Penthorum chinense Pursh

【Functions and Indication】Disinhibit water and eliminate dampness, quicken the blood and dissipate stasis, stanch bleeding and resolve toxin. For treatment of water swelling, inhibited urination, jaundice, vaginal discharge, dysentery, amenorrhea, traumatic injuries, bloody urine, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, swelling and toxin of sores and poisonous snake bites.

【Administration and Dosage】15-30g. Decoct it with water for oral administration. Proper amount for external use: decoct it and wash the affected area with the decoction, or mash it and apply that to the affected area.

【Characteristics】A traditional medicine used to treat liver diseases by the Miao nationality. According to modern pharmacological studies, this product has anti-oxidative, antiviral, cholesterol-lowering, antimutation and antimicrobial effects. Gansu Tablets, Gansu Granules and Gansu Capsules – TCM preparations with Penthorum chinense Pursh as the raw material – are widely used in clinical practice for treatment of liver diseases such as chronic and acute hepatitis, viral hepatitis, drug-induced liver injuries, liver fibrosis and hepatogenous gastric and duodenal ulcers.

【Promotion Recommendation】It can be used by the departments of Gastroenterology Hepatobiliary Surgery and Infectious.