| 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. |
