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Doellingera, Dong Feng Cai 东风菜

Dong Feng Cai (TCM)
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Aster scaber
Photos by Dalgial (Wikimedia)

Botanical name:
Doellingera scaber (syn. Aster scaber), D. marchandii

Parts used:
Whole plant and Rhizome

Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Pungent, Sweet

Uses:
1. Clears Wind-Heat, Resolves Toxin:
-Wind-Heat common cold and Flu
-Malaria
-Headache, Dizziness with red eyes
-red, sore, swollen Sore Throat
-Lung Heat Hemoptysis
-Abscesses, Boils, Carbuncles, Furuncles and Toxic Sores (topically and internally)
-Rheumatoid Arthritis
-Snake Bite (topically and internally)

2. Clears Heat, Brightens the Eyes:
-red, sore, swollen Eyes

3. Clears Heat, Moves the Blood:
-Trauma and Bruising


DOSE:
Decoction: 15–30 grams
Beaten to a paste and apply topically.

Main Combinations:

Major Formulas:


Cautions:
None noted

Main Preparations used:

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