Root flavor of Abelmoschus manihot: sweet and bitter, cold.

Meridian tropism: lung; Kidney; bladder meridian

Usage and dosage of Abelmoschus manihot root: decocted, 1 ~ 3 yuan (fresh 0.5 ~ 1 yuan).

External use: pounding or decocting in water.

Efficacy of Abelmoschus manihot root: diuresis, blood stasis, detumescence and detoxification.

Indications: Treatment of gonorrhea, edema, galactorrhea, mumps and carbuncle. Pass through; Main stranguria syndrome; Constipation; Fall and get injured; Ears; Mumps.

Compatibility of the root of Abelmoschus manihot ① Treatment of stranguria: the root of Abelmoschus manihot is 5 yuan to 125 yuan, and it is decocted with water.

② Eliminating sores and discharging pus: root of Abelmoschus manihot, mashed and applied.

③ Treatment of furuncle and hemorrhoid: the root of Abelmoschus manihot is washed with water. (① Lingnan Materia Medica Collection is recorded as follows)

④ Treating cough due to lung heat: the root of Abelmoschus manihot is seven yuan. Decoct in water and add rock sugar as appropriate. (Jiangxi Handbook of Materia Medica)

⑤ Breastfeeding: Abelmoschus manihot root 1-2. Boiled soybeans or pork leg clothes, (Jiangxi Materia Medica Manual)

The taboo of Abelmoschus manihot root is taboo for pregnant women.