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Buddha’S Lamp
Buddha’S Lamp. Properties: Sweetslightly Bitter; Cool. Meridians: Bladder; Lung; Large Intestine
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Shan Gan Cao
中文名 (Chinese)
山甘草
Latin Name
Caulis et Folium Mussaenda Pubescentis
English Name
Buddha’S Lamp
Alias Names
白蝴蝶白茶凉茶藤白头公凉藤黄蜂藤生肌藤粘雀藤土甘草水藤根假忍冬藤蝴蝶藤
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Sweetslightly Bitter; Cool
Meridians (归经)
Bladder; Lung; Large Intestine
Part Used
Stem-leaf
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To resolve exterior, clear summerheat, disinhibit damp, resolve toxin, quicken blood.
Indication (主治)
Common cold, summerheat stroke, fever, cough, swelling pain in throat, summerheat-damp diarrhea, dysentery, swelling and pus of sores, knocks and falls, snake bite.
🔗 External References
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