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

鸡眼草

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NameJi Yan Cao (Japan Clover Herb)SourcesThe drug is the dried or fresh whole herb of Kummerowia stipulacea (Maxim.) Makino (Family Leguminosae), growing on mountain slopes, on hillsides, along roadsides, in fields, near forests, or on grass lands along rivers, and distributed in Northeast China, No

鸡眼草
鸡眼草 — Traditional Chinese Medicine Healing Herbs

鸡眼草

Name

Ji Yan Cao (Japan Clover Herb)

Sources

The drug is the dried or fresh whole herb of Kummerowia stipulacea (Maxim.) Makino (Family Leguminosae), growing on mountain slopes, on hillsides, along roadsides, in fields, near forests, or on grass lands along rivers, and distributed in Northeast China, North China, East China, Hunan and Hubei.

The Effect of 鸡眼草

Property

Slightly bitter, cool; liver, spleen, lung and kidney meridians entered.

Actions

Clear heat and remove toxicity, strengthen the spleen and promote diuresis.

Indications

Malaria, dysentery, heat stranguria, vomiting and diarrhea due to summer-heat and dampness, fever, infective hepatitis, gonorrhea.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 9~15 g. Proper dosage is for external application. Pounded for applying.

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.

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