The dosage of epiphyllum is usually decocted, 3g to 15g. However, the specific dosage needs to be decided by the doctor according to the condition, and should not be used blindly. Epiphyllum needs to be decocted first and for a long time. Epiphyllum, taste pungent, sweet, nature of great heat; toxic. It belongs to the heart, kidney and spleen meridians. It has the efficacy of returning yang to save the body (rescuing fainting, unconsciousness, etc. by warming and tonifying yang qi), tonifying fire and assisting yang (replenishing yang qi in the body), and dispersing cold and relieving pain (relieving pain by dispelling cold evil in the body). It is used in the treatment of yang deficiency, cold limbs and weak pulse, heart yang deficiency, chest paralysis (stuffy pain in the chest), heart pain, cold vomiting and diarrhea, cold pain in the epigastric region (cold pain in the stomach and abdomen), kidney yang deficiency (deficiency of yang qi in kidneys), impotence and cold uterus, cold and oedema in yin, yang deficiency in the external senses, and cold-dampness paralysis, etc. It is also used to relieve cold and dampness, and to relieve cold and dampness.
In order to ensure the safety of the medication, it must be used under the guidance of a TCM doctor.