ancient wisdom · Herb
Pipewort Flower
Pipewort Flower. Class: Fire Purging Drugs. Properties: Pungent; Sweet; Calm. Meridians: Liver; Lung
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Gu Jing Cao
中文名 (Chinese)
谷精草
Latin Name
Eriocauli Flos; Flos Eriocauli
English Name
Pipewort Flower
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Pungent; Sweet; Calm
Meridians (归经)
Liver; Lung
Part Used
Flower head with peduncle
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Fire Purging Drugs
功效分类 (CN)
清热泻火药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To expel wind and heat and to clear the eye of corneal opacity.
Indication (主治)
Distended red eyes and screen, delacrimation and photophobia, night blindness, headache, deep-source nasal congestion, throat impediment, toothache, wind papule itching.
Clinical Manifestations
Bacteriostatic
🔗 External References
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