Zhu Jie Cao: The Medicinal Herb with Heat-clearing and Toxin-relieving Properties

March 1, 2024

Zhu Jie Cao, the Chinese name for a medicinal herb, is the whole plant of the plant Zhu Jie Cao in the Commelinaceae family. It is distributed in Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, and other places. It has the effects of clearing heat and relieving toxins, diuresis and reducing swelling, and stopping bleeding. It is used for treating ulcers, boils, swelling, sore throat, dysentery, turbid urine, and external bleeding.


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Chinese name: Zhu Jie Cao

Pinyin: zhu jie cao

English: diffuse dayflower herb

Other names for Zhu Jie Cao: Zhu Jie Cai, Cui Hu Die, Cui E Mei, Da Zhu Hua, Wo Qing Cao, Zhu Cai, Ya Zhi Cao, Zhu Hao Cao, Zhu Jie Hua, Huang Hua Cao, Zhu Hao Cao.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Zhu Jie Cao has the effects of clearing heat and relieving toxins, diuresis and reducing swelling, and stopping bleeding. It is used for treating ulcers, boils, swelling, sore throat, dysentery, turbid urine, and external bleeding.

1. "Sheng Cao Yao Xing Bei Yao": "Treats turbid urine, disperses heat and toxins, promotes urination."

2. "Guangxi National Medicine Brief": "The stem can induce labor."

Zhu Jie Cao grows in damp places along streams, slopes, and under forests at altitudes of 200-2300 meters. It is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions. It is distributed in Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, and other places.

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