ancient wisdom Β· Herb
All-Grass of Shepherdspurse
All-Grass of Shepherdspurse. Class: Diuretic Dampness Excreting Drugs. Properties: Sweet; Tasteless; Cool. Meridians: Liver; Spleen; Bladder
πΏ Names
Pinyin Name
Ji Cai
δΈζε (Chinese)
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Latin Name
Herba Capsellae
English Name
All-Grass of Shepherdspurse
Alias Names
θ ι‘θζ€ηθηΎθιΈ‘εΏθεθ θδΈeθθ±θ§θζΈ
ζθι¦η°θ₯ζ倴θε°η±³θιΈ‘θθεζ°΄θε°ε°θηηθ
β― TCM Properties
Properties (ζ§ε³)
Sweet; Tasteless; Cool
Meridians (ε½η»)
Liver; Spleen; Bladder
Part Used
Whole herb with root
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Diuretic Dampness Excreting Drugs
εζεη±» (CN)
ε©ζ°΄ζΈζΉΏθ―
π©Ί Clinical Profile
Function (εθ½)
1. cool the blood and stop bleeding. 2. clear away heat and promote diuresis. 3. lower blood pressure.
Indication (δΈ»ζ²»)
Blood ejection, spontaneous external bleeding, hemoptysis, hematuria, flooding and spotting, red eyes with gall, eyeground hemorrhage, hypertension, red and white dysentery, nephritis with edema, chyluria.
Clinical Manifestations
1. its infusion shortens the clotting time in rabbits. 2. its decoction increases the uterine contractility of rats in vitro. 3. its alcoholic extract promotes the contraction of small intestine of guinea-pigs
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