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All-Grass of Common Dayflower; Common Dayflower Herb
All-Grass of Common Dayflower; Common Dayflower Herb. Class: Fire Purging Drugs. Properties: Sweet; Tasteless; Cold. Meridians: Lung; Stomach; Small Intestine
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Ya Zhi Cao
中文名 (Chinese)
鸭跖草
Latin Name
Commelinae Herba; Herba Commelinae
English Name
All-Grass of Common Dayflower; Common Dayflower Herb
Alias Names
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☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Sweet; Tasteless; Cold
Meridians (归经)
Lung; Stomach; Small Intestine
Part Used
Aerial parts
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Fire Purging Drugs
功效分类 (CN)
清热泻火药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
1. clear away heat and toxic materials. 2. clear away heat and promote diuresis.
Indication (主治)
Common cold, wind-heat common cold, influenza, noninfectious fever, ardent fever incessant, ascites, edema, hordeolum, swelling pain in throat, scant urine with edema, heat strangury with inhibited pain, swollen welling abscess and toxin of clove.
Clinical Manifestations
Antipyretic.
🔗 External References
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