Medicinal Uses of Nv Lou Cai and Hardleaf Nv Lou Cai
Nv Lou Cai and Hardleaf Nv Lou Cai are both traditional Chinese medicinal herbs. Nv Lou Cai belongs to the Caryophyllaceae family and is used in its entirety for medicinal purposes. It is harvested in the summer and autumn seasons, then washed and dried. It has the effects of invigorating the spleen, diuresis, and promoting lactation. What are the differences in the effects and uses of Nv Lou Cai and Hardleaf Nv Lou Cai?
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Effects and Uses of Nv Lou Cai
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nv Lou Cai is believed to have the effects of invigorating blood and regulating menstruation, promoting lactation, invigorating the spleen, eliminating dampness, and detoxification. It is commonly used for irregular menstruation, insufficient lactation, pediatric malnutrition, spleen deficiency edema, and carbuncle swelling and toxicity.
1. "Guizhou Herbal Medicine": "Invigorates blood and regulates menstruation, dispels accumulation and invigorates the spleen, detoxifies. Used to treat irregular menstruation, pediatric malnutrition, abscesses, and swelling."
2. "Ningxia Chinese Herbal Medicine Manual": "Promotes lactation, diuresis."
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Effects and Uses of Hardleaf Nv Lou Cai
Taste according to the "Plateau Chinese Herbal Medicine Treatment Manual": "Sweet and mild, cool."
Meridian according to the "Plateau Chinese Herbal Medicine Treatment Manual": "Enters the small intestine, gallbladder, and bladder meridians."
Functions of Hardleaf Nv Lou Cai
Functions and indications according to "Identification and New Formulations of Major Wild Medicinal Plants in Heilongjiang Province": "Promotes lactation, regulates menstruation."
According to the "Plateau Chinese Herbal Medicine Treatment Manual": "Clears heat and detoxifies, eliminates dampness and diuresis. Used to treat sore throat, otitis media."
