Jue Chuang Cao - 爵床草 - Herba Rostellulariae
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Herba Rostellulariae |
| Common English: | Trailing Water Willow |
Category
Herbs that Clear Heat and Purge FireProperties
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
| Salty Acrid Bitter | Cold (Cool) | Liver Gallbladder Lung | 5-15g 30-60g |
Actions And Indications
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Alleviates pain, Clears Heat, Disperses accumulations, Disperses extravasated Blood, Invigorates the Blood, Moves Qi, Resolves toxicity | Fever, pain due to pharyngo-laryngeal swelling, cough, sore throat, carbuncles, abscesses, ulcers, hepatitis, traumatic injury |
Promotes diuresis | Dysentery, jaundice, nephritis, edema, rheumatalgia, malnutrition in infants |
Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions
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Major Combinations
| Fol. Isatidis | Spic Prunellae | Hb. Pteris |
A sore throat due to Wind-Heat. | Scrofula. | Summerheat stroke. |
| Hb. Physalis Angulatae | Hb. Physalis Angulatae | Rx. Gentianae |
Sores, carbuncles, cellulitis and toxic swellings. | Sores, carbuncles, cellulitis and toxic swellings, topically. | Gonorrhea or sexually transmitted diseases due to Damp-Heat with a yellow discharge. |
