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Nymphoidis Herba

Floating heart

莕菜 〔莕菜〕 xìng cài

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Nymphoides peltatum (Gmel.) O. Ktze.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Sweet; cold; nontoxic.

Actions and indications: Clears heat, disinhibits urine, disperses swelling, and resolves toxin. Treats cold and heat; heat strangury; swollen welling-abscesses (yōng zhǒng); fire cinnabar toxin (erysipelas).

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