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Alternate English names: cress

Alternate Chinese names: 辣米菜 là mǐ cài; 塘葛菜 táng gé cài; 田葛菜 tián gé cài; 江剪刀菜 jiāng jiǎn dāo cài

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Rorippa montana (Wall.) Small [= Nasturtium montanum Wall.]; Rorippa indica (L.) Hiern [= Nasturtium indicum (L.) DC.]

Use: Medicinal

Category: Phlegm-transforming cough-relieving panting-calming agents / Cough-relieving panting-calming agents

Properties: Acrid; cool; nontoxic*.

Channel entry: Lung and liver channels.

Actions and indications:

• Dispels phlegm and relieves cough: Cough and panting with copious phlegm.
• Clears heat and resolves toxin: Painful swollen throat; welling-abscesses and sores.
• Disinhibits dampness and abates jaundice: Damp-heat jaundice.

Dosage and method: Oral: (10–30g; fresh 30–60g). Topical: Apply the fresh product crushed.

Production area: Most parts of China.

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