Globethistle (Loulu)
| Pharmaceutical Name: | Radix Rhapontici seu Echinopsis |
| Botanical Name: | Rhaponticum uniflorum (L.) DC Echinops latifolius Tausch. |
| Common Name: | Globethistle |
| Source of Earliest Record: | Shennong Bencao Jing |
| art Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: | The roots are dug in autumn. After the fibrous roots have been removed, the roots are cleaned, dried in the sun and cut into slices. |
| Properties and Taste: | Bitter and cold |
| Meridian: | Stomach |
| Functions: | To clear heat and release toxins To reduce swelling To promote lactation |
| Indications and Combinations: | 1. Boils, carbuncles and swelling or swelling and pain in the breast area. *Use with Dandelion herb (Pugongying), Trichosanthes fruit (Gualou) and Forsythia fruit (Lianqiao). 2. Postpartum galactostasis with distension in the breasts. *Use with Vaccaria seed (Wangbuliuxing), Pangolin scales (Chuanshanjia) and Rice-paper pith (Tongcao). |
| Dosage: | 3-12 g |