Javan Waterdropwort
Herba Oenanthes Javanicae
Shui Qin

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sweet; acrid; neutral

Part(s) used

Herb

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat and disinhibit water.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Fulminant fever with vexation and thirst, jaundice, edema, strangury, vaginal discharge, scrofula, epidemic parotitis.