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Jinqiancao, Hb (= Desmodii, Hb; Glechomae, Hb; Lysimachiae, Hb)
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Pin Yin:
jin qian cao
Botanical family: varies with species.
Botanical name: 1, Glechoma longituba (Nakai) Kupr.; 2, Desmodium styracifolium (Osbeck) Merr.; 3, Lysimachia christinae Hance (family: Primalaceae); 4, Dichondra repens Forst.; 5, Hydrocotyle sibthorpiodes Lam. var. batrachium (Hance) Hand.-Mazz.
Primary action: Drain Dampness, Promote Urination
Secondary actions:
Clear Heat, Dry Dampness;
Clear Heat Toxins
Temperature: varies with species.
Taste: varies with species [1, bitter, acrid, cool; 2, sweet, bland, neutral; 3 and 4, slightly salty, neutral].
Entering Channel: Lu, Lv, GB, Kd, UB
Actions:
Expels urinary and gall stones.
Clears Liver Damp Heat.
Detoxifies Fire Poison: snakebites, abscesses, traumatic injury and burns.
(See
Damp Heat Crystallizing in Bladder;
Liver Gall Bladder Damp Heat;
Heat Toxin
.)
Indications: stone strangury, strangury, jaundice, gallstones,
vaginal discharge
Dosage:
5-10 qian.
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