E Bu Shi Cao, 1lb

Primary Actions and Uses

• Clears heat and relieves toxicity: For sores, abscesses, and swellings due to heat-toxin.
• Promotes urination: Used for painful urinary dysfunction, edema, and urinary tract infections due to damp-heat.
• Cools the blood and stops bleeding: Applied for bleeding due to heat in the blood, including nosebleeds and blood in the urine.

Context and Traditional Notes

• Bitter and pungent; slightly cold in temperature; enters the Lung, Stomach, and Small Intestine channels. Categorized in TCM as an herb that clears heat and relieves toxicity.
• Often used internally for damp-heat urinary conditions and externally as a wash for sores and skin infections.
• Known in folk medicine for treating “fire poison” conditions with swelling and inflammation.