通草·Medulla Tetrapanacis
Rice Paper Plant Pith
Tong Cao (通草) is the pith of the rice paper plant, recorded as Medulla Tetrapanacis. It is sweet and bland in flavour, slightly cold, and enters the Lung and Stomach channels. The catalogue files it among the herbs that drain Dampness.
| Pinyin | tong cao |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 通草 |
| Latin Name | Medulla Tetrapanacis |
| English Name | Rice Paper Plant Pith·rice paper plant pith; tetrapanax·tetrapanax |
| Japanese | tsuso·tuuso |
| Korean | tongcho |
Summerheat and turbid Damp with headache, a heavy body, stuffiness in the chest and painful urinary dysfunction
Edema and a distended abdomen from Damp-Heat blocking the Middle Jiao
Blood Lin; dysuria; Bladder Damp-Heat with pain
wang bu liu xing + chuan shan jia
Insufficient lactation.
wang bu liu xing + chuan shan jia + dang gui + huang qi + chuan xiong
Insufficient lactation. (stronger effect)
bai dou kou + hua shi + yi yi ren
Damp-Heat with a heavy body and cloudy, painful urination
Edema with dysuria.
hua shi + yi yi ren + zhi ban xia + hou po + bai dou kou
Damp febrile disease with a heavy body, no thirst, a feeling of oppression in the chest, fever in the afternoon and dysuria
| Age | Raw | Granule | Tincture | Concentrate | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any 2-10g; To promote lactation: 15-18g; Tincture: 1-3ml | 2-10 g | — | 1-3 ml | — | — |