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Indian Skullcap
Indian Skullcap. Properties: Acrid; Bitter; Cold
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Han Xin Cao
中文名 (Chinese)
韩信草
Latin Name
Herba Scutellaraiae Indicae
English Name
Indian Skullcap
Alias Names
大力草耳挖草金茶匙大韩信草顺经草调羹草红叶犁头尖印度黄芩大叶半枝莲笑药草虎咬癀向天盏半枝莲合耳花龙游香草钩头线
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Acrid; Bitter; Cold
Part Used
Whole herb with root
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To clear heat and resolve toxin, quicken blood and relieve pain, stanch bleeding and disperse swelling.
Indication (主治)
Swollen welling abscess and toxin of clove, pulmonary welling abscess, intestinal welling abscess, scrofula, poisonous snake bite, lung heat cough asthma, toothache, throat impediment, sore pharynx, pain in sinews and bones, blood ejection, hemoptysis, hematochezia, knocks and falls, bleeding due to external injury, itchy skin.
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