Lysimachia, Jin Qian Cao 金钱草
LysmachiaJin Qian Cao 金钱草, Guo Lu Huang 過路黄 (TCM)
The closely related and similar looking Western Lysimachia nummulariaIcones Plantarum Medicinalium. 1788
Lysimachia christinae flower(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia)
Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSIONBotanical name:
Lysimachia christinae (syn . L. legendrei)
A number of plants supply Jin Qian Cao on the Chinese Market:
1. Desomodium styracifolium (Guan Jin Qian Cao)
2. Glechoma longituba (Huo Xue Dan, Lian Qian Cao)
3. Glechoma hederacea–Ground Ivy (Jiang Su Jin Qian Cao)
4. Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides (Jiang Xin Jin Qian Cao, Tian Hu Sui)
5. Dichondra repens (Si Chuan Xiao Jin Qían Cao)
Parts used:
Whole herb
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Sweet, Salty
Classification:
3F. LITHONTRIPTIC
C. Clear Damp, Promote Urine
Uses:
1. Clears Damp-Heat, Promotes Urine, Clears Stones:
-painful urine dribbling, Strangury
-important herb for Urinary and Gall Stones
2. Clears Damp-Heat from the Liver:
-Jaundice
-Cholecystitis, Gall Stones
3. Clears Heat and Poison:
-Abscess, Sores, Toxic Swellings, Bruises, taken internally and fresh herb applied topically
-Snake Bite
Dose:
Dried Herb in Decoction: 15–60 grams
Substitutes:
… available in PRO version
Main Combinations:
1. Jaundice:
i. from Damp-Heat, Lysimachia Jin Qian Cao with … available in PRO version
ii. from Damp-Heat, Lysimachia Jin Qian Cao with … available in PRO version
iii. Lysimachia Jin Qian Cao with … available in PRO version
2. Gall Stones:
i. with Jaundice Lysimachia Jin Qian Cao with … available in PRO version
ii. Lysimachia Jin Qian Cao with … available in PRO version
3. Urinary Stones:
i. often combined with … available in PRO version
ii. Lysimachia Jin Qian Cao with … available in PRO version
iii. Lysimachia Jin Qian Cao with … available in PRO version
iv. with Dysuria, Lysimachia Jin Qian Cao with … available in PRO version
v. with Dysuria, Lysimachia Jin Qian Cao with … available in PRO version
4. Strangury:
i. from Damp-Heat, Lysimachia Jin Qian Cao with … available in PRO version
5. Edema, Lysimachia Jin Qian Cao with … available in PRO version
6. Acute Cough, Lysimachia Jin Qian Cao … available in PRO version
7. Leukorrhea, Lysimachia Jin Qian Cao with … available in PRO version
8. Topically for Hot toxic swellings:
i. Lysimachia Jin Qian Cao with … available in PRO version
ii. Lysimachia Jin Qian Cao with … available in PRO version
9. Rheumatoid arthritis, … available in PRO version
Cautions:
Generally safe and well tolerated. Due to the fact that larger doses are often used for Gall and Urinary Stones, high doses have occasionally caused allergic reactions and rashes in some people.