INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Herba Lysimachiae |
| Common English: | Lysimachia Asian Moneywort Herb Loose Strife Herb |
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Sweet Salty Bland |
Slightly Cold (Cool) |
Bladder Gallbladder Kidney Liver |
15-30g Tincture: 2-4ml |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Promotes urination, unblocks painful urinary dysfunction and expels stones from the urinary tract |
Painful urinary dysfunction Urinary tract stones (can be used alone) |
Clears Liver and Gallbladder Damp-Heat and expels gallstones |
Jaundice, red, swollen eyes and gallstones due to Liver/Gallbladder Damp-Heat |
Clears Heat and resolves toxicity and swelling |
Snakebite, abscess, traumatic injury (apply fresh herb topically) |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
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INCOMPATIBILITIES |
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
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Spora Lygodii |
Hb. Polygoni Avicularis |
Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae |
Bladder and Kidney stones. |
Hot, painful urinary dysfunction. |
Heat-type jaundice. |
Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae |
Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae |
Flos Chrysanthemi Indici |
Biliary stones or jaundice due to Damp-Heat in the Liver/Gallbladder. |
Jaundice or gallstones due to Liver/ Gallbladder Damp-Heat. |
Hot, toxic swellings, sores, lesions or snakebite. |
Spora Lygodii |
Spora Lygodii |
Hb. Taxilli |
Address all of the channels asso-ciated with painful urinary dysfunction, eliminating the causes of stone formation in the urinary tract and directly acting to expel and transform stones. |
Kidney or urinary stones. |
Kidney or urinary stones due to Kidney Deficiency with low back pain and soreness of the knees. |
Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae |
Rz. Cyperi |
Faeces Trogopterori |
Gallstones. |
Gallstones due to Liver Qi Stagnation with hypochondriac pain and distention, chest fullness, emotional instability and frequent sighing. |
Gallstones due to Blood Stagnation with fixed colicky pain and petechiae on the tongue. |
Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae |
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Jaundice. |
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- This herb is important for treating urinary and biliary calculi.
- Both Jin Qian Cao and Spora Lygodii Hai Jin Sha facilitate urination, unblock painful urinary dysfunction and are commonly used together to treat Stone Lin leading to rough, painful urination. Hai Jin Sha clears Heat and unblocks Lin Syndrome, but also enters the Blood level to cool the Blood to treat Bloody Lin. Jin Qian Cao excels at facilitating the removal of Dampness and relieving jaundice and is often used to treat Damp-Heat jaundice and gallstones.
- Both Jian Qian Cao and Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae Yin Chen cool heat, remove Dampness, clear Liver Heat, benefit the Gallbladder and are often combined to treat Damp-Heat in the Liver/Gallbladder.Yin Chen is bitter, cold descending and draining and much more fragrant than Jin Qian Cao, which makes it better able to break up turbid Dampness, reduce jaundice and promote urination. It assists the Liver more that the Gallbladder. Jin Qian Cao is sweet, salty, slightly cold, softens hardnesses, expels stones and assists the Gallbladder.
- Hb. Lysimachiae Christinae Si Chuan Da Jin Qian Cao clears Heat, eliminates toxins and is best for gallstones.
- Hb. Glechomae Lian Qian Cao clears Heat, eliminates toxins and is best for Kidney Stones.