Botanical Name: Tamarix chinensis Lour.
Plant Type: Shrub or small deciduous tree from the Tamaricaceae family.
Medicinal Part: Dried young branches and leaves.
Main Production Areas: Grown throughout China.
Harvesting & Processing: Collected in summer before flowering, then dried in the shade and cut into sections for raw use.
[Properties]
Taste & Nature: Pungent, neutral.
Meridian Entered: Lung, stomach, and heart meridians.
[Functions]
- Releases the exterior and promotes rash eruption.
- Dispels wind and removes dampness.
[Clinical Applications]
- Used for insufficient eruption of measles (when rash is slow to surface).
- Used for wind-cold-damp bi syndrome (joint pain due to wind, cold, and dampness).
[Dosage & Administration]
- Decoction: 3-10g.
- External use: Appropriate amount.
[Precautions]
- Not suitable for measles that has already erupted. Excessive dosage may cause restlessness.