Xi Ye Ci Zhen Cao
Name
Xi Ye Ci Zhen Cao (Herba Bidentis Parviflorae)
Sources
The drug is the dried or fresh aerial part of Bidens parviflora Willd. (family Compositae), growing on mountain slopes, roadsides, in woods, along ditches, and distributed chiefly in Inner Monglia, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Shandong, Jiangsu, Henan, Sichuan of China.
Constituents
It contains volatile oil, including β-eudesmol, β-selinol, nerolidol, also contains astragalin, isoquercitrin, sulfurein.
The Effect of Xi Ye Ci Zhen Cao
Actions
It is used to clear away toxic heat, activate blood circulation, remove blood stasis; for the treatment of fever due to common cold, cough, diarrhea, enteritis, appendicitis, traumatic injury, chronic ulcer.