Taste and function Sweet, flat. Non-toxic. Inducing diuresis, clearing gonorrhea, reducing swelling. Used for urinary incontinence, gonorrhea, edema, carbuncle, dengtoxin, scabies. Common dosage of 5-10 grams, decocted soup for internal use, or decoction of water to wash, or mashed external compress.
Notes The fruits are used for children's chancre fever and lethargy. The flowers are used for pediatric epilepsy, urinary incontinence, and injury to heat. The leaves are used to promote urination, main stone shower, and eliminate edema.