Rhaponticum Root Rhaponticum uniflorum (L.) DC. / Echinops latifolius Tausch (Radix Rhapontici seu Echinopsis)
Clear heat and resolve toxin medicinesCold
Source-based · educational reference
Traditional recorded function
Clear heat, resolve toxin, and resolve abscess; promote lactation
1. Used for sores and carbuncles, breast carbuncle. 2. Used for breast distension and pain, failure of milk secretion.
Nature & taste
BitterCold
Meridians entered
Stomach
Botanical source
Accepted nameRhaponticum uniflorum (L.) DC.
FamilyAsteraceae
Classical source
Top grade《神農本草經》
味苦鹹寒。主治皮膚熱，惡瘡疽痔，濕痹，下乳汁。久服輕身益氣，耳目聰明，不老延年。一名野蘭。生山谷。
Herbal properties
ColdReducingDescendingDispersing
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