Traditional Chinese Medicine Healing Herbs(TCMHH)
Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs · 3-min read

虎掌草

262 views · Updated 2024-11-20
Quick answer

NameHu Zhang Cao (Brooklet Anemone Root)The Effect of 虎掌草PropertyBitter, pungent, neutral, slightly toxic; liver, lung, stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, activate blood and relax the tendons.IndicationsScrofula, sores and boils, malaria, stomachache, traumatic injury,

虎掌草
虎掌草 — Traditional Chinese Medicine Healing Herbs

虎掌草

Name

Hu Zhang Cao (Brooklet Anemone Root)

The Effect of 虎掌草

Property

Bitter, pungent, neutral, slightly toxic; liver, lung, stomach meridians entered.

Actions

Clear heat and remove toxicity, activate blood and relax the tendons.

Indications

Scrofula, sores and boils, malaria, stomachache, traumatic injury, rheumatic arthritis, mumps, acute tonsillitis.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 9~15 g, or soaked in wine. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying or decoctdd for mouthwash.

Cautions

Avoid contacting with skin for a long time.

When to see a doctor: herbal care suits mild, everyday issues. For worsening, severe, or sudden symptoms — or if you are pregnant, on medication, or treating a child — consult a licensed practitioner first.

Did this article help you?

Your answer directly shapes how this article gets rewritten. Several sections on this site exist because readers asked for them.

👍 Yes — and here's what worked 👎 No — tell us what's missing

Keep readingRelated for you

榕须 榕须 NameRong Xu (Smallfruit fig aerial root)The Effect of 榕须PropertyBitter, neutral; lung, spleen and kidney meridians entered.ActionsExpel wind, clear heat, activate blood and remove toxicity.IndicationsTraumatic injury, whooping cough, nose bleeding, rheumatic arthritis, amygdalitis, inadequate erupti 菱 菱 NameLing (Water Caltrop)The Effect of 菱PropertySweet, cool; spleen and stomach meridians entered.ActionsStrengthen the spleen and tonify the stomach, relieve polydipsia, remove toxicity.IndicationsPolydipsia caused by summer-heat, drunkness, dysentery, diarrhea caused by spleen-deficiency.Dosage and 水苋菜 水苋菜 NameShui Xian Cai (Herba Ammanniae Bacciferae)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh whole herb of Ammannia baccifera L. (Family Lythraceae), growing in swampy places or irrigated fields, and distributed in East China, South China, and Hebei, Shaanxi, Hunan, Hubei and Yunnan.The Effect of 水苋菜Property

Something this article didn't cover?

Ask us directly — we reply within 2 days. Great questions become public articles.

Ask a question →