INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Herba Erodii/Geranii
Common English:	Cranesbill Common Heron's Bill Herb Wilford Crane's Bill Herb

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Acrid Bitter	Neutral (Slightly Warm)	Liver Kidney Spleen Large Intestine	9-30g

Actions

Indications/Syndromes

Dispels Wind, eliminates Dampness, invigorates the Blood and dredges and unblocks the channels and collaterals

Bi syndrome and other severe pain due to Wind-Dampness

Spasms and numbness

Clears Heat, resolves toxicity, stops diarrhea, generates flesh and stops itching

Sores, abscesses, burns and eczema

Dysenteric disorders

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan Rx. Clematidis Wei Ling Xian Rx. Aconiti Kusnezoffii Zhi Cao Wu	Hb. Lycopodii Shen Jin Cao Rx. Stephaniae Tetrandrae Han Fang Ji Pheretima Di Long	Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis Ku Shen Fr. Kochiae Di Fu Zi
Painful obstruction due to Wind-Cold Dampness	Panarthralgia with swollen, enlarged and painful joints	Sores with significant exudate and pruritis
Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian Hb. Portulacae Ma Chi Xian	Ram. Mori Sang Zhi Caulis Spatholobi Ji Xue Teng Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui	Hb. Euphorbiae Humifusae Di Jin Cao
Damp-Heat dysenteric disorders	Bi syndrome	Diarrhea or dysentery

This herb can be used alone for treating Bi syndrome.
It can be used alone for for infectious bowel disorders such as gastroenteritis and dysentery.
This herb has been shown to inhibit the growth of cancer cells.
It is said to dredge the channel to promote Blood circulation and free the collaterals.
For the treatment of injuries, arthralgia, numbness of the skin and paralysis, it is immersed in wine and taken frequently.
It was recorded that because it clears fever and detoxifies, it is good for carbuncles, cellulitis, sores and swelling.