Longquan has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxification, activating blood circulation and eliminating swelling, and is mainly used for the treatment of furuncle (a surgical disease that occurs on the face and hands and feet), carbuncle (a symptom caused by the congestion of qi and blood by the evil and poisonous, resulting in localized swelling), salpingitis (an acute infectious disease that can be seen in the skin as red as paint), edema, bruises, sprains, nephritis, chronic bronchitis, etc. It is mainly used for the treatment of furuncle, carbuncle, salpingitis, edema and other infectious diseases.
Longquan is the dried above-ground part of Solanum, family Solanaceae, with bitter taste and cold nature, it has the efficacy of clearing away heat and removing toxins, activating blood circulation and eliminating swelling, and is mainly used for the treatment of furuncle, carbuncle, dengtoxin, edema, bruises and sprains, nephritis, chronic bronchitis and other diseases. Its adverse reactions and contraindications are not clear.
The National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicine mentions that taking a certain amount of fresh or dried Longquan, decocted with water, can treat fluid retention in the chest and abdomen caused by cancer.
If you need to use Longquan, you can prescribe the decoction after physician’s diagnosis.