Xiang Ri Gui Jing Sui - 向日葵茎髓 - Caulis Helianthi Annui

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Caulis Helianthi Annui
Common English:	Sunflower Stem Pith

Category

Herbs that Clear Heat and Drain Dampness

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet	Neutral Warm	Bladder	9-15g

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Clears Heat and induces diuresis (clears Damp-Heat)	Chyluria, Gonorrhea, Leukorrhea, Rubella
Opens the Orifices, expels wind and relieves coughing	Whooping cough

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Notes

1. It inhibits cancer cell growth.
2. The seed is used to move Qi and to promote pyogenesis.
3. The bitter leaf and flower are used to strengthen Stomach function.
4. Flos Helianthi Xian Ri Gui Hua Pan is sweet and warm; it promotes urination, opens the Orifices, reduces Heat and expels Wind, and is used for headache, dizziness, toothache, Stomach and abdominal pain, menorrhagia and furuncles.
5. Tinnitus is treated with a decoction of the pericarpium.
6. The root is used as a laxative and purgative and for pain of the Stomach, Intestines, chest and hypochondrium.
7. For constipation and bradycardia, take 15g of fresh juice pressed from the seeds and mixed with honey.