白筋骨草
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 白筋骨草
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.