Swallowwort
root (Baiwei)
Pharmaceutical Name : Radix Cynanchi
Botanical Name : 1. Cynanchum atratum Bge.;
2. Cynanchum versicolor Bge.
Common Name : Swallowwort root
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao
Jing
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The roots, or rhizomes, are
gathered in autumn and dried in the sun.
Properties & Taste: Bitter, salty and
cold
Meridians : Stomach and liver
Functions:
1. To clear heat and cool blood;
2. To benefit urination and relieve urinary
tract infection
Indications & Combinations:
1. Internal heat and deficient yin manifested
as afternoon fever and night sweating or as
febrile disease due to exogenous pathogenic
heat at the nutritive and blood levels and
accompanied by sustained fever. Swallowwort
root (Baiwei) is used with Wolfberry bark
(Digupi) and Fresh rehmannia root (Shengdihuang).
2. Postpartum fever caused by deficient yin.
Swallowwort root (Baiwei) is used with Ginseng
(Renshen) and Chinese angelica root (Danggui).
3. Urinary tract infection manifested as
heat syndrome or bloody urine. Swallowwort
root (Baiwei) is used with Lophatherum (Danzhuye),
Clematis stem (Mutong) and Talc (Huashi).
4. Boils, carbuncles, sore throat and snake
bite. Swallowwort root (Baiwei) is used externally
and internally.
Dosage: 3-12 g |
