Salty Sour Grass (Suaeda salsa)

咸酸蔃xián suān léiXiansuanlei

Suaeda salsa · Plant

Suaeda salsa
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Indications

Cautions

Limited safety data; may contain sodium; caution with hypertension and edema; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

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

Absent PeriodsBleeding Due To External InjuryChild Head SoreDiarrheaDysenteryItchy SkinKnocks & FallsPoisonous Snake Bite

TCM actions

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

Clear Heat & Disinhibit DampQuicken Blood & Regulate MenstruationResolve Toxin & Disperse Swelling