Western Sichuan Swertia (Swertia mussotii)

川西獐牙菜chuān xī zhāng yá càiChuanxizhangyacai

Swertia mussotii · Plant

Swertia, standing in for Swertia mussotii
This photo shows Swertia, not Swertia mussotii: 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 Western Sichuan Swertia for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Acute IcterohepatitisCholecystitisEdemaHepatitis

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Western Sichuan Swertia does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Abate JaundiceClear Liver & Disinhibit GallbladderDisinhibit Water & Disperse Edema

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