Water Spinach (Ipomoea aquatica)

蕹菜wèng càiWengcai

Ipomoea aquatica · Plant

Ipomoea aquatica
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Indications

Cautions

Limited safety data for medicinal use; avoid during pregnancy due to insufficient safety information.

Indications

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

ConstipationFractureHematocheziaHematuriaHemorrhoidsNosebleed(epistaxisSnake Or Insect BitesStrangury-turbiditySwollen Welling Abscess

TCM actions

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

Cool Blood & Clear HeatDisinhibit Damp & Resolve Toxin