Pharmaceutical Name:

Folium Clerodentri trichotomi

Botanical Name:

Clerodendron trichotomum Thunb.

Common Name:

Glorybower leaf
Clerodendron leaf

Source of Earliest Record:

Bencao Tujing

Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations:

The leaves are gathered before the plant bears fruit in summer.  They are then dried in the sun.

Properties and Taste:

Pungent, bitter, sweet and cool

Meridian:

Liver

Functions:

To dispel wind and dampness

Indications and Combinations:

1.     Wind-damp obstruction syndrome manifested as rheumatic pain, numbness of limbs and hemiplegia.
*Use with Siegesbeckia (Xixiancao), Uncaria stem (Gouteng) and Mulberry mistletoe (Sangjisheng).

2.      Eczema.
*The decoction of the herb is used for external washing.

Dosage:

5-15 g

Cautions:

This herb should not be boiled for a long time.