Coriander (Husui)
| Pharmaceutical Name: | Herba Coriandri |
| Botanical Name: | Coriandrom saticum L. |
| Common Name: | Coriander |
| Source of Earliest Record: | Jiayou Bencao |
| Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: | The entire plant is gathered in August, dried in the sun and cut into pieces. |
| Properties and Taste: | Pungent and warm |
| Meridian: | Lung and stomach |
| Functions: | To promote sweating and bring the rash to the surface |
| Indications and Combinations: | Early stage of measles due to attack of wind and cold manifested as fever, no sweating and measles without a rash. *Use with Spirodela (Fuping) and Cimicifuga rhizome (Shengma). The heated herbal tea is applied to the skin to bring the rash to the surface. |
| Dosage: | 3-6 g |
| Cautions: | The herb is contraindicated in measles without a rash on the surface due to excessive toxic heat in the interior. |