Jin Qiao Mai金荞麦
Rhizoma Fagopyri CymosiWild Buckwheat Rhizome
- Category
- Herbs that Clear Heat and Resolve Toxicity
- Nature
- neutral, cool
- Taste
- bitter
- Channels entered
- Lung, Liver, Spleen, Stomach
- Dosage
- 15–30 g
Actions & indications
- Clears Heat and removes toxicity
- Snake bites, dysentery
- Clears the Lungs and transforms Phlegm
- Sore throat, coughing and gasping due to Lung Heat, pulmonary abscess, swollen, painful throat,
- Invigorates the Blood and resolves carbuncles
- Traumatic injury, dysmenorrhea, postpartum abdominal pain, postpartum abdominal pain
- Expels Wind and eliminates Dampness
- Rheumatic arthritis, rheumatism
Notes
- This herb should be decocted separately, in its own container.
- Research has shown it inhibits cancer cell growth.
- It clears pus both internally and when applied topically.