1 TASTE
Pungent and very toxic
2 MERIDIANS
Stomach and large intestine
3 FUNCTIONS
1.To drain accumulated cold downward; 2. To transform water and reduce edema; 3. To resolve phlegm and benefit throat
4 INDICATIONS
1. Abdominal pain and constipation due to cold or retention of food in the intestines. Croton seed (Ba Dou) is used with Rhubarb (Da Huang) and Dried ginger (Gan Jiang) in the formula Sanwu Biiji wan.2. Retention of milk in babies, profuse sputum and infantile con vulsions. Croton seed (Badou) is used with Medicated leaven (Shen Qu) Arisaema tuber with bile (Dannanxing) and Cinnabar (Zhu Sha) in the formula Baochi San.3.Ascites. Croton seed (Badou) is used with Apricot seed (Xing Ren)4. Pharyngitis, excessive sputum blocking the windpipe, rapid breathing and even suffocation, The windpipe, rapid blown into the throat to cause vomiting.5. Boils and carbuncles. Croton seed (Badou) is used externally.
5 DOSAGE
0.1-0.3 g
6 COUTIONS
this herb is contraindicated during pregnancy. It must not be mixed with the herb pharbitis flower (Qianniuhua). No hot food or drinks should be consumed while administering The herb.
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