Zi Cao (Groomwell Root, Lithospermum, Arnebia)
Latin Name: Radix Arnebiae Seu Lithospermi
Properties: sweet, salty, cold
Actions: clears damp heat, relieves fire toxins, vents rashes, cools blood, unblocks bowels
Medical Indications: to encourage dark purple rashes in mumps, chickenpox, etc., purpura, vomiting blood, nosebleed, diarrhea with blood, bleeding in urinary tract, jaundice, eczema, dermatitis, boils, burns, vaginal itching, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, constipation due to heat in blood
Contraindications: not to be used in measles
Caution: to be used with caution in cases of spleen and stomach deficiency with diarrhea
Dosage: 4 to 10 grams
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