Zi Cao
Radix Arnebiae seu Lithospermi紫草
- Nature
- Cold
- Flavours
- Sweet
- Meridians
- Heart, Liver
- Class
- Heat-Clearing and Blood-Cooling Medicinals (Qing Re Liang Xue Yao)Heat-Clearing Medicinals (Qing Re Yao)
- Dosage
- 3–10 g
Actions / Functions
- Clarifies Heat
- Refreshes the Blood
- Activates Blood and dissipates Stasis
- Eliminates Ban Zhen (macules)
- Treats cutaneous inflammations
- Harmonizes the Intestines
- Favors the feces
- Favors Water elimination (diuresis)
- Clarifies Heat (topic use)
- Eliminates toxins (topic use)