Si Gua Luo

Vaxcularis Luffae, Fasciculus

Properties: SWEET - NEUTRAL
Dosage: 6-12g.
Meridian: LUNG, STOMACH, LIVER

-expel wind, damp heat obstructing channels – sore chest and flank areas
-sore muscles and sinews, stiff joint, traumatic injury, breast abscess
-expel phlegm, lung heat – high fever, chest pain, sticky sputum
-expel summer heat - promote urination
-breasts – swollen-painful breasts, insufficient lactation

Reference
Benskey & Gamble 1986, Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, Seattle Washington, Eastland Press