Dujiaogan: The Chinese Herb for Infantile Food Injury and Digestive Health

December 15, 2023

The Chinese herb "Dujiaogan" is an annual herbaceous plant, growing 8-15 centimeters tall. It is harvested in summer and autumn, washed and dried. Let's take a look at its main functions and prescription applications together with the editor of the Chinese Medicine and Chinese Medicine Network!

Dujiaogan
Dujiaogan

Dujiaogan

【Alias】 Gancao (Guangzhou Plant Record), Xi Dujiao Malou (Nanning Drug Record), Malao Hanju (Guangxi Chinese Medicine Record), Jinsuo Chi (Fujian Folk Herbal Medicine), Dilianzhi (Guizhou Plant Medicine Survey), Lucao (Guangdong Chinese Medicine II), Huanghua Gan (Guangdong Chinese Medicine).

【Source】 The whole herb of the plant Dujiaojin in the Scrophulariaceae family.

【Collection】 Harvested in summer and autumn, washed and dried.

【Properties and Flavors】 Sweet and light, neutral.

① "Essentials of Medicinal Properties": Light in flavor, neutral in nature.

② "Seeking the Origin of Materia Medica": Sweet and light, neutral.

③ "Nanning Drug Record": Sweet and neutral, slightly bitter.

④ "Quanzhou Materia Medica": Light in flavor, slightly toxic.

【Toxicity】 Slightly toxic.

Main Functions and Indications of Dujiaogan

Clears the liver, strengthens the spleen, aids digestion, and kills parasites. It is used for treating infantile food injury, malnutrition, jaundice, and night blindness.

① "Essentials of Medicinal Properties": Treats infantile jaundice and intestinal obstruction.

② "Seeking the Origin of Materia Medica": Clears malnutrition, jaundice, and swelling.

③ "Nanning Drug Record": Reduces fever, quenches thirst, aids digestion.

④ "Wild Medicinal Plant Illustrations": Treats liver fluke disease.

⑤ "Quanzhou Materia Medica": Kills parasites, detoxifies, clears heart fire.

⑥ "Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine": Strengthens the spleen and resolves accumulation.

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