Bai Hua She She Cao
| Bai Hua She She Cao in TCM:Explore the properties of Bai Hua She She Cao according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: oldenlandia, spreading hedyotis herb
Pharmaceutical Name: Oldenlandia diffusa
Properties: slightly bitter, sweet, cold
Temperature: cold
Channels: LI, ST, SI
Flavors: sweet, bitter
Special Properties:
clears heat, eliminates toxins
Actions / Indications:
- Strongly clears toxic heat (toxic sores / ulcerations,
swelling, sore throat / intestinal abcess, used internally or topically
for skin conditions; snake bite remedy)
- Promotes urination; relieves PUD (hot PUD; damp-heat
jaundice)
- Treats cancer (treats cancer: lymphocytic and acute
granulocyte leukemia; clinically used for a wide variety of cancers:
bladder, skin, breast, cervical, liver, GI tract)
Contraindications:
- (cc: pregnancy according to some sources)
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