This product is the rhizome and tuber root of the perennial herbaceous plant of the Polygonaceae family, wild buckwheat (Tian Qiaomai) (Fagopyrum Cymosum (Trev.) Meissn.). It is produced in Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and other regions. It is harvested in autumn, washed, and dried. It is used by cutting into segments or small pieces.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Bitter, neutral. Act on lung, spleen and stomach meridians.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Clearing heat and removing toxin, clearing the lung and resolving phlegm.

bubble_chart Indications

1. Used for lung abscess with thick, foul-smelling sputum and scrofula, boils, and sores. This product can clear heat and remove toxins to reduce abscesses and swelling. For lung abscess, it can also clear the lung and resolve phlegm. It can be used alone or in combination with Heartleaf Houttuynia Herb, Lonicera, reed stem, and other medicinal combinations. For scrofula, it can be combined with Fleeceflower. For treating boils, sores, or poisonous snake bites, it can be combined with corresponding heat-clearing and detoxifying medicinal combinations.
2. Used for lung heat cough and sore throat. This product has the effects of clearing the lung, resolving phlegm, and benefiting the throat. It can be combined with Heartleaf Houttuynia Herb, Japanese ardisia herb, belamcanda, and other medicinal combinations.

bubble_chart Usage and Dosage

15-30 grams. Decoct and take orally.

bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications

[Xinxiu Bencao]: "Red and white dysentery, cold and hot, breaks blood stasis, leukorrhea, red and white, promotes muscle growth." [Bencao Gangmu Shiyi]: "Treats throat obstruction, throat wind, throat poison, use vinegar to gargle. Treats white turbidity, crush and mix with wine to drink."

The whole plant contains quercetin, quercitrin, beautiful steetgum resin glycosides, etc. The rhizome contains coumaric acid, ferulic acid, etc. It has effects such as dispelling phlegm, reducing fever, anti-inflammatory, and anti-tumor. Although in vitro experiments show no significant antibacterial effect, it has antagonistic effects against the coagulase and hemolysin of Staphylococcus aureus and the internal toxin of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.