Glorybower leaf (Chouwutong)

Pharmaceutical Name: Folium Clerodentri trichotomi

Botanical Name: Clerodendron trichotomum Thunb.

Common Name: Glorybower leaf, Clerodendron leaf

Source of Earliest Record: Bencao Tujing

Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The leaves are gathered before the plant bears fruit in summer. They are then dried in the sun.

Properties & Taste: Pungent, bitter, sweet and cool

Meridian : Liver

Functions: To dispel wind and dampness

Indications & Combinations:
1. Wind-damp obstruction syndrome manifested as rheumatic pain, numbness of limbs and hemiplegia. Glorybower leaf (Chouwutong) is used with Siegesbeckia (Xixiancao), Uncaria stem (Gouteng) and Mulberry mistletoe (Sangjisheng).

2. Eczema. The decoction of the herb is used for external washing.

Dosage: 5-15 g

Cautions & Contraindications: This herb should not be boiled for a long time.