Foxtail Amaranth (Amaranthus caudatus)

尾穗苋wěi suì xiànWeisuixian

Amaranthus caudatus · Plant

Amaranthus caudatus
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Indications

Cautions

High oxalate content; caution with kidney stones.

Indications

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

Child Gan AccumulationFatigue Hypodynamia Due To Spleen-stomach VacuityReduced Food Intake

TCM actions

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

Disperse GanFortify Spleen