Veined Toothache Grass (Swertia nervosa)

显脉獐牙菜xiǎn mài zhāng yá càiXianmaizhangyacai

Swertia nervosa · Plant

Swertia, standing in for Swertia nervosa
This photo shows Swertia, not Swertia nervosa: Wikimedia Commons has no freely licensed photo of it. Photo: Bernd Haynold, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

Limited safety data; likely contains compounds similar to other Swertia species; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

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

Bitter TasteIctJaundice IcterusTidal Fever

TCM actions

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

Clear Heat & Resolve ToxinQuicken Blood & Regulate Menstruation