Menyanthes, Buckbean
Bogbean, Water Trefoil, Marsh Trefoil, Marsh Clover
Shui Cai (TCM)
Shui Cai (TCM)
Tabernaemontanus
Icones Plantarum Medicinalium. 1788
Atlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893
Botanical name:
Menyanthes trifoliata (syn. Trifolium palustre, T. fibrinum)
Parts used:
Leaf
Temperature & Taste:
Cold, dry. Bitter
Menyanthes trifoliata (syn. Trifolium palustre, T. fibrinum)
Parts used:
Leaf
Temperature & Taste:
Cold, dry. Bitter
Uses:
1. Clears Heat and Damp, Opens Obstructions:
-Jaundice, Hypochondria pain
2. Clears Heat and Toxin, Resolves Masses:
-Scrofula
3. Promotes Digestion:
-indigestion, loss of appetite
4. Purges Heat:
-large doses are cathartic, sometimes emetic
5. Externally:
-Skin diseases with redness and inflammation; Eczema, Herpes
Dose:
Powder: 1–2 grams (1 scruple–half dram); 1 dram (3.8 grams) is purgative
Correctives:
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Comment:
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Substitutes:
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Powder: 1–2 grams (1 scruple–half dram); 1 dram (3.8 grams) is purgative
Correctives:
... available in PRO version
Comment:
... available in PRO version
Substitutes:
... available in PRO version
Main Combinations:
1. Stomach weakness and Indigestion:
i. Menyanthes with ... available in PRO version
ii. Menyanthes with ... available in PRO version
2. Bitter Powder: Menyanthes with ... available in PRO version
3. Liver Heat and obstruction, Menyanthes with ... available in PRO version
4. Fever, Menyanthes with ... available in PRO version
5. 'Spring Cure': Menyanthes with ... available in PRO version
6. Diuretic, to an infusion of Menyanthes, add ... available in PRO version
7. Nervous Debility, Menyanthes, ... available in PRO version
8. Cancer tea: Menyanthes, ... available in PRO version
Cautions:
1. Avoid in people with Diarrhea or Colitis.
Main Preparations used:
1. Avoid in people with Diarrhea or Colitis.
Main Preparations used: