Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)

水葫芦shuǐ hú luShuihulu

Eichhornia crassipes · Plant

Eichhornia crassipes
Photo: Bernard DUPONT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

No specific contraindications known.

Indications

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

Damp SoreEdemaHeat StrangurySwollen BoilUrethral StoneWind-heat Common ColdWind Papules

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Water Hyacinth does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Dispel Wind-heatResolve Toxin & Eliminate Damp