Glechoma, Ground Ivy

Alehoof; Hedera terrestris, Corona Terra
Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485
Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491
Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530

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Botanical name:
Glechoma hederacea (syn. Hedera terrestris)
Salmon listed 4 kinds:
  1. Common Ground Ivy (Alehoof)
  2. Lesser Ground Ivy
  3. Mountain Ground Ivy
  4. Stone Ground Ivy
The related G. longituba is used in TCM as one form of Jin Qian Cao., and is likewise used for Urinary Stones.

Parts used:
Herb

Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter

Classifications:
3K. EXPECTORANT

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Uses:
1. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine:
-opens Obstructions of the Kidneys and Bladder; Dysuria, Strangury
-Jaundice

2. Clears Wind and Damp, Benefits the Kidney and Bones:
-Lower Back Pain and weakness associated with Kidney weakness.
-Arthritis, Arthralgia, Rheumatism, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sciatica, ‘Gout of the hands, knees, or feet’;
-‘boiled in Mutton broth it helps weak and aching backs’ (Gerard)

3. Clears Heat, Resists Poison, Reduces Swelling:
-clears Venom and Poison, including the Plague, Spotted Fevers
-Applied topically and taken internally for Scabs, Itches, Scabies, Erysipelas, spreading Ulcers and Cancers, Swollen Abscesses, Scrofula, Sores, Malignant Lesions and Tumors.
-Dysentery and Influenza (TCM)

4. Moves the Blood, Promotes Healing:
-internal Bruising, Trauma, Wounds and Fractures.
-Ulcers including Lung Ulcers

5. Clears Phlegm and Heat, Stops Coughs:
-Coughs, Asthma, Bronchitis, Consumption (West, TCM)
-useful in Chronic Bronchitis and chronic Cough with excess Phlegm;
-some preferred it before all other vegetable medicines in the cure of Consumption.

6. Externally:
-ointment for all Burns and Scalds.
-juice has been applied to Fistulas, Spreading Ulcers, Tumors and Cancers
-juice is applied with Honey for Sores and Ulcers, including poor healing Ulcers and Wounds.
-Eye drops for sore, red, inflamed Eyes; also opacity and films of the eyes.
-juice was used for Ulcers of the Mouth, Throat and Genitals.
-Poor hearing, Deafness and Tinnitus, being applied topically (either the steam or juice dropped in)
-Applied fresh to Abscesses and Boils.
-juice or powdered leaves has been credited with curing chronic, obstinate Headaches when used as a snuff
-given in enemas for Colic pains


Dose:
Decoction: 5–15 grams (up to 30 grams for Stones)

Substitute:
The Chinese herb Lysmachia Jin Qian Cao is used synonymously with the local Chinese Ground Ivy, G. longituba. The main indications for both these herbs in TCM are for Stones. Lysmachia is better for Gall Stones, while Glechoma is best for Urinary Stones. Lysmachia Jin Qian Cao can be used as a substitute, especially when used for Stones and urinary disorders.

Main Combinations:
1. Cough, Bronchitis, Consumption:
i. Ground Ivy with  ... available in PRO version
ii. Ground Ivy with  ... available in PRO version
iii. Ground Ivy with  ... available in PRO version
iv. Ground Ivy with  ... available in PRO version
v. Ground Ivy with  ... available in PRO version
vi. Ground Ivy with  ... available in PRO version
vii. Ground Ivy with  ... available in PRO version
viii. Ground Ivy with  ... available in PRO version
2. Chronic Cough, Bronchitis, Asthma, Consumption, Ground Ivy with  ... available in PRO version
3. Asthma, Ground Ivy with  ... available in PRO version
4. Chronic Lung diseases, Ground Ivy with  ... available in PRO version
5. Scarlet Fever, Ground Ivy with  ... available in PRO version
6. Breast Cancer, Ground Ivy and  ... available in PRO version
7. Fistulas, Running Ulcers and Cancers, Ground Ivy juice  ... available in PRO version
8. As a wash for Sores and Ulcers of the Mouth or Genitals,  ... available in PRO version

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Cautions:
Avoid overdose

Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water, Conserve, Syrup of the Juice, Compound Syrup and the Juice
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