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🌿 Herb

Common Knotgrass Herb; All-Grass of Common Knotgrass

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🌿 All Herb data fields for Common Knotgrass Herb; All-Grass of Common Knotgrass
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Bian Xu
中文名 (Chinese)
萹蓄
Latin Name
Polygoni Avicularis Herba; Herba Polygoni Avicularis
English Name
Common Knotgrass Herb; All-Grass of Common Knotgrass
Alias Names
竹; 萹(艹巩); 蓄辩; 萹蔓; 萹竹; 地萹蓄; 编竹; 粉节草; 道生草; 萹蓄蓼; 百节; 百节草; 铁绵草; 大蓄片; 野铁扫把; 路柳; 斑鸠台; 扁猪牙萹蓄
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Minor cold; Bitter
Meridians (归经)
Bladder
Part Used
Dried aerial parts
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Diuretic Dampness Excreting Drugs
功效分类 (CN)
利水渗湿药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To relieve dysuria, to kill parasites and to alleviate itching.
Indication (主治)
Urethritis, lithiasis, chyluria, dysentery, parotitis, heat strangury, short voidings of reddish urine, dripping with inhibited pain, eczema, pudendal itch, vaginal discharge, ascariasis.
Clinical Manifestations
1. avicularin, an active component, is a diuretic and cholecystagogue. 2. its extract promotes blood coagulation.
🔗 External References
SymMap
TCMID
7426
TCMSP
45
TCM-ID
177
🔍 Raw view — every non-empty column on this row (31 fields)
name
Common Knotgrass Herb; All-Grass of Common Knotgrass
chinese name
萹蓄
pinyin name
Bian Xu
latin name
Polygoni Avicularis Herba; Herba Polygoni Avicularis
english name
Common Knotgrass Herb; All-Grass of Common Knotgrass
properties english
Minor cold; Bitter
meridians english
Bladder
use part
Dried aerial parts
symmap herb id
45
tcmid id
7426
tcmsp id
45
herb id str
HERB000472
function text
To relieve dysuria, to kill parasites and to alleviate itching.
indication
Urethritis, lithiasis, chyluria, dysentery, parotitis, heat strangury, short voidings of reddish urine, dripping with inhibited pain, eczema, pudendal itch, vaginal discharge, ascariasis.
clinical manifestations
1. avicularin, an active component, is a diuretic and cholecystagogue. 2. its extract promotes blood coagulation.
therapeutic en class
Diuretic Dampness Excreting Drugs
therapeutic cn class
利水渗湿药
tcm id id
177
alias name
竹; 萹(艹巩); 蓄辩; 萹蔓; 萹竹; 地萹蓄; 编竹; 粉节草; 道生草; 萹蓄蓼; 百节; 百节草; 铁绵草; 大蓄片; 野铁扫把; 路柳; 斑鸠台; 扁猪牙萹蓄
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