Common Waterhyacinth
Eichhornia Crassipes
Shui Hu Lu

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Acrid; bland; cool

Part(s) used

Whole herb or root

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To resolve toxin and eliminate damp, dispel wind-heat.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Wind-heat common cold, edema, heat strangury, urethral stone, wind papules, damp sore, swollen boil.