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Starwort Root

Starwort Root. Class: Asthenic Heat Dispelling Drugs. Properties: Sweet; Slightly Cold. Meridians: Liver; Stomach

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Yin Chai Hu
中文名 (Chinese)
银柴胡
Latin Name
Stellariae Radix; Radix Stellariae
English Name
Starwort Root
Alias Names
银夏柴胡银胡牛肚根沙参儿白根子土参
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Sweet; Slightly Cold
Meridians (归经)
Liver; Stomach
Part Used
Root
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Asthenic Heat Dispelling Drugs
功效分类 (CN)
清虚热药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
1. to reduce heat caused by deficient yin; 2. to clear heat in infants caused by malnutrition
Indication (主治)
Yin vacuity fever, steaming bone taxation fever, child gan fever.
🔗 External References
SymMap
460
TCMID
2696
TCMSP
460
TCM-ID
2493