Dujiaogan is the whole herb of the food Dujiaojin in the Xuan Shen family. It grows in cultivated fields and wastelands and is generally harvested in summer and autumn, washed and dried.
Medical efficacy of Dujiaogan
1. "Essential Medicinal Properties of Herbal Medicine": Used to treat infantile jaundice and intestinal obstruction.
2. "Compendium of Materia Medica": Used to eliminate food stagnation and reduce swelling.
3. "Nanning Medicinal Journal": Used to reduce fever, quench thirst, aid digestion, and treat irritability and thirst due to food stagnation.
4. "Illustrated Guide to Wild Medicinal Plants": Used to treat liver fluke disease.
5. "Quanzhou Materia Medica": Used as an insecticide, detoxifier, and to clear internal heat.
6. "Fujian Traditional Chinese Medicine": Used to invigorate the spleen and eliminate accumulation.
Medical value of Dujiaogan
1. Used to treat infantile malnutrition and night blindness: Take 9-15g of Dujiaogan and cook with pig liver, take once a day.
2. Used to treat childhood diarrhea: Take 6g of Dujiaogan and 6g of Dijin, decoct with water and take orally.
3. Used to treat jaundice hepatitis: Take 15-30g of Dujiaogan, decoct with water and take orally.
Usage and dosage of Dujiaogan
Take orally, decoct with water, 10-15g.
Food contraindications of Dujiaogan
Caution should be taken by pregnant women.
