Han Cai蔊菜
Herba RorippaeIndian Rorippa Herb
Also known asAll-Grass of Montane
- Category
- Herbs that Relieve Cough and Wheezing (Anti-Asthmatics)
- Nature
- warm, neutral
- Taste
- pungent, bitter
- Channels entered
- Lung, Liver
- Dosage
- 9–30 g
Actions & indications
- Dispels phlegm, relieves coughing and releases the Exterior
- Lung Heat: sore throat, jaundice, edema, amenorrhea, phlegm and asthma with coughing, cold with fever
- Invigorates the Blood and removes toxicity,
- traumatic injury, rheumatic arthritis, Chuang Yung: sores and boils, adequate eruption of measles, dermatitis rhus
- Eliminates Dampness and treats jaundice
- Damp-Heat, jaundice
Incompatibilities
Incompatible with Fol. Polygonati Huang Jing Ye.
Notes
Rorippae lslandicae Herba Zhao Sheng Han Cai 沼生蔊菜 — the dried whole plant of Rorippa Islandica — clears Heat, promotes diuresis, counteracts toxicity, and reduces swelling; it is used for edema, jaundice, gonorrhea, hydroperitoneum, sore throat, carbuncles, burns and scalds, at a dosage of 6-15g.