Jin Guo Lan金果榄
Radix TinosporaeTinospora
Also known asArrow-Shaped Tinospora Root · Hairy Stalk Tinospora Root
- Category
- Herbs that clear Heat
- Nature
- cold
- Taste
- bitter, pungent, bland
- Channels entered
- Lung, Large Intestine, Heart, Stomach
- Dosage
- 3–10 g
Usual doses
- Dosage
- 3–10 g
- Tincture
- 1–3 ml
Actions & indications
- Clears Heat, soothes the throat, eliminates toxins and alleviates pain
- Throat disorders due to Heat such as soreness, swelling and abscesses, cough, aphonia, acute laryngitis, sore throat, aphthae, conjunctivitis
- Gastrointestinal disorders due to Stomach Heat such as abdominal pain and diarrhea, vomiting, epistaxis
- Topically for dermatological disorders such as cellulitis, carbuncles, furuncles, sores, snake bites, mosquito and other insect bites, ulcers and incised wound toxins
Contraindications
Caution is advised in patients with Spleen and Stomach Deficiency.
Notes
- Used by itself, it treats sore throat.
- It inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
- Combined with vinegar, it can be applied topically for swelling, carbuncles and furuncles.
- Sliced and held in the mouth, it is used for Internal and External Heat Stagnation, general poisoning, malaria, sore throat and toothache.