Erigeron breviscapus

【Functions and Indication】Quicken the blood, free the network vessels and relieve pain, dispel wind and dissipate cold. For treatment of hemiplegia, chest impediment and heart pain, wind-damp impediment pain, headache and toothache.

【Administration and Dosage】9-15g, decoct it, or grind it into powder and steam that with eggs for use. Take proper amount for external application.

【Characteristics】It is also known as Herba Erigerontis. According to the Materia Medica of South Yunnan, it can disinhibit cold and resolve the exterior, quicken the blood and relax muscles and tendons as well as stop pain and disperse accumulations. It has a long history of use in folklore – it is often drunk as a tea or used in cooking. Dengzhan Xixin Capsules and Dengzhan Xixin Injection have been developed clinically. It has been made a medicinal herb that the country is vigorously developing and a must-have cardiovascular emergency medicine in TCM clinical practice.

【Promotion Recommendation】It can be used by the departments of Cardiology, Geratology.