Agrimonia bud
(Hecaoya)
Pharmaceutical
Name: Germma Agrimoniae.
Botanical
Name: Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb.
Common Name: Agrimonia bud.
Source
of Earliest Record: Zhonghua
Yixue Zazhi.
Part
Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The buds are
gathered in late winter or early spring. After removing the brown down of the
bud, the buds are dried in the sun and, finally, pounded into powder.
Properties
& Taste: Bitter and cool.
Meridians:
Liver, small and large intestines.
Functions:
1. To kill parasites; 2. To purge stool.
Indications
& Contraindications: Tapeworm. Agrimonia bud (Hecaoya) is taken
with warm boiled water in the morning before breakfast. The tapeworm should be
discharged within five to six hours.
Dosage:
30-50 g.
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