Menyanthes, Buckbean

Bogbean, Water Trefoil, Marsh Trefoil, Marsh Clover
Shui Cai (TCM)

Tabernaemontanus

Icones Plantarum Medicinalium. 1788

Atlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893

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Botanical name:

Menyanthes trifoliata (syn. Trifolium palustre, T. fibrinum)

Parts used:

Leaf

Temperature & Taste:

Cold, dry. Bitter

Uses:

1. Clears Heat and Damp, Opens Obstructions:
-Jaundice, Hypochondria pain

2. Clears Heat and Toxin, Resolves Masses:
-Scrofula

3. Promotes Digestion:
-indigestion, loss of appetite

4. Purges Heat:
-large doses are cathartic, sometimes emetic

5. Externally:
-Skin diseases with redness and inflammation; Eczema, Herpes

Dose:

Powder: 1–2 grams (1 scruple–half dram); 1 dram (3.8 grams) is purgative

Correctives:

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Comment:

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Substitutes:

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Main Combinations:

1. Stomach weakness and Indigestion:
i. Menyanthes with … available in PRO version
ii. Menyanthes with … available in PRO version
2. Bitter Powder: Menyanthes with … available in PRO version
3. Liver Heat and obstruction, Menyanthes with … available in PRO version
4. Fever, Menyanthes with … available in PRO version
5. ‘Spring Cure’: Menyanthes with … available in PRO version
6. Diuretic, to an infusion of Menyanthes, add … available in PRO version
7. Nervous Debility, Menyanthes, … available in PRO version
8. Cancer tea: Menyanthes, … available in PRO version

Cautions:

1. Avoid in people with Diarrhea or Colitis.