Pharmaceutical Name:

Herba Siegesbeckiae

Botanical Name:

Siegesbeckia pubescens Mak.
Siegesbeckia orientalis L.
Siegesbeckia glabrescens Mak.

Common Name:

Siegesbeckia Herb

Source of Earliest Record:

Xinxiu Bencao

Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations:

The aerial part of the herb can be gathered in summer and autumn.  They are then cleaned, dried in the sun and cut into small pieces.

Properties and Taste:

Bitter and cold

Meridian:

Liver and kidney

Functions:

To dispel wind and dampness
To clear the meridians
To clear heat and release toxins

Indications and Combinations:

1.     Wind-damp obstruction syndrome manifested as rheumatic pain.
*Use alone or with Glorybower leaf (Chouwutong) in the formula Xi Tong Wan.

2.      Boils, carbuncles, furuncles, eczema and measles.
*Use with both internally and externally.

3.     Hypertension.
*Use with alone or with Glorybower leaf (Chouwutong) and Uncaria stem (Gouteng).

Dosage:

10-15 g

Cautions:

This herb is contraindicated in cases with deficient blood syndromes.