Ditancao, Chinese medicine name, is the whole herb of the plant Ditancao of the Compositae family, distributed in southwestern and southern regions of China. It has the effects of clearing heat, cooling blood, detoxifying, and promoting diuresis. It is commonly used for colds, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, whooping cough, conjunctivitis, jaundice, nephritis edema, irregular menstruation, leukorrhea, eczema, sores, and insect bites.
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【Name of Medicinal Material】
Chinese name: Ditancao
Pinyin: dì dǎn cǎo
Other names of Ditancao: caoxiegen, caoxiedi, didantou, moditan, kuditan, dikudan (Yunnan), lifei san, niuchipu, niutuo bi, tiedengzhan
【Source of Medicinal Material】
Ditancao is the whole herb of the Compositae plant Ditancao.
【Properties and Channels Entered】
Ditancao has a bitter and pungent taste, and a cold nature. It enters the channels of the lungs, liver, and kidneys.
【Contraindications】
Pregnant women should use Ditancao with caution.
1. "Guangxi Chinese Materia Medica": "Do not use for cold syndrome."
2. "Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine": "In case of poisoning, use eggs boiled with brown sugar for relief."
