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Common Waterhyacinth
Common Waterhyacinth. Properties: Acrid; Bland; Cool
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Shui Hu Lu
中文名 (Chinese)
水葫芦
Latin Name
Eichhornia Crassipes
English Name
Common Waterhyacinth
Alias Names
大水萍水浮莲洋水仙凤眼蓝浮水莲水莲花水鸭婆
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Acrid; Bland; Cool
Part Used
Whole herb or root
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To resolve toxin and eliminate damp, dispel wind-heat.
Indication (主治)
Wind-heat common cold, edema, heat strangury, urethral stone, wind papules, damp sore, swollen boil.
🔗 External References
HERB DB
TCMID
7852