Xiang Ri Gui Jing Sui向日葵茎髓
Caulis Helianthi AnnuiSunflower Stem Pith
- Category
- Herbs that drain Dampness
- Nature
- neutral, warm
- Taste
- sweet
- Channels entered
- Bladder
- Dosage
- 9–15 g
Actions & indications
- Clears Heat and induces diuresis (clears Damp-Heat)
- Gonorrhea, leukorrhea, rubella, chyluria
- Opens the Orifices, expels wind and relieves coughing
- Whooping cough
Notes
- It inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
- The seed promotes Qi movement and pyogenesis.
- The bitter-tasting leaf and flower strengthen Stomach function.
- Flos Helianthi, Xian Ri Gui Hua Pan, is sweet and warm; it promotes urination, opens the Orifices, clears Heat, and expels Wind, and is used for headaches, dizziness, toothache, Stomach and abdominal pain, menorrhagia, and furuncles.
- A decoction of the pericarp treats tinnitus.
- The root is used for Stomach, Intestinal, chest, and hypochondriac pain, and acts as a laxative and purgative.
- 15g of fresh juice pressed from the seeds, mixed with honey, is taken to treat constipation and bradycardia.