guang jin qian cao

广金钱草·Herba Desmodii Styracifolii

snowbell leaf tickclover

About guang jin qian cao

Guang Jin Qian Cao (广金钱草) is snowbell-leaf tickclover, recorded as Herba Desmodii Styracifolii. It is sweet and bland in flavour and cool in temperature, entering the Liver, Kidney and Bladder channels. It is a different plant from Jin Qian Cao, which the catalogue enters separately.

Names

Pinyinguang jin qian cao
Chinese广金钱草
Latin NameHerba Desmodii Styracifolii
English Namesnowbell leaf tickclover

Classification

Channels
Bladder, Kidney, Liver
Flavour
Sweet, Bland
Temperature
Cool

Actions and indications

Clears Heat, promotes urination, relieves painful urinary obstruction and expels stones

  • Stones in the urinary tract

Combinations

Dosage

AgeRawGranuleTinctureConcentrateFrequency
Any 15-60g; Tincture: 2-5ml15-60 g—2-5 ml——