Guizhou swertia (Swertia kouitchensis)

贵州獐牙菜guì zhōu zhāng yá càiGuizhouzhangyacai

Swertia kouitchensis · Plant

Swertia, standing in for Swertia kouitchensis
This photo shows Swertia, not Swertia kouitchensis: 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 Guizhou swertia for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Bitter Taste & Tidal FeverDamp-heat JaundiceFever In ChildrenFire EyeGastritisIndigestionMouth SorePoisonous Snake BitesSore Swollen ThroatToothache

TCM actions

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

Clear Heat & Resolve ToxinDisinhibit Damp