All-Grass of Common Ducksmeat, Common Ducksmeat Herb
Spirodelae Herba, Herba Spirodelae
Fu Ping

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Pungent; cold

Part(s) used

Whole herb

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dispel wind-heat, to promote eruption, and to cause diuresis.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Wind-heat exterior syndrome, non-eruption of measles, dormant papules with pruritus, edema, dribbling urinary block, sore and lichen, erysipelas, scalds.