Back to search result Previous Next
Search in medicinals

Gynurae Bicoloris Herba

Purple gynura

观音苋 〔觀音莧〕 guān yīn xiàn

Alternate Chinese names: 红凤菜 hóng fèng cài; 紫背天葵4 zǐ bèi tiān kuí; 红菜 hóng cài; 红番苋 hóng fān xiàn; 红玉菜 hóng yù cài

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Gynura bicolor DC.

Use: Alimentary

Properties: Slightly sweet and acrid; balanced.

Actions and indications: Quickens the blood and stanches bleeding; resolves toxin and disperses swelling. Treats menstrual pain; flooding and spotting; coughing of blood; bleeding from wounds; persistent ulceration.

Back to search result Previous Next