Deng Xin Cao
燈芯草 dēng xīn cǎo, "lamp wick herb"

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Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

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	Tastes: Sweet , Bland		Dosage: 1.5-4.5g

	Cautions: None noted		Meridians: Lung , Heart , Small Intestine
	Preparation: • Charred		Quality: Good quality - long, white, and elastic pieces of uniform thickness
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (5) bā zhèng sǎn (Eight Herb Powder for Rectification) chú shī weì líng tāng (Eliminate Dampness Decoction by Combining Calm the Stomach and Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria) dìng xián wán (Arrest Seizures Pill) fēn xiāo tāng (Separate and Reduce Decoction) xiè xīn dǎo chì tāng (Drain the Epigastrium and Guide Out the Red Decoction)

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Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Medulla Junci Effusi

Botanical: Juncus Effusus L.

Japanese: tōsh insō

Korean: deungsimcho

Common: juncus pith, rush pith

Temperature: Slightly Cold

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Promotes urination and Unblocks painful urinary dribbling add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Directs Heart fire downward add comment

	+1 Andrea Murchison (Rootdown Editor) Clears Heat from the Heart channel add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Heat disorders with dark, scanty urine add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Childhood sleep disorders add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Irritability add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Restless sleep add comment

	+1 stacy lauren-kon insufficent lactation add comment

Deng Xin Cao燈芯草 dēng xīn cǎo, "lamp wick herb"