Zhen Zhu Cao - 葉下珠 - Herba Phyllanthi Urinariae

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Herba Phyllanthi Urinariae
Common English:	Common Leafflower Herb

Category

Herbs that Clear Heat and Purge Fire: Herbs that Clear Heat and Resolve Toxicity

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet Bitter	Cool	Liver Lung	9-15g

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Calms the Liver, Clears Heat, Promotes diuresis, Removes toxicity	Enteritis, infectious hepatitis, renal edema, dysentery, nebula, urinary tract infection, aphtha, porrigo, infantile malnutrition jaundice due to Liver/Gallbladder Damp-Heat

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Notes

1. Indications for this herb include jaundice from Liver/Gallbladder Damp-Heat, strangury from Bladder Damp-Heat, diarrhea and dysentery from Damp-Heat Pouring downward, swollen sores and ulcers from Accumulation of Toxic Heat, snake or dog bites, painful red swollen eyes, and infantile malnutrition.