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Latin pharmacognostic name: Phyllanthi Urinariae Herba (cum Radice)

Alternate Chinese names: 叶合草 yè hé cǎo; 叶后珠 yè hòu zhū; 叶下珠 yè xià zhū

Kingdom: Plant

Origin (other sources): Phyllanthus urinaria L.

Use: Medicinal

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

Properties: Sweet and bitter; cool.

Channel entry: Liver, lung, and kidney channels.*

Indications:

• Disinhibits urine and frees strangury: Strangury; water swelling.
• Clear intestinal tract damp-heat: Diarrhea and dysentery.
• Clears the liver and brightens the eyes: Gān accumulation; eye gān (nutritional keratomalacia and other disorders associated with malnutrition); night blindness.

  Dosage & Method: Oral: Decoct (15–30g).

  Product Area: Mainly produced in Guǎngdōng, Guǎngxī, and Sìchuān but also grows Jiāngsū, ānhuī, Zhèjiāng, Fújiàn, Guìzhōu, and Yúnnán.

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