tou gu cao

Slightly toxic

Toxicity graded by American Dragon.

About tou gu cao

Tou Gu Cao is bitter, slightly sweet and acrid in flavour and cool in temperature, entering the Liver, Spleen and Kidney channels. Its Chinese name reads as the herb that penetrates bone.

Names

Pinyintou gu cao

Classification

Channels
Spleen, Kidney, Liver
Flavour
Acrid, Bitter, Slightly Sweet
Temperature
Cool

Actions and indications

Invigorates Blood, breaks up stasis, reduces swelling and generates flesh

  • Bruising, swelling, inflammation and pain after external or traumatic injury

Clears Heat, resolves toxicity, cools the Blood and relieves pain

  • Burns, carbuncles, swellings and toxic sores, applied topically

Drains Damp-Heat

  • Acute jaundice
  • Hepatitis

Dispels Wind-Damp and relaxes the sinews and muscles

  • Arthritis and joint pain
  • Contracture of the muscles and bones
  • Beriberi from Cold-Damp
  • Tinea

Combinations

Dosage

AgeRawGranuleTinctureConcentrateFrequency
Any9-20 g————

Cautions