Creeping Rostellularia
Herba Rostellulariae Procumbentis
Jue Chuang

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; salty; acrid; cold

Part(s) used

Dried whole herb

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat and resolve toxin, disinhibit damp and disperse stagnation, quicken blood and relieve pain.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Common cold with fever, cough, swelling pain in throat, red eyes with gall, gan accumulation, damp-heat diarrhea dysentery, malaria, jaundice, edema, pain in sinews and bones, knocks and falls, welling abscess and flat abscess with clove sore, eczema.