Beggar’s Ticks (Bidens pilosa)

鬼针草guǐ zhēn cǎoGuizhencao

Bidens pilosa · Plant

Bidens pilosa
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Indications

Cautions

May enhance anticoagulants; caution before surgery.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Beggar’s Ticks for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

DiarrheaDysenteryIntestinal Welling AbscessJaundiceKnocks & FallsSnake Or Insect BitesPain In Throat SwellingToxin Of Clove Sore SwellingWind-damp Impediment Pain

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Beggar’s Ticks does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Clear Heat & Resolve ToxinDispel Wind & Eliminate DampQuicken Blood & Disperse Swelling