Polycarpaea, Xing Se Cao 星色草
Bai Gu Ding, Xing Se Cao (TCM)
Nilaisedachi (Siddha)
Botanical name:
Polycarpaea corymbosa (syn. Polycarpea corymbosa, Achyranthes corymbosa, Celosia corymbosa, Mollia corymbosa)
Parts used:
Whole plant
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter
Uses:
1. Clears Heat and Damp:
-Diarrhea, Dysentery, Enteritis
-Indigestion from Heat and Damp
-Jaundice
2. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:
-Boils, Abscesses, Carbuncles
-Venomous Bites including Snakes and Insects (internally and topically)
3. Externally:
-fresh plant is applied to inflammations
-applied to boils and toxic swellings
Dose:
In Decoction: 3–9 grams
Substitute:
Polycarpaea is used as a substitute for Fumitory in India.
Main Combinations:
1. Jaundice, formed into pills with Molasses (India)
Major Formulas:
Cautions:
None noted
Main Preparations used:
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