All - Grass of Mile Swertia, Mile Swertia Herb
Swertiae Mileensis Herba, Herba Swertiae Mileensis
Qing Ye Dan

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; sweet; cold

Part(s) used

Whole herb

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To increase the flow of bile, and to remove heat and damp.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Damp-heat jaundice, heat strangury with inhibited pain, damp-heat diarrhea dysentery, red and white vaginal discharge, influenza, malaria with fever, acute gastritis, acute pharyngolaryngitis, acute tonsillitis, acute conjunctivitis, allergic dermatitis.