抽筋草

Name

Chou Jin Cao (Herba Stellariae Saxatilis)

Sources

The drug is the fresh or dried entire herb of Stellaria saxatilis Buth. -Ham. (family Caryophyllaceae), growing in rocky sites along creeks or in crevices of rock, and distributed in Southwestern China and Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Zhejiang, Taiwan, Henan, etc

The Effect of 抽筋草

Actions

It is used as blood-activator, antispasmodic and diuretic; for the treatment of jaundice, edema, leukorrhagia, traumatic injuries, rheumatic arthralgia, headache due to the liver-wind, apharin from apoplery deviation of the eye and mouth, infantile convulsion, external use for flacture and boils.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 6~15 g, or soaked in wine. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.