Pu Yin - 葡銀 - Radix Wikstroemiae

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Radix Wikstroemiae
Common English:	Wikstroemia Root

Category

Herbs that Clear Heat and Purge Fire: Herbs that Clear Heat and Resolve Toxicity

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter	Cold Toxic	Lung Liver	6-12g Tincture: 1-4ml

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Dispels Heat, Kills intestinal parasites, Promotes urination, Removes accumulations, Resolves toxicity	Pneumonia, parotitis, edema, abdominal distention, scrofula, carbuncles, leprosy, intestinal parasites, gonorrhea, External or Internal trauma and toxic swellings

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Notes

1. Taken internally, this herb treats Liver and Lung cancers; applied topically, it treats skin cancer.
2. The root and leaf are used specifically for cancer.
3. Research has shown that it inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
4. Its indications include venereal diseases and malignant sores.
5. The herb is said to treat boils, abscesses, acute mastitis, lymphangitis, acute lymphadenitis, mumps, cellulitis, parotitis, pneumonia, pertussis, bronchial asthma, insect stings, snakebites, fungal scalp infections, intestinal parasites, traumatic injury with swelling and contusion, and edema.
6. It reduces swelling and hard masses, and it clears Phlegm by way of diuresis.
7. Overdose causes vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, throat swelling, difficult breathing and unconsciousness.
8. For overdose, prepare a decoction of milk or egg whites with 30g Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng.
9. An alternative decoction for overdose consists of 30g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu, 15g Sm. Glycine Max Hei Dou, 120g Rz. Phragmitis Lu Gen, 30g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen and 15g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua.
10. A third option is a decoction of 3g Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui, 6g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao and 6g Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng.