Properties: Sweet, cold
Meridans Entered:
Primary: Liver, Kidney, Lung and Small Intestine
Traditional Actions/Indications:
- Clears Heat and promotes urination
Heat binding in the Bladder, inhibited urination, stangury-turbidity, bloody urine
Leucorrhoea, vaginal discharge
Summerheat-Damp diarrhoea
Jaundice, oedema
- Cools Blood and resolves Toxicity
External bleeding, nosebleed
Swelling toxins of welling abscesses and sores
Sore throat
- Improves vision
Swelling and pain of eye
- Dispels Phlegm
Cough
Suggested Daily Dosage: 9-30g in decoction.
Notes:
Plantago major is known as Da Che Qian while P. depressa is known as Ping Che Qian but all posses the same functions. P. lanceolata is known as Chang Ye Che Qian and the main type used in western herbalism but shares most of the same functions, being used in Austria as a syrup or tea for cough medicine, or applied externally for disorders of the respiratory tract, skin, insect bites, and infections.
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Reference Notes:
Individual herb information has sourced mainly from TCM Wiki and American Dragon for basic data and then updated manually with my own notes. Zhou, Xie and Yan (2011): Encyclopedia of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Vol. 5, and A+ Medical Encyclopaedia have been used for entries not available from those sources with additional material searched for and filled in where available. Western herbs not appearing in the Chinese literature have used Ross (2010): Combining Western Herbs and Chinese Medicine: A Clinical Materia Medica, White Rabbit Institute of Healing and therapeutika.ch. Choices of which source to use or combine have been my own.
These pages are intended to assist clinicians and are not intended for self-diagnosis or treatment for which a qualified professional should be consulted. Actions and indications are taken from traditional uses and do not necessarily reflect the evidence base which should be researched independently. Dosages are for guidance only and will vary dependening on the potency of the batch and the tolerance of the individual so should be evaluated by a professional based on individual needs.
