Medicinals

gǔ jīng cǎo / 谷精草 / 穀精草 / eriocaulon [flower];

Latin pharmacognostic name: Eriocauli Flos

Alternate English names: pipewort [flower]

Alternate Chinese names:

Origin: Plant

Use: medicinal

Category: Heat-clearing agents / Heat-clearing fire-draining agents

Properties: Sweet, acrid; balanced (some texts say cool).

Channel entry: liver and stomach channels.

Indications:

Clears liver heat; disperses wind-heat; brightens the eyes and abates screens: Eye diseases due to liver heat or wind-heat; headache, toothache, or painful swollen throat due to wind-heat.

Dosage & Method:

Oral: 6–15g in decoctions.

Warning:

Unsuitable for eye diseases due to yīn vacuity or blood depletion.

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