Jadehairpin-Leaf Plantain
Plantago Asiatica
Che Qian

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sweet; cold

Part(s) used

Seed

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

Disinhibit urine and free strangurydrain dampness and arrest diarrheabrighten the eyesdispel phlegm

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Hot stranguria with astringent pain; Edema and fullness; Summer-damp diarrhea; Red eyes and swelling and pain; Phlegm-heat cough