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Latin pharmacognostic name: Dichondrae Herba

Alternate English names: lesser moneywort

Alternate Chinese names: 马蹄金 mǎ tí jīn

Kingdom: Plant

Origin (other sources): Dichondra repens Forst.

Use: Medicinal

Category:

Properties: Bitter and acrid; cool; toxic*.

Channel entry: Lung and liver channels.*

Indications:

Clears heat, resolves toxin, disinhibits water, and quickens the blood.

jaundice; dysentery; sand strangury; white turbidity; water swelling; toxin swelling of clove sores (dīng); injury from knocks and falls.

Dosage & Method: Oral: Decoct (6–15g). Topical: Apply crushed.

Notes: Used as moneywort in Sìchuān 金钱草 in Sìchuān.

Product Area: Sìchuān and the south of China.

See also: Jīn qián cǎo (金钱草 Lysimachiae Herba, moneywort)

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