Purple Snowflake (Plumbago zeylanica)

紫雪花zǐ xuě huāZixuehua

Plumbago zeylanica · Plant

Plumbago zeylanica
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Indications

Cautions

Contains plumbagin; may be toxic in high doses; may cause skin irritation; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

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

Absent PeriodsDysmenorrheaScab & LichenSprain From Knocks & FallsToxin Of Welling Abscess & Sore SwellingWind-damp Impediment Pain

TCM actions

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

Break Blood & Free MenstruationDispel Wind & Kill WormsDisperse Swelling & Relieve Pain

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