Wiseman’s Chinese Medical Database

lù xián cǎo / 鹿衔草 / 鹿銜草 / pyrola;

Latin pharmacognostic name: Pyrolae Herba

Alternate English names: round-leaved pyrola

Alternate Chinese names: 鹿蹄草 lù tí cǎo

Origin: Plant

Use: medicinal

Category: Wind-damp–dispelling agents / Wind-damp–dispelling sinew-strengthening agents

Properties: Sweet and bitter; warm.

Channel entry: liver and kidney channels.*

Indications:

• Dispels wind and dampness: Wind-damp impediment (fēng shī bì) pain; limp wilting sinews and bones; kidney vacuity lumbar pain.
• Supplements the lung and kidney: Lung vacuity cough; kidney vacuity panting.
• Stanches bleeding; resolves toxin: vomiting of blood (blood ejection); nosebleed; flooding and spotting; snake bites; diarrhea and dysentery.

  Dosage & Method:

  Oral: Decoct (15–30g); grind to a powder; stew with meat.

  Product Area:

  Yangtze basin, Shānxī, Héběi, and Hénán.