Jin Qian Cao
Name: Gold Coin Grass (金錢草)
Pinyin: Jin Qian Cao
Pharm. Name: Herba Lysimachiae
Properties:
|
Taste |
Characteristics |
Organs |
Dosage |
|
Sweet, Salty, Bland |
Excrete damp to relieve jaundice, induce diuresis to treat stranguria, remove toxicity, and relieve swelling. |
Bladder |
15-30g |
Description:
The whole plant of perennial herbaceous plant Lysimachia christinae. It can not only drain and remove dampness but also clear heat from the liver and gallbladder. So it has the actions of clearing heat, draining dampness, and anti-jaundice, and is indicated for jaundice due to damp-heat accumulated in liver and gallbladder and dysfunction of liver and gallbladder. It is also good at draining damp-heat from lower energizer, inducing diuresis to treat stranguria. It can also clear and excrete damp-heat from the liver and gallbladder to remove the stone.