Agrimonia Bud (He Cao Ya)

Agrimonia Bud (He Cao Ya)

Pharmaceutical Name: Germma Agrimoniae
Botanical Name: Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb. (Fisch. et Mey.) O. Ktze.  
Agastaches seu Pogostemi
Common Name:Agrimonia bud
Source of Earliest Record: Zhonghua Yixue Zazhi
art Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The buds are gathered in late winter or early spring. After removing the brown down of the bud, the buds are dried in the sun and, finally, pounded into powder.
Properties and Taste: Bitter and cold
Meridian: Liver, large and small intestines
Functions: To kill parasites
To purge stool
Indications and Combinations: Tapeworm.
*Use with warm boiled water in the morning before breakfast. The tapeworm should be discharged within five to six hours.
Dosage: 30-50 g