Sedum sarmentosum, Chui Pen Cao 垂盆草
Hanging Stonecrop, Stringy Stonecrop, Gold Moss Stonecrop, Graveyard Moss
Chui Pen Cao, Shi Zhi Jia (TCM)
Botanical name:
Sedum sarmentosum
As in the West, a number of related Sedum species are known and used similarly in TCM.
This includes: S. kamtschaticum, S. makinoi
Parts used:
Whole Herb
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Slightly Sweet and Sour
Classification:
Uses:
1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison, Disperses Swellings:
-red, swollen and painful Abscesses, Boils, Toxic Sores
-acute swollen and painful Sore Throat
-Mastitis
-Snakebite, Insect Bites
-Burns and Scalds
2. Clears Heat and Damp from the Liver:
-Jaundice
-Hepatitis (acute or chronic)
-proven Hepato-protective effect
3. Externally:
-Bites and Stings, crush the herb and apply topically
-Burns and Scalds, apply as a paste
-applied to Mastitis, Boils, Abscesses
Dose:
Decoction: 15–30 grams (45–90 grams fresh)
Juice: 30–120 grams of the fresh plant is beaten and expressed and the juice taken (for Snakebite, Stings and for Burns)
Substitutes:
1. In general it is similar to Sempervium (Houseleek) of which Sedum is close related. They may be synonymous in effect as a number of Sedum spp. were known and used in the West, all noted for their cooling quality for Heat and Inflammations.
Main Combinations:
1. Abscesses, Boils, Toxic Sores, Sedum sarmentosum, Dandelion (Pu Gong Ying), Violet (Zi Hua Di Ding)
2. Jaundice from Damp-Heat obstructing the Liver, Sedum sarmentosum with Artemisia scoparia Yin Chen Hao, Lysmachia Jin Qian Cao.
Major Formulas:
Cautions:
1. Only for Cold-type Toxic sores or Damp-Cold Jaundice
2. Large doses can cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
Main Preparations used:
Expressed Juice
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