Fiveleaf Carpetweed
Mollugo Stricta
Su Mi Cao

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bland; astringent; cool

Part(s) used

Whole herb

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat and transform damp, resolve toxin and disperse swelling.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Abdominal pain and diarrhea, dysentery, common cold with cough, summerheat stroke, skin heat papules, red eyes with gall, swelling toxin of sore and boil, poisonous snake bite, burns and scalds.