Edema-Alleviating Diuretics
Xiao Ye Jin Lao Mei (Littleleaf Cinquefoil)
Name
Xiao Ye Jin Lao Mei (Littleleaf ciquefoil leaf and flower)
Sources
The drug is the dried or fresh flower or leaf of Potentilla parvifolia Fisch. (Family Rosaceae), growing on dried mountain slopes, in crevices, in or near forests, and distributed in Heilongjiang, Nei Mongol, Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan and Tibet of China.
The Effect of Folium Seu Flos Potentillae Parvifoliae
Property
Sweet, cold; bladder and kidney meridians entered.
Actions
Flower or leaf is used as diuretic, antioncotic, for the treatment of beriberi with cold-damp type and prurigo, externally for mastitis.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 6~15 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying with the fresh.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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