Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Zha Jiang Cao: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Zha Jiang Cao (Herba Oxalidis Corniculatae)
The Effect of Zha Jiang Cao
Property
Sour, cold; large intestine and small intestine meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat and promote diuresis, cool blood and dissipate blood stasis, resolve swelling and remove toxicity.
Indications
Diarrhea, dysentery, jaundice, nose bleeding, sore throat, hematemesis, measles, traumatic injury, sores and boils, leukorrhea with reddish discharge, scabies, gonorrhea, rectocele, burns and scalds.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 9~15 g, or 30~60 g with the fresh product, or made into powder or pounded into juice for drinking. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying or decocted for mouthwash.
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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