WH Acupuncture & Herbs Centre

 This medicinal is the sclerotium of Omphalia lapidesens Schroet (fam.Polyporaceae). It is dug out in autumn. After being washed clean, it is dried by natural sunlight and used in its unprocessed form.

[ Medicial Properties ]: Bitter, cold; relate stomach and large intestine meridians.

[ Medicinal Efficacies ]: Expel parasites

[ Clinical Applicaitons ]: Intestinal parasitic disease       Thismedicinal is mainly indicated for the treatment of intestinal verminosis, including cestodiasis, ascasriasis and ancylostomiasis. It is better at treating cestodiasis and usually ground into powder by itself for swallows. In terms of adcariasis, it is usually used in combination with Binglang and Kulianpi.

[ Usage and Dosage ]: The recommend oral dosage is 15-21g in the form of pill or powder. With each administration take 5-7g with warm water, after meals, three times a day for three days.

雷丸为白蘑科真菌雷丸Omphalia lapidescens Schroet．的干燥菌核。主产于四川、贵州、云南、湖北、广西等地。秋季采挖，洗净，晒干。生用。