Pratia, Tong Chui Yu Dai Cao 铜锤玉带草
Pratia
Tong Chiu Yu Dai Cao (TCM)
Botanical name:
Pratia nummularia (syn. P. beonifolia, P. zeylanica, Lobelia nummularia)
Parts used:
Whole herb
Temperature & Taste:
Neutral. Pungent, Sweet, Bitter
Uses:
1. Clears Wind and Damp:
-Wind-Damp Rheumatic Pain
2. Moves the Blood, Clears Stasis:
-Irregular Menstruation
-Trauma, Bruising, Traumatic Bleeding (internally and topically)
3. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:
-Toxic Sores, Abscesses and Swellings, Breast Abscess
-Lung Heat Cough
-Red, painful, swollen eyes
-Poison
4. Benefits Qi:
-fatigue, weakness (mild effect)
Dose:
Decoction: 30–60 grams
It can be beaten and applied topically as a paste.
Main Combinations:
Major Formulas:
Cautions:
Not used during Pregnancy.
Main Preparations used:
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