Cogongrass root (Imperata cylindrica)

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Imperata cylindrica · Plant

Imperata cylindrica
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Indications

Cautions

May increase urination; caution with kidney disorders; may lower blood sugar; avoid with diabetes medications.

Indications

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

Crane’s Knee WindFire EyeJaundiceMalariaMalign SoreMigraineIn Joints Due To Rheumatalgia PainScab & LichenStomachacheSwollen Welling AbscessToothache

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Cogongrass root does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Abate JaundiceEliminate ScreenInterrupt MalariaSettle AsthmaSettle Pain

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