Glorybower leaf (Chouwutong)
Pharmaceutical Name: Folium Clerodentri
trichotomi
Botanical Name: Clerodendron trichotomum Thunb.
Common Name: Glorybower leaf,
Clerodendron leaf
Source of Earliest Record: Bencao
Tujing
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The leaves are gathered before the plant bears fruit in
summer. They are then dried in the sun.
Properties & Taste: Pungent,
bitter, sweet and cool
Meridian: Liver
Functions: To dispel wind and dampness.
Indications & Combinations:
1. Wind-damp obstruction syndrome manifested
as rheumatic pain, numbness of limbs and hemiplegia. Glorybower leaf
(Chouwutong) is used with Siegesbeckia (Xixiancao), Uncaria stem (Gouteng) and
Mulberry mistletoe (Sangjisheng).
2. Eczema. The decoction of the herb is
used for external washing.
Dosage: 5-15 g
Cautions & Contraindications: This
herb should not be boiled for a long time.
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