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Gnaphalium, Shu Qu Cao 鼠曲草
Cudweed
Shu Qu Cao (TCM)
Gandha bha dra (Tibet)
Shu Qu Cao (TCM)
Gandha bha dra (Tibet)
Gnaphalium uliginosum
Dietrich, A.G., Flora regni Borussici (1843)
Dietrich, A.G., Flora regni Borussici (1843)
Botanical name:
Gnaphalium spp.
Parts used:
Whole Herb
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Sour, Sweet
Gnaphalium spp.
- G. affine (syn. G. multiceps) (TCM, Tibet)
- G. uliginosum has been used very similarly in the West.
Parts used:
Whole Herb
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Sour, Sweet
Uses:
1. Clears Cold Phlegm, Stops Cough:
-Cough, Bronchitis, Asthma with profuse Phlegm
-it clears Cold and disperses Lung Qi
2. Clears Wind-Cold, Resists Poison:
-Wind-Cold type Common Cold and Flu
-Abscess, Boils, Carbuncles, Toxic Sores, Dermatitis (internally and topically)
-Trauma and Bruising (internally and topically)
-Tumors (Tibet)
-Snake Bite (topically)
3. Benefits Kidneys:
-Edema, Nephritis, Kidney disease
-Diabetes
-Lumbago
-pain in the sinews and bones, Rheumatism
-Leukorrhea, Spermatorrea
Dose:
Decoction: 6–15 grams (up to 30 grams has been listed)
Soak in wine for Cold type muscle and joint pain.
Comment:
A number of various species of Gnaphalium have been used in various places. The two above-mentioned species are particularly similar is use but it would seem likely that a number of other species may be used.
Decoction: 6–15 grams (up to 30 grams has been listed)
Soak in wine for Cold type muscle and joint pain.
Comment:
A number of various species of Gnaphalium have been used in various places. The two above-mentioned species are particularly similar is use but it would seem likely that a number of other species may be used.
Main Combinations:
1. Cough:
i. Decoct 6 grams and add 6 grams of Rock Sugar
ii. decoct with Coltsfoot and Licorice
2. As a wash for skin conditions, decoct with Licorice and apply
Major Formulas:
Cautions:
None noted
Main Preparations used:
None noted
Main Preparations used: