Hundred Day Grass (Zinnia elegans)

百日草bǎi rì cǎoBairicao

Zinnia elegans · Plant

Zinnia elegans
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Indications

Cautions

Limited medicinal use; may cause allergic reactions in those sensitive to the daisy family; limited safety data.

Indications

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

Damp-heat DysenteryMammary Welling AbscessStrangury SyndromeSwollen Boil

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Hundred Day Grass does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Clear HeatDisinhibit DampResolve Toxin