INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Semen Caesalpiniae Descapetatae |
| Common English: | Mysorethorn Seed |
Herbs that Clear Heat and Purge Fire: Herbs that Resolve Damp-Heat
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Pungent Bitter |
Warm |
Lung Large Intestine |
9-15g |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Clears Heat, eliminates Dampness and kills parasites |
Dysentery, malaria, diabetes, indigestion, infantile malnutrition, snakebite, hookworm and other ascariasis |
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- The root is used as an antirheumatic, for the treatment of cough, rheumatic arthritis, traumatic injury, toothache, stomatitis, parotitis, mastitis, headache, dizziness and measles.
- The leaf is used for infantile aphthae and traumatic injury.