INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Catechu Pasta Acaciae seu Uncariae |
| Common English: | Catechu Black Catechu Black Cutch Brown Cutch White Cutch Catechu seu Gambir |
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Bitter Astringent |
Slightly Cold (Cool) |
Lung |
1-3g Pills and Powders: 0.1-0.9g |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Drains Dampness and absorbs suppuration |
Sores that are filled with purulent fluid, chronic, syphilitic sores, non-healing sores and sores of the oral cavity |
Stops bleeding and generates flesh |
Topically for bleeding due to external trauma Internal bleeding with epistaxis, hematemesis, hemafecia and irregular uterine bleeding |
Clears Heat, clears the Lungs, transforms Phlegm, generates fluids and stops diarrhea |
Cough due to Lung Heat Thirst due to Summerheat Bloody diarrhea, dysenteric disorders These uses are now rare |
| Relieves Food Stagnation in children and promotes digestion | Indigestion or Food Stagnation in children |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
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INCOMPATIBILITIES |
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
Flos Lonicerae |
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Eczema, weeping ulcers, and other Damp skin lesions. |
Topically for burns. | Redness, swelling, Heat and pain of the mouth and throat. |
Rz. Picrorhizae |
Fr. Cnidii |
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Ulcerations of the mouth and gums. |
Syphilitic sores. |
As an external wash for vaginal discharge. |
Rx. Notoginseng |
Rx. Notoginseng |
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Cough with yellow Phlegm. |
Bleeding from the upper digestive tract. |
Bleeding. |
Hb. Asari |
Rx. Scutellariae |
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Bruising, swelling and pain from trauma. |
Phlegm-Heat cough. |
Phlegm-Heat cough. |
Borax |
Moschus |
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Topically for ulcers with necrosis of tissue. |
Topically for oral ulcers. |
Topically for hemorrhoids. |
Fossilia Ossis Mastodi or Rx. Notoginseng or Lignum Dalbergiae Odoriferae |
Fol. Nelumbinis |
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Topically for traumatic hemorrhage. |
Topically as a powder for non-healing oozing sores. |
Thirst. |
Rx. Puerariae |
Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli |
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Diarrhea and dysenteric disorders with tenesmus or burning sensations. |
Indigestion or food Stagnation. |
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- Internally this herb clears Upper Jiao Heat, transforms Phlegm and generates Fluids. These uses are now rare.
- This herb is used externally to restrain Dampness, close non-healing sores, moderate pain and stop bleeding.
- This herb is also said to stimulate the growth of new muscles.
- Both Er Cha and Alumen Ming Fan drains Dampness and absorb seepage. Ming Fan resolves toxicity kills parasites, dries Dampness and alleviates itching and is primarily used for Dampness. Er Cha but is more transformational and can be used for sores that are filled with purulent fluid and chronic non-healing sores. It also stops bleeding due to external trauma.