Xi He Liu西河柳
Cacumen TamaricisTamarisk Stems and Leaves
- Category
- Warm and Acrid Herbs that Release the Exterior (Wind-Cold Diaphoretics)
- Nature
- warm
- Taste
- pungent, sweet
- Channels entered
- Lung, Stomach, Heart
- Dosage
- 3–15 g
Usual doses
- Dosage
- 3–15 g
- Topically as a wash
- 90–150 g
Actions & indications
- Induces sweating and vents rashes
- Incomplete expression of measles rash
- Small pox
- Itching from a variety of rashes due to Wind
Contraindications
- Not for internal use once measles have fully erupted.
- Contraindicated in Deficiency accompanied by profuse sweating.
- Contraindicated in Deficiency with rising Heat.
- Use caution in children under 18 — too large a dose can deplete Heart function, leaving the patient easily fretful and irritable.
Notes
This herb's action centers on venting rather than cooling.