Radix Pseudostellariae
March 9, 2009 by Jack
Name: Radix Pseudostellariae
Resource: Root of Pseudostellaria heterophylla(Miq.)Pax ex Pax et Hoffm.,family Caryophyllaceae.
Characteristic:
Root slender-cambiform,somewhat curved,3-10 cm long,0.2-0.6 cm in diameter,white;top with stem scar,surface smooth.Fracture surface corneous or farinaceous.Sweet and bitter in taste,mild in nature,and attributive to spleen and lung channels.
Pharmacodynamics:
Supplement vital energy and promote the production of body fluid:For insufficiency of spleen-yin,spleen-energy,lung-yin and lung-energy manifested as poor appetite,fatigue,thirst and general debilyty during convalescence;for dryness of lung with non-productive cough,febrile diseases with consumption of body fluid and thirst,especially for insufficiency of yin and vital energy in children and spontaneous perspiration in debilitated persons.
Pharmacological:
None
Usage:
Decoction:9-30g.
Caution:
None
