Single Herbs

Category	Jie Biao Yao 解表藥
Sub Category	Xin Liang Jie Biao 辛涼解表
Name	Ge Gen 葛根 Kudzu root, pueraria
Grown	Throughout China, Korea and Japan.
Source	The dired, skinless bulb root of Pueraria lobata(Willd.) Ohwi or P. montana(L.)Merr.
Ingredients	Isoflavone derivatives, Puerarin, Daidzein, Daidzin and starch.
Pharma Effect	1) Effect on temperature regulation: the powder or liquid extract significantly reduces fever of rabbits. The effect sustains 4-5 hours. 2) Effect on smooth muscle: daidzein has an antispasmodic effect on small white mouse intestine similar to that of pap
Properties	Sweet, acrid, cold.
Channels	Spleen, stomach
Function	Relieves muscle, reduces heat, vents rashes, stops diarrhea, generates fluids and quenches thirst.
Clinic Usage	For injury from cold and warm-febrile disease. For treatment of symptoms such as headache, stiff neck, irritable, thirst, diarrhea, dysenteric disorder, measles with incomplete presentation of rash, hypertension, angina pectoris and diminished hearing.
Cautions	Contraindicated in cases of profuse sweating in summer due to qi deficiency.
Dosage	9~15g. Roast the herb till yellow for diarrhea treatment.
Storage	Store in a dry, well ventilated place. Protect from worm infestation.