ACUPUNTURA Y MASAJE TERAPÉUTICO

Quan Shen - Snakeweed (Rhizoma Bistortae)

Properties: Bitter, astringent, cool. Channels: Liver, Stomach, Large Intestine.

Action and indication: clears heat, removes dampness, stops bleeding. applied externally for toxic swellings, scrofula, hemorrhoids, snakebite, and other sores.

Contraindicated in those lacking fire from excess or with yin-type sores.

Dose: 4,5-12g.