Bai Qu Cai - 白屈菜 - Herba Chelidonii

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Herba Chelidonii
Common English:	Celandine Greater Celandine

Category

Japanese Folk Medicine

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Acrid Bitter	Warm Slightly Warm (Cold) Toxic	Lung Heart Kidney	3-6g

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Controls pain	Gastric carcinoma, epidermal cyst
Stops cough	Cough
Promotes diuresis	Ascites, Blepharitis, Chlorosis, Edema, Hepatosplenomegaly, Jaundice, Nebula, Verruca
Reduces toxicity	Snake or insect bites, pyogenic and ulcerous ulcerations, dermatosis

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Notes

1. Research has shown that this herb inhibits cancer cell growth.
2. It has also been shown to kill cancer cells.
3. This herb is reputed to stop the pain of Stomach ulcers and to treat tinea and scabies.
4. Applied topically, the juice reduces swelling.
5. For flat warts, apply the juice of this herb to the skin for five to fifteen minutes, three times a day.