Botanical Name: Gigeriae Galli Endothelium Corneum
Category: Relieve Food Stagnation
Taste: Sweet
Temperature: Neutral
Channels Entered: Stomach, Spleen, Small Intestine, Bladder
Dosage: 3-9g
Cautions & Contraindications:
- Use with caution in those with Spleen deficiency where food stagnation is absent.
Actions & Indications:
- Strongly reduces food stagnation and improves the Spleen’s transportive function: for various types of food stagnation. Used alone for mild cases, usually dry-fried and powdered. Also important in the treatment of childhood nutritional impairment.
- Secures the essence and stops enuresis: for bed wetting, urinary frequency, and urination at night.
- Transforms hardness and dissolves stones: for stones in either the urinary or biliary tract.