Intestinal bleeding from the rectum during or before a bowel movement, bleeding hemorrhoids
- Relieves pain
- Headache or migraine headache
- Wind-Damp Bi
Contraindications
This herb can weaken the Middle Jiao, so it should be paired with Spleen-tonifying herbs.
Combinations
Notes
- It reduces the amount of albumin found in the urine.
- It is also reported to settle the Liver and keep the Lungs clear.
- It has an inhibitory effect on the growth of cancer cells.
- It has been applied in the treatment of stomatitis and pharyngolaryngitis.
- Used in its entirety, the herb inhibits a range of bacteria.