Chuan Bo Shi - 穿破石 - Lignum Cudraniae

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Kudo et Masam Lignum Cudraniae
Common English:	Cudrania

Category

Herbs that Clear Wind-Damp-Heat

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet	Warm	15-60g

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Removes Wind and eliminates Dampness	Malaria
Invigorates the Blood and regulates menstruation	Functional uterine bleeding metrorrhagia
Tonifies Deficiency	Consumptive disease

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Notes

1. For chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, give an enema made from 15g of this herb, 25g Hb. Hedyotis Bai Hua She She Cao, 25g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua, 15g Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis Ku Shen, 15g Per. Zanthoxyli Chuan Jiao, and 20g Hb Violae Zi Hua Di Ding. Add 500ml water and decoct down to 80-100 ml, then add 10ml of 1% procaine and 80000 U gentamicin.
2. For topical use, wash the area with the decoction.
3. Traditionally, it has been used for dimness of vision.