Toothache Grass (Swertia bimaculata)
獐牙菜zhāng yá càiZhangyacai
Swertia bimaculata · Plant
10
Indications
Cautions
Contains secoiridoid glycosides; may affect blood glucose; caution with diabetes medications; avoid during pregnancy.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Toothache Grass for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Acute ConjunctivitisAcute IcterohepatitisChronic Liver DiseasesDamp-heat JaundiceDysenteryGastritisIndigestionMouth SorePain Of Sores SwellingToothache
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Toothache Grass does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Disinhibit DampDrain Fire & Resolve ToxinFortify Spleen