Red Head Grass (Rabdosia rubescens)

红头草hóng tóu cǎoHongtoucao

Rabdosia rubescens · Plant

Ocimeae, standing in for Rabdosia rubescens
This photo shows Ocimeae, not Rabdosia rubescens: Wikimedia Commons has no freely licensed photo of it. Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

Contains diterpenoids; may have cytotoxic effects; may interact with blood-thinning medications; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

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

Epidemic ParotitisLung Heat CoughMouth & Tongue SoresStomach Fire ToothachePain In Throat SwellingToxin Of Welling Abscess & Sore Swelling

TCM actions

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

Clear Heat & Drain FireResolve Toxin & Disperse Swelling