ABRI, Herba (Chinese: 鸡骨草 Ji Gu Cao)

Size: 15 gm

Herba Abri (common name: Canton Love-pea Vine) is traditionally used as an antiphlogistic (an agent that relieves inflammation) and anodyne (an agent that relieves pain) to soothe the liver. In China it is used for the treatment of acute and chronic hepatitis with jaundice, hypochondriac discomfort and epigastric pain, and also for mastitis.

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Packets can be taken singley or combined with other herbs to make a formula. Use one packet to four cups water. Drink 1-3 cups per day. Please consult Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica, 3rd Ed. (see link below) for more information on the uses of individual herbs. We have many other books that give recipes for formulas that you can make with the Sanjiu herbs