Key Characteristics: clears heat, resolves toxicity, eases intestines
Properties:
sour, cold, slippery
Meridian/Organs Affected:
Large Intestine, Liver
Actions:
- relieves fire toxicity cools blood, for damp heat or fire toxin dysenteric disorders, hot, bloody painful urinary dysfunction
- clears damp heat treats sores, carbuncles, red and white vaginal discharge topically or internally
- pain and swelling of wasps sting and snakebite
- recently used for post partum bleeding