Chong Lou Granules, Qi Ye Yi Zhi Hua Granules, 100g

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Drains Heat, relieves Fire toxicity, reduces swelling and inflammation and stops pain

• Toxic abscesses and sores (Chuang Yung), snakebite, bleeding due to trauma and pain from Stasis, swelling and inflammation, chest and throat swelling and pain

Extinguishes Liver Wind and settles tremors

• Liver Wind such as childhood convulsions and seizures

Bitter and cold, Paridis Rhizoma (chong lou) enters the Liver channel at the blood level, strongly cools heat, resolves toxicity, resolves heat from constraint, and directs qi downward. It is best at treating sores and reducing boils. It is also good for swollen sore throat, snakebite, and high fever with childhood convulsions, and many kinds of cancers.... Recently, the ability of this herb to stop bleeding has been used in treating such problems as functional uterine bleeding. --Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

Dosage

Generally, the recommended daily dose for an adult is 9 grams, but any final decision should be made based on a trained healthcare practitioner's assessment.

Treasure of the East recommends splitting the dosage into two or three servings per day.  If taken twice a day, each serving size is 5 grams.  If taken three times a day, each serving should be 3 grams. Each measuring spoon included with Treasure of the East granules holds 1.5g.

Weight and age also affect dosage, and you can use the following table to identify the suggested dosage for patients based on age and weight: