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Alternate English names: plantain

Alternate Chinese names: 车前 chē qián; 当道 dāng dào; 田波菜 tián bō cài; 车前菜 chē qián cài; 牛甜菜 niú tián cài; 马舄 mǎ xì; 牛舄 niú xì

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Plantago asiatica L.; Plantago depressa Willd. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Plantago asiatica L.* [= P. major L. var. asiatica Decaisne]; Plantago depressa Willd.*

Use: Medicinal

Category: Water-disinhibiting dampness-percolating agents / Urine-disinhibiting strangury-freeing agents

Properties: Sweet; cold; nontoxic*.

Channel entry: Large intestine and triple burner (root and leaves) channels.*

Actions and indications: Disinhibits water, clears heat, brightens the eyes, dispels phlegm. Treats urinary stoppage; strangury-turbidity (lìn zhuó); vaginal discharge; bloody urine; jaundice; water swelling; heat dysentery; diarrhea; nosebleed; painful red swollen eyes; throat impediment (hóu bì); throat moth; cough; ulceration of the skin.

Dosage and method: Oral: (10–20g) or extract juice. Topical: Apply crushed.

Quality: Dry plump black seeds without shells are the best.

Production area: Jiāngxī, Hénán, Guǎngxī.

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