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Japanese Buttercup

Japanese Buttercup. Properties: Cold; Sweet. Meridians: Lung; Bladder; Stomach

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Mao Gen
中文名 (Chinese)
毛茛
Latin Name
Herba Ranunculi Japonici
English Name
Japanese Buttercup
Alias Names
水茛毛建毛建草猴蒜天灸毛堇自灸鹤膝草瞌睡草老虎草犬脚迹老虎脚迹草火筒青野芹菜辣子草辣辣草烂肺草三脚虎水芹菜扑地棕翳子药一包针
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Cold; Sweet
Meridians (归经)
Lung; Bladder; Stomach
Part Used
Whole herb and root
功效分类 (CN)
止血
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To abate jaundice, settle asthma, interrupt malaria, settle pain, eliminate screen.
Indication (主治)
Malaria, jaundice, migraine, stomachache, pain in joints due to rheumatalgia, crane’s knee wind, swollen welling abscess, malign sore, scab and lichen, toothache, fire eye.
Toxicity
Toxic
🔗 External References
TCMID
6595