Jin Qian Cao [1]

Posted by : admin on Feb 22, 2008 - 11:44 PM
Chinese Medicine Herbs / Drain Dampness [2]

1 TASTE
Sweet or no taste and neutral


2 MERIDIANS
Liver, gall bladder, kidney and urinary bladder


3 FUNCTIONS
1. To promote water metabolism and relieve abnormal urination; 3. To transform dampness and relieve jaundice


4 INDICATIONS
1. Damp-heat in the urinary bladder manifested as lot urination, urinary tract stones, painful urination, frequent urination, urgency of micturition abdominal pain and biliary stones. Lysimachia (Jin Qian Cao [3]) is used with Lygodium spores (Hai Jin Sha [4]) and Chicken gizzard skin (Ji Nei Jin [5]) in the formula Sanjin Tang.2. Damp-heat jaundice. Lysimachia (Jinqiancao) is used with Oriental wormwood (Yin Chen Hao [6]) and Capejasmine (Zhi Zi [7]).


5 DOSAGE
5-10 g


Jin Qian Cao

Image of herb: Jin Qian Cao [8]

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