Bone-penetrating Grass (Phryma leptostachya)

透骨草tòu gǔ cǎoTougucao

Phryma leptostachya · Plant

Phryma leptostachya
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Indications

Cautions

Limited safety data; avoid during pregnancy and breastfeeding due to insufficient safety information.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Bone-penetrating Grass for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

BeriberiContracture Of Muscles & JointsRelieve PainToxin Of Sore & Lichen SwellingWind-damp Impediment Pain

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Bone-penetrating Grass does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Dispel Wind & Eliminate DampSoothe Sinews & Quicken Blood