Thousand-layer tower (Lycopodium serratum)

千层塔qiān céng tǎQiancengta

Lycopodium serratum · Plant

Lycopodium, standing in for Lycopodium serratum
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Indications

The catalogue records no caution for this entry. That is not evidence that it is safe.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Thousand-layer tower for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Bleeding From HemorrhoidsCold-damp AscitesCor PulmonaleEnduring SoresHematuriaKnocks & FallsLung AbscessPneumoniaScaldsTaxation Damage & Blood EjectionToxin SwellingVaginal Discharge

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Thousand-layer tower does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Abate FeverClear Heat & Resolve ToxinDisperse StasisEliminate DampStanch Bleeding