Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Ji Xue Cao (Asiatic Pennywort Herb)
Name
Ji Xue Cao (Asiatic Pennywort Herb)
The Effect of 积雪草
Property
Bitter, pungent, cold; lung, spleen, kidney and bladder meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat and promote diuresis, resolve swelling and remove toxicity.
Indications
Dysentery, jaundice due to damp-heat, traumatic injury, sores and boils, urine with blood, sore throat, rubella, pinkeye, scabies, hematemesis, hemoptysis, nose bleeding, urolithiasis, diarrhea due to summer-heat, abdominal pain due to eruptive disease.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 9~15 g (15~30 g of fresh product), or pounded into juice. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.
Cautions
It is contraindicated for deficiency-cold.
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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