Tian Hu Sui - 天胡荽 - Herba Hydrocotyli Sibthorpioiditis

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Herba Hydrocotyli Sibthorpioiditis
Common English:	Lawn Pennywort

Category

Herbs that Dispel Dampness

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Acrid (Bitter)	Neutral	Liver Kidney Lung	Dry: 9-15g Fresh 30-60g

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Clears Heat, Eliminates Phlegm, Promotes diuresis, Resolves toxicity, Stops coughing	Acute jaundice hepatitis, Acute nephritis, Athletes foot, Erysipelas, Herpes zoster, Urolithiasis, Whooping cough

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Notes

1. For topical use, the herb can be crushed into a juice.
2. Research has shown that it inhibits cancer cell growth.
3. Traditional uses of this herb include: Snake-head furuncle, hepatitis, cholecystitis, urticaria, herpes zoster, snakebite, poisonous snake bite, urolithiasis, swollen carbuncles, abscesses, sores, acute contagious conjunctivitis, eye nebulae, tonsillitis, pediatric aphthae, infantile malnutrition, night blindness, pediatric summer fever and whooping cough.
4. It is used for tinea capitis, fetid ear and infections in the area above the nose.
5. It relieves nasal obstruction, clears the senses, clears Phlegm caused by pathogenic Wind, resolves toxicity, improves eyesight and dissipates swellings.
6. Hemorrhoids are among its indications.
7. The juice is regarded as an emetic and is given for fevers.
8. It is applied as a poultice to boils and wounds.
9. As a decoction, it is used for abscesses, colds, coughs, hepatitis, influenza, Pruritis, sore throats, headaches and urinary problems.
10. In Malaya, children with coughs are given it mixed with sugar and cassia bark, and the leaves are pounded with alum to make a poultice for skin problems of the scrotum.
11. In Nepal, the plant serves as a febrifuge and diuretic.
12. In China, it is used for hepatitis and hepatoma, and it is included in Chinese herbal formulas for muscular dystrophy.
13. In the Arunachal Pradesh district of India, typhoid fever is treated with the juice mixed with honey.
14. In the district of India, the fresh plant is crushed and its juice extracted; three tablespoons are taken twice daily for five days.
15. For nebulae, pack the nostrils with the crushed herb, changing it often; vision should return within three days.