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

水苋菜

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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

水苋菜
水苋菜 — Traditional Chinese Medicine Healing Herbs

水苋菜

Name

Shui Xian Cai (Herba Ammanniae Bacciferae)

Sources

The 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

Sweet, bland, cool; heart and kidney meridians entered.

Actions

Clear heat and induce diuresis, eliminate swelling and remove toxicity.

Indications

Heat stranguria, dysmenorrhea, sores and boils, snake bites, ascites, swelling and aching of gum, haemorrhoids, gonorrhea, dysentery.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 15~30 g, or pounded into juice with the fresh for oral taking. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying or decocted for washing.

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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