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Pin Yin: han lian cao
Common name: eclipta
Botanical family: Compositae
Botanical name: 1, Eclipta prostrata L.; 2, E. alba (L.) Hassk.
Primary action: Supplement Yin
Secondary actions:
Cool Blood
Temperature: cold
Taste: sweet, sour
Entering Channel: Lv, Kd
Actions:
Nourishes and Supplements Liver and Kidney Yin; used for dizziness, blurred
vision, vertigo, and premature graying of hair.
Cools the Blood and stops bleeding; used when bleeding due to Blood Heat
is accompanied by Vacuity of Yin; for all types of hemorrhaging, but
especially useful for blood in the urine.
(See
Liver Yin Vacuity
;
Kidney Yin Vacuity
;
Blood Heat
.)
Dosage:
3-10 qian.
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