Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Ling: Chinese Herb Guide
菱
菱角果肉
Name
Ling (Water Caltrop)
The Effect of Ling
Property
Sweet, cool; spleen and stomach meridians entered.
Actions
Strengthen the spleen and tonify the stomach, relieve polydipsia, remove toxicity.
Indications
Polydipsia caused by summer-heat, drunkness, dysentery, diarrhea caused by spleen-deficiency.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 9~15 g or eat the raw.
Cautions
It is contraindicated in case of dysentery and malaria.
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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