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Xuan Shen
Also Known As: Carpenter's Square, Common Figwort, Heal-all, Rosenoble, Scrophula Plant, Scrophularia, Throatwort. Scrophularia mailandica; Scrophularia nodosa (Scrophylariaceae).
Xuan Shen Properties: SWEET, SALTY, BITTER - COLD Dosage: 9 – 30g.
Ningpo Figwort Root Meridian: KIDNEY, LUNG, STOMACH
(Scrophularia) -clear heat, cool blood – bleeding, fever, dry mouth
-nourish yin – constipation, irritability
-drain fire, relieve toxicity – swollen-red eyes, , sore throat
-soften hardness, dissipates phlegm fire nodules – swollen-sore throat
Also Used For:
Orally, figwort is used as a diuretic. Topically, figwort is used for chronic skin diseases such as eczema, itching, and psoriasis, and hemorrhoids, swelling, and eruptions.
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