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Botanical name |
Eclipta prostrata |
| Pin yin name | Han Lian Cao | |
| Pin yin description | Han means dry and lian is a character derived from the one meaning to include or to link; there is uncertainty about the meaning of the herb's name or how these characters indicate this plant; cao refers generally to plants that are weed-like; mo means ink and refers to the fact that when broken, the stem would exude a black sticky fluid, appearing like ink. | |
| Other common names | False Daisy | |
| Part used | Whole | |
| Taste | Sweet, Sour | |
| Nature | Cold | |
| Traditional Chinese uses | Supplement yin, tonify the kidney, cool blood, stop bleeding | |
| Traditional Chinese applications | Deficiency of liver and kidney yin, with symptoms of dizziness, vertigo, and premature graying of hair; discharge of blood due to deficiency of yin with heat in the blood. | |
| Possible unwanted effects | None noted | |
| Herb drug interactions | None reported | |
| TCM and other contraindications | Cold from deficiency of the spleen or kidney resulting in diarrhoea. | |
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