Clears summerheat: for summerheat patterns of irritability
and fever, especially when thirst is an important symptom.
This herb is often made as a tea in the summertime to prevent the occurrence of summerheat.
Clears heat and resolves toxicity: for toxic sores and swell
ings. For this purpose it can be ground into a powder and
taken as a tea.
Antidote: as an antidote for poisoning due to Aconiti Radix
lateralis preparata (zhi fu zi) or fava beans.
Treatment Principles
Clears Summerheat
Antidote
Contraindication
Use caution with loose stools due to Spleen/Stomach deficiency cold.