Lysmachia, Jin Qian Cao 金钱草

Lysmachia
Jin Qian Cao 金钱草, Guo Lu Huang 過路黄 (TCM)
Lysimachia legendrei
Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Naturwissenschaften (Hamburg) (1858-1862)

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Botanical name:
Lysimachia christinae (syn . L. legendrei)

Parts used:
Whole herb

Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Sweet, Salty

Uses:
1. Clears Damp-Heat, Promotes Urine, Clears Stones:
-painful urine dribbling, Strangury
-important herb for Urinary Stones

2. Clears Damp-Heat from the Liver:
-Jaundice
-Cholecystitis, Gall Stones

3. Clears Heat and Poison:
-Abscess, Sores, Toxic Swellings, Bruises, taken internally and fresh herb applied topically
-Snake Bite


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DOSE:
Dried Herb in Decoction: 15–60 grams
Fresh Herb: 30–120 grams

SUBSTITUTES:
A number of herbs are used as 'Jin Qian Cao' in different parts of China:
1. Desomodium styracifolium
2. Glechoma longituba (Huo Xue Dan, Lian Qian Cao)
3. Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides (Tian Hu Sui)

Main Combinations:
1. Jaundice:
i. from Damp-Heat, Lysimachia Jin Qian Cao with Artemisia Yin Chen Hao, Gardenia Zhi Zi
ii. from Damp-Heat, Lysimachia Jin Qian Cao with Dandelion (Pu Gong Ying), Bitter or Unripe Citrus peel (Qing Pi, etc.)
iii. Lysimachia Jin Qian Cao with Imperata Bai Mao Gen, Plantain herb (Che Qian Cao).
2. Gall Stones, Jaundice Lysimachia Jin Qian Cao with Artemisia Yin Chen Hao, Rhubarb (Da Huang), Curcuma tuber Yu Jin
3. Urinary Stones:
i. Lysimachia Jin Qian Cao with Chicken Gizzard Skin (Ji Nei Jin) and Lygodium Hai Jin Sha
ii. Lysimachia Jin Qian Cao with Asparagus and Plantain herb (Che Qian Cao) (from Zhejiang Minjian Cao Yao)
4. Strangury:
i. from Damp-Heat, Lysimachia Jin Qian Cao with Plantain seed (Che Qian Zi), Polygonum Bian Xu
5. Edema, Lysimachia Jin Qian Cao with Polygonum Bian Xu (from Shanghai Changyong Zhong Cao Yao)
6. Acute Cough, Lysimachia Jin Qian Cao (3–5 qian) is decocted in water with rock sugar. (Fujian Folk Remedies)
7. Leukorrhea, Lysimachia Jin Qian Cao with Eucommia Du Zhong and Akebia Mu Tong.
8. Topically for Hot toxic swellings:
i. Lysimachia Jin Qian Cao with Dandelion (Pu Gong Ying), Chrysanthemum indicum Ye Ju Hua topically
ii. Lysimachia Jin Qian Cao with Self Heal (Xia Ku Cao), both fresh, beaten and applied
9. Rheumatoid arthritis, the herb is boiled in wine and applied topically. (Guiyang Folk Remedy)


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Cautions:
Generally safe and well tolerated. Due to the fact that larger doses are often used for Gall and Urinary Stones, high doses have occasionally caused allergic reactions and rashes in some people.

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