Creeping Oxalis
Oxalis Corniculata
Cu Jiang Cao

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sour; cold

Part(s) used

Whole herb

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat and disinhibit damp, cool blood and dissipate stasis, resolve toxin and disperse swelling.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Damp-heat diarrhea, dysentery, jaundice, st rangury syndro me, vaginal discharge, blood ejection, spontaneous external bleeding, hematuria, menstrual disorder, knocks and falls, swelling pain in throat, swollen welling abscess and clove sores, erysipelas, eczema, scab and lichen, hemorrhoids, measles papules, burns and scalds, snake or insect bites.