che qian cao

車前草·Herba Plantaginis

Plantago

che qian cao

About che qian cao

Che qian cao (車前草) is plantain, the herb of a Plantaginaceae species supplied as Herba Plantaginis. The catalogue files it among the substances that drain Dampness, and records it as entering the Bladder, Kidney, Liver and Lung channels.

Names

Pinyinche qian cao
Chinese車前草·车前草
Latin NameHerba Plantaginis
English NamePlantago·plantain
Japaneseshazenshi
Koreanchajeonja

Classification

Channels
Lung, Bladder, Kidney, Liver
Family
Plantaginaceae
Species
Plantago asiatica|Plantago depressa
Tags
Chinese Herbs, Common

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