1. Influenza: 5kg of Haiyu were cooked with rice and salt that could used for the precaution of influenza. There are at least ten thousand people were used it to prevent the disease, and 215 cases of affective patients were brougt down the fever and cured within three days after treated with the medicine^[1].

2. Radiotherapy reactions of oral cancer: 21 cases of patients were treated with the Yueyutou decoction as the treatment group while another 45 cases of patients were treated Fufang Benzoic acid ding as the control group. Results: in the treatment group, nine cases were cure, 21 cases' condition had improved, one case was invalid, the effective rate was 96.8%; in the control group, two cases were cure, 12 cases' condition had improved, 31 cases were invalid, the effective rate were 31.1%. The effect of treatment group was better than the control group (P<0.01)^[2].

3. Appendiceal abscess: 100～150g fresh Haiyu were mash up with 5～10g salt and applied on the affect area, one time a day, 2~4h for each treat time. Results: 39 cases of patient were treated with this method, 30 cases' abscess had disapeared and confirmed by B ultrasonic test; seven cases' condition had improved and the abscess had shrank half, but no effect can obtain when continue used the herbs. Then these herbs were stopped using and patients were treated with Dahuanmudan decotion and cured; only two cases were invalid^[3].

Taste: pungent; property: cold; toxic; belong to lung, large intestine, and heart channels.

Function: clearing away heat and toxic materials, activating vital energy to stop pain, eliminating the mass and relieving swelling.

Syndromes to be treated: influenza, flu, abdominal pain, tuberculosis, rheumatism, bone pain, boils, swollen ulcer drugs, scrofula, with necrosis, alopecia areata, scabies , chongyi bites.

Oral administration: decoction, dry herb 3～9g. fresh herb 15～30g, cooked with the rice.

Topical application: in right amount, smashed and smear on the skin.

1.Common cold with headache and heaviness on the body

2. Rheumatic arthritis

3. Carbuncle, furuncle

4. Suppurative osteomyelitis

5. Seborrheic alopecia

6. Venomous snake bite, centipede sting

7. Flu

8. Intestinal colic

Clinical trial:

[1] The health newsletter. Cold、Influenza. Guangxi Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,1981,(6):1．

[2]Peng ShuFang. Clinical Observation of Yueyutou decoction in reducing the Radiotherapy reactions of oral cancer. Journal of Nursing,  1997,4(1):7．

[3]Li ZhiYong. The external application of Alocasiae Macrorrhizae Rhizoma in treating Appendiceal abscess. Journal of External Therapy of Traditional Chinese Medicine,1999,8(6):52．