zi zhu cao

紫珠叶·Folium Callicarpae Formosanae

Beauty-Berry Leaf

About zi zhu cao

Zi zhu ye (紫珠叶) is the leaf of Formosan beauty-berry, a Verbenaceae shrub supplied as Folium Callicarpae Formosanae. The catalogue files it among the blood-regulating substances that stop bleeding, on the Liver, Lung and Stomach channels.

Names

Pinyinzi zhu cao
Chinese紫珠叶
Latin NameFolium Callicarpae Formosanae
English NameBeauty-Berry Leaf
Japaneseshiju
Koreanjaju

Classification

Channels
Lung, Stomach, Liver
Part used
Leaf
Family
Verbenaceae
Species
Callicarpa Formosana|Callicarpa bodonieri
Tags
Chinese Herbs, Common
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