INDIVIDUAL HERBS

NAME: XI YANG CAI - 西洋菜 - HERBA NASTURTII

Pharmaceutical Latin: Herba Nasturtii
Common English: Watercress
Nasturtium

CATEGORY

Herbs that Tonify the Blood

PROPERTIES

Taste Temperature Entering Meridians Dosage
Acrid
Bitter
Warm
Spleen
Stomach
Large Intestine
Juice: 2tsp (10ml)
Tincture: 4-6ml

ACTIONS AND INDICATIONS

Actions Indications/Syndromes

Nourishes the Blood an Jing

Blood Deficiency: Anemia, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, diabetes

JIng Deficiency: Osteoporosis, pituitary, thyroid and pancreatic deficiency, weakness, depression, forgetfulness, memory loss

Stimulates digestion, stimulates the Gall Bladder, removes accumulation, resolves Phlegm-Dampness relieves fullness and kills parasites

Liver and Stomach Qi Stagnation

Spleen Dampness

Parasites

Promotes urination, resolves toxicity, clears the skin and softens hardness

Toxic Heat: chronic skin eruptions, prostatitis, vaginal itch, rheumatism

Eczema, scurvy

Urinary and biliary calculi

Lymphadenitis

Resolves Phlegm, promotes expectoration, opens the nasal passages and stops cough

Phlegm-Damp Invades the Lungs: cough with profuse white sputum, wheezing, chronic bronchitis, sinus congestion

Promotes lactation

Scanty breast milk

CONTRAINDICATIONS, INCOMPATIBILITIES AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Use with caution during pregnancy.
  • Do not take longer than eight days in a row without a break to prevent Bladder irritation.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

MAJOR COMBINATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTES

  1. This herb restores the endocrine, nervous and immune systems and enhances immunity.
  2. It regulates metabolism, generates growth and relieves fatigue.
  3. It relieves irritation and removes lymph congestion.
  4. This herb draws all toxins to itself and transforms them.