Dog Dung Flower (Lantana camara)

狗屎花gǒu shǐ huāGoushihua

Lantana camara · Plant

Lantana camara
Photo: Herbarium of the University of Coimbra (COI), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

Contains hepatotoxic pentacyclic triterpenoids; berries are toxic; avoid all internal use; may cause photosensitivity.

Indications

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

Blood EjectionCoughDysenteryFractureHepatitisKnife WoundOdynuriaScrofulaVaginal Discharge

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Dog Dung Flower does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Clear Heat & Disinhibit DampClear Lung & Transform PhlegmStanch Bleeding & Dissipate Stasis

Other entries for Lantana camara

Five-colored lantana 五色梅