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Si Gua Lou / Sponge (Vegetable) dried skeleton
Si Gua Lou
Taste: Sweet • Temperature: Neutral • Category: Regulate Blood • Sub Category: Invigorate Blood

Dosage

6-12g, up to 30g if used alone, decoct first

Actions

1. Expels wind & invigorates the channels: used when dampness & heat obstruct the channels & muscles causing chest & flank soreness, pain & soreness in the muscles & sinews, & stiffness in the joints. Also for traumatic injury & breast abscess.

2. Expels phlegm: for cough due to heat in the Lungs with high fever, chest pain, & sputum that is difficult to expectorate. Used in both adults & children.

3. expels summerheat & promotes urination: for summerheat with fever & scanty urine.

4. Benefits the breasts: for swollen, painful breasts or insufficient lactation.

Meridians

Lung, Stomach, Liver

Cautions

None.