INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Flos Gossampini |
| Common English: | Cotton |
Herbs that Clear Heat and Purge Fire: Herbs that Clear Heat and Remove Toxins
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Sweet Bland |
Cool (Warm) |
Large Intestine |
6-9g |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Dispels Heat, promotes diuresis, removes toxins and controls bleeding |
Diarrhea, red dysentery, suppuration Metrorrhagia, hemorrhoidal bleeding, incised wounds |
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- It is said that the red flower heals red dysentery and the white flower treats white mucous dysentery.
- This herb has been shown to inhibit the growth of cancer cells.
- When burnt to ashes, this herb mainly cures metrorrhagia and incised wounds.
- 4. The oil is acrid, hot and slightly toxic and is mainly used to treat pyogenic infections, scabies, tinea and injury to the eyes by fire.
- The root is slightly bitter and cool and is effective in expelling pathogenic Wind, removing Dampness, activating the Blood and removing swelling.
- The bark, stewed with lean pork was effective in treat Stomach and esophageal cancers.