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Centrantherae Herba

Cochin China centranthera

胡麻草 〔胡麻草〕 hú má cǎo

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Centranthera cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Sour and slightly numbing; warm.

Actions and indications: Disperses swelling and disperses stasis; stanches bleeding and relieves pain. Treats expectoration of blood; coughing of blood; vomiting of blood (blood ejection); internal injury, and blood stasis due to injury from knocks and falls; rheumatic arthritis.

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