Bencao Index https://bencaoindex.com/ https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/ban-bian-lian/ Free to use and republish with visible attribution and a link back to the source page. The catalogue is a reference work and is knowingly incomplete; nothing in it is medical advice. <a href="https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/ban-bian-lian/">Bencao Index</a> ban bian lian 半边莲 Herba Lobeliae Chinensis Chinese Lobelia hanpenren banbyeonryeon Drain Dampness Lung Heart Small Intestine

Promotes urination, reduces edema and regulates the water passages

Edema, especially floating edema Ascites, including ascites from late-stage schistosomiasis or end-stage liver cirrhosis

Clears Heat, cools the Blood and resolves toxicity (internal and topical)

Snakebite, and stings from wasps, bees, scorpions and centipedes, taken by mouth and applied to the site; the herb of choice for bites and stings Heat in the Blood Tonsillitis and other Fire toxin disorders Sores, ulcers, swellings, eczema, shingles and fungal skin infections from Heat and toxin