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All-Grass of Rippleseed Plantain; Plantain Herb

All-Grass of Rippleseed Plantain; Plantain Herb. Class: Diuretic Dampness Excreting Drugs. Properties: Sweet; Cold. Meridians: Liver; Kidney; Lung; Small Intestine

🌿 Names

Pinyin Name

Che Qian Cao

中文名 (Chinese)

车前草

Latin Name

Plantaginis Herba; Herba Plantaginis

English Name

All-Grass of Rippleseed Plantain; Plantain Herb

Alias Names

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☯ TCM Properties

Properties (性味)

Sweet; Cold

Meridians (归经)

Liver; Kidney; 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 remove heat and to induce diureses, to promote expectoration, to reduce heat in blood and to counteract toxicity.

Indication (主治)

Treatment of edema with oliguria, urinary infection with difficult painful urination, diarrhea caused by summer-damp, cough caused by phlegm-heat, spitting of blood, epistaxis, carbuncles and sores.

🔗 External References

HERB DB

HERB000767 ↗

SymMap

TCMID

6593

TCMSP

TCM-ID

240

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