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 Category  Qing Re Yao
清熱藥
 Sub Category  Qing Re Jie Du
清熱解毒
 Name  Bai Tou Weng
白頭翁
Anemone
 Grown  Throughout China.
 Source  Root of Siegesbeckia orientalis L.
 Ingredients  
 Pharma Effect  
 Properties  Bitter, cold
 Channels  Stomach, large intestine
 Function  Clears heat, cools blood and relieves toxicity.
 Clinic Usage  For dysentery with bloody stool due to heat toxin. If dysentery is caused by parasite, use with Cortex Fraxini(qin pi) and Rhizoma Coptidis(huang lian) for better effect. Also use for treatment of fever and chills due to pyrexial malaria, nosebleeds and b
 Cautions  Contraindicated in cases of dysentery due to cold deficiency.
 Dosage  9~15g.
 Storage  Store in a dry, well-ventilated place.