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Discolor Cinquefoil Herb; All-Grass of Discolor Cinquefoil
Discolor Cinquefoil Herb; All-Grass of Discolor Cinquefoil. Class: Antipyretic Detoxicate Drugs. Properties: Sweet; Slightly Bitter; Calm. Meridians: Liver; Stomach; Large Intestine
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Fan Bai Cao
中文名 (Chinese)
翻白草
Latin Name
Potentillae Discoloris Herba; Herba Potentillae Discoloris
English Name
Discolor Cinquefoil Herb; All-Grass of Discolor Cinquefoil
Alias Names
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☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Sweet; Slightly Bitter; Calm
Meridians (归经)
Liver; Stomach; Large Intestine
Part Used
Whole herb with root
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Antipyretic Detoxicate Drugs
功效分类 (CN)
清热解毒药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
1. to clear away heat and toxic material. 2. to cool the blood and stop bleeding.
Indication (主治)
Cough and asthma due to lung heat, diarrhea dysentery, malaria, hacking of blood, blood ejection, bloody stool, flooding and spotting [=metrorrhagia and metrostaxis], swelling toxin of welling abscess and sore, scrofula.
Clinical Manifestations
Bacteriostatic effect on bacillus dyscnteriae.
🔗 External References
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