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🌿 Herb

Pith of Common Rush; Common Rush

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🌿 All Herb data fields for Pith of Common Rush; Common Rush
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Deng Xin Cao
中文名 (Chinese)
灯心草
Latin Name
Medulla Junci; Junci Medulla
English Name
Pith of Common Rush; Common Rush
Alias Names
虎须草; 赤须; 灯心; 灯草; 碧玉草; 水灯心; 铁灯心; 虎酒草; 曲屎草; 秧草
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Sweet; Tasteless; Slightly Cold
Meridians (归经)
Heart; Lung; Small Intestine
Part Used
Whole herb
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Diuretic Dampness Excreting Drugs
功效分类 (CN)
利水渗湿药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To eliminate excess fire in the heart, and to induce diuresis.
Indication (主治)
Strangury, edema, inhibited urination, damp-heat jaundice, insomnia and vexation, infant night crying, throat impediment, mouth sore, wound.
🔗 External References
SymMap
TCMID
4163
TCMSP
99
TCM-ID
438
🔍 Raw view — every non-empty column on this row (30 fields)
name
Pith of Common Rush; Common Rush
chinese name
灯心草
pinyin name
Deng Xin Cao
latin name
Medulla Junci; Junci Medulla
english name
Pith of Common Rush; Common Rush
properties english
Sweet; Tasteless; Slightly Cold
meridians english
Heart; Lung; Small Intestine
use part
Whole herb
symmap herb id
99
tcmid id
4163
tcmsp id
99
herb id str
HERB001235
function text
To eliminate excess fire in the heart, and to induce diuresis.
indication
Strangury, edema, inhibited urination, damp-heat jaundice, insomnia and vexation, infant night crying, throat impediment, mouth sore, wound.
therapeutic en class
Diuretic Dampness Excreting Drugs
therapeutic cn class
利水渗湿药
tcm id id
438
alias name
虎须草; 赤须; 灯心; 灯草; 碧玉草; 水灯心; 铁灯心; 虎酒草; 曲屎草; 秧草
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