Pig Bristle Grass (Cenchrus echinatus)

猪鬃草zhū zōng cǎoZhuzongcao

Cenchrus echinatus · Plant

Cenchrus echinatus
Photo: Tiago Lubiana, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

Seeds may cause mechanical injuries; handle with care.

Indications

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

Common Cold With FeverDamp-heat DiarrheaDysenteryLung Heat CoughMammary Welling AbscessPoisonous Snake BiteScrofulaStrangury-turbidityVaginal Discharge

TCM actions

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

Clear Heat & Resolve ToxinDisinhibit Water & Free Strangury