The main functions are heat clearing and detoxification. Mainly caused by damp-heat and dysentery; hot stranguria; red and swollen eyes; red and swollen gums; sore throat; gills; erysipelas; eczema; heat-toxic sores.

Usage and dosage: Oral administration: decoction, 6-9g. External use: appropriate amount, soak in milk and apply to eyes; or grind into powder and apply.

Discussions by various experts

1. "Guizhou Folk Prescription Collection": antipyretic, stomachic, and anti-inflammatory. Remove eye heat and improve eyesight.

2. "Guiyang Folk Medicinal Herbs": clears fire, detoxifies, strengthens the stomach, and improves eyesight. Treat damp-heat jaundice.

Excerpt from "Chinese Materia Medica"