Chuan East Swertia (Swertia davidii)

川东獐牙菜chuān dōng zhāng yá càiChuandongzhangyacai

Swertia davidii · Plant

Swertia, standing in for Swertia davidii
This photo shows Swertia, not Swertia davidii: Wikimedia Commons has no freely licensed photo of it. Photo: Bernd Haynold, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

Limited safety data; likely contains compounds similar to other Swertia species; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

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

AnnexitisConjunctivitisDamp-heat JaundiceDysenteryLung Heat CoughPelvic InflamationScab & Lichen With Sore ToxinSuppurative OsteomyelitisPain In Throat SwellingToothacheUrinary Tract InfectionZoster

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Chuan East Swertia does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Clear Heat & Resolve ToxinDisinhibit Damp