Mouse Tail Grass (Gnaphalium affine)

鼠曲草shǔ qū cǎoShuqucao

Gnaphalium affine · Plant

Gnaphalium affine
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Indications

Cautions

May cause allergic reactions in those sensitive to the daisy family; limited safety data; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

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

AsthmaCough With Profuse PhlegmIn Sinews & Bones PainVaginal DischargeWelling Abscess & Open SoreWind-cold Common Cold

TCM actions

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

Dispel Wind & Dissipate ColdSuppress Cough & Transform Phlegm