Lao Guan Cao - 老顴草 - Herba Erodii Seu Geranii

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Herba Erodii/Geranii
Common English:	Common Heron's Bill Herb Cranesbill Wilford Crane's Bill Herb

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Acrid Bitter	Neutral (Slightly Warm)	Liver Kidney Spleen Large Intestine	9-30g

Actions

Indications/Syndromes

Dispels Wind, Dredges and unblocks the channels and collaterals, Eliminates Dampness, Invigorates the Blood

Bi syndrome and other severe pain due to Wind-Dampness

Spasms and numbness

Clears Heat, Generates flesh, Resolves toxicity, Stops diarrhea, Stops itching

Sores, abscesses, burns and eczema

Dysenteric disorders

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan Rx. Clematidis Wei Ling Xian Rx. Aconiti Kusnezoffii Zhi Cao Wu	Hb. Lycopodii Shen Jin Cao Rx. Stephaniae Tetrandrae Han Fang Ji Pheretima Di Long	Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis Ku Shen Fr. Kochiae Di Fu Zi
Painful obstruction due to Wind-Cold Dampness	Panarthralgia with swollen, enlarged and painful joints	Sores with significant exudate and pruritis
Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian Hb. Portulacae Ma Chi Xian	Ram. Mori Sang Zhi Caulis Spatholobi Ji Xue Teng Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui	Hb. Euphorbiae Humifusae Di Jin Cao
Damp-Heat dysenteric disorders	Bi syndrome	Diarrhea or dysentery

Used alone, this herb can treat Bi syndrome.
On its own, it can also treat infectious bowel disorders such as gastroenteritis and dysentery.
Studies have found that it inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
It is reported to dredge the channels, promoting Blood circulation and freeing the collaterals.
To treat injuries, arthralgia, skin numbness and paralysis, it is steeped in wine and taken often.
Records state that, since it clears fever and detoxifies, it is useful for carbuncles, cellulitis, sores and swelling.