薺菜

Ji Cai

Fresh Ji Cai

Name

Ji Cai (Shepherdspurse Herb)

Property

Sweet, bland, cool; liver, heart and lung meridians entered.

Actions

Promote diuresis, harmonize the spleen, stop bleeding and improve vision.

Indications

Dysentery, edema, stranguria, chyluria, menorrhagia, hematochezia, metrorrhagia, hematemesis, acute conjunctivitis.

Dosage and administration

Decoct 15~30 g (60~120 g of fresh product), or made into pill or powder. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into juice for eye drop.