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Resolves toxicity, dries Damp, kills parasites and stops itching

Damp-Heat rashes such as scabies and tinea, as an external wash Eczema and other damp rashes, ringworm, sores and carbuncles, and mouth ulcers, as a wash or powder Painful swelling of the throat or eyes Damp-Heat jaundice

Restrains sores, generates flesh and transforms putrefaction

Topical use for blockage and stagnation where toxins and pathogens have lodged in the muscles, channels and collaterals Toxic sores (Chuang Yung), applied topically

Stops bleeding and checks diarrhea

Chronic diarrhea or dysentery, including with blood Blood in the stool, uterine bleeding and vaginal discharge Vomiting of blood Nosebleed, bleeding gums, hemorrhoidal bleeding and wounds from injury, applied topically

Clears Heat and expels Phlegm

Wind-Phlegm with Heat, causing irritability, delirium and convulsions Wind-Phlegm with seizures or epilepsy, copious Phlegm and excess salivation Cough with sputum that is hard to bring up