Lychee grass (Salvia plebeia)

荔枝草lì zhī cǎoLizhicao

Salvia plebeia · Plant

Salvia plebeia
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

Limited safety data; may have effects similar to other Salvia species; avoid during pregnancy; caution with sedatives.

Indications

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

Bleeding From HemorrhoidsBlood EjectionCommon Cold With FeverDysenteryEczema TitillationFlooding & SpottingHematuriaHemoptysisKnocks & FallsLung Heat CoughNephritis With EdemaSnake Or Insect BitesPain In Throat SwellingToxin Of Welling Abscess & Sore SwellingWhite Turbidity

TCM actions

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

Clear Heat & Resolve ToxinCool Blood & Dissipate StasisDisinhibit Water & Disperse Edema

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