Functions and IndicationsClearing heat and removing toxins. Treatment of appendicitis, dysentery, hemorrhoids, seminal emission, leucorrhea, mastitis, sores and boils seed poison, soup and fire injuries.

The flavor is bitter, cold.

①Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine: cold in nature, bitter and astringent flavor, non-toxic.

② "Guangxi Chinese herbal medicine": bitter, cold, non-toxic.

①"Compendium of Commonly Used Folk Herbs": treatment of leucorrhoea, spermatorrhea, hemorrhoids.

②Sichuan Chinese Medicine Journal: detoxification and heat. Treatment of soup and fire injuries and unnamed species of poison.

③ Guangzhou Air Force "Manual of Commonly Used Chinese Herbs": appendicitis, dysentery, mastitis, boils.

Use and dosage: internal: decoction, 0.5 ~ 2 taels. Externally: pounding compresses or pounding juice to apply.

Selected prescription ① for the treatment of intestinal carbuncle: four taels of mountain endive, one or two ancient goat vine, one or two licorice, two taels of silver vine. Water decoction. ("Kuangxi Chinese herbal medicine")

② dysentery: mountain endive two two, Fengwei grass two two, maple leaves one or two, ancient sheep vine one or two. Decoction of water and sugar. ("Guangxi Chinese herbal medicine")

3 cure mastitis: a endive five money. Water decoction, or mashed compress the affected area. ("Hunan Drugs") two mountain endive, Lei Gonggen appropriate amount, plus a little wine lees, *** mashed, compress the affected area. ("Guangxi Chinese herbal medicine")

4 treatment of boils: endive stems and leaves pounded juice on the affected area. ("Hunan Drugs")