Pharmaceutical Name: |
Cacumen Tamaricis |
Botanical Name: |
Tamarix chinensis Lour. |
Common Name: |
Tamarisk Tops |
Source of Earliest Record: |
Kaibao Bencao |
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: |
The leaves are gathered in May and June when the plant flowers, dried in the sun and cut into pieces. |
Properties and Taste: |
Pungent and neutral |
Meridian: |
Lung, stomach and heart |
Functions: |
To promote sweating and bring the rash to the surface |
Indications and Combinations: |
Early stage of measles due to attack of wind and cold manifested as measles without a rash. *Use with Arctium fruit (Niubangzi) and Cicaca slough (Chantui) in the formula Zhuye Liu Bang Tang. |
Dosage: |
3-10 g |
Cautions: |
This herb is contraindicated in measles with a rash. A large dosage can cause restlessness. |