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Alternate English names: bugleweed water horehound

Alternate Chinese names: 虎兰 hǔ lán; 虎蒲 hǔ pú; 小泽兰 shuǐ zé lán; 草泽兰 cǎo zé lán; 泽兰叶 zé lán yè

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Lycopus lucidus Turcz. var. hirtus Regel. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Lycopus lucidus Turcz.; Lycopus lucidus Turcz. var. hirtus Regel*; Lycopus lucidus Turcz. var. taiwanensis Hayata; Lycopus parviflorus Maxm.; Lycopus maackianus (Maxim.) Mak.; Lycopus coreanus Lévl.; Lycopus europaeus L.; Eupatorium chinense L.; Eupatorium fortunei Turcz.

Use: Medicinal

Category: Blood-quickening stasis-transforming agents / Blood-quickening menses-regulating agents

Properties: Acrid, bitter; slightly warm.

Channel entry: Liver and spleen channels.

Actions and indications:

• Quickens the blood and dispels stasis: Blood stasis with menstrual pain, amenorrhea, menstrual irregularities, postpartum stasis obstruction abdominal pain, injury from knocks and falls, and swelling of welling-abscesses.
• Disinhibits urine and disperses swelling: Postpartum water swelling, puffy swelling, and ascites.

Dosage and method: Oral: 10–15g in decoctions.

Warnings: Contraindicated in pregnancy; use with care in the absence of stasis.

Quality: Undamaged young leafy herbs with firm stems are the best.

Production area: Most parts of China.

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