Gu Jing Cao
谷精草 gǔ jīng cǎo, "grain essence herb"

Category:

Clear Heat

Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

	Tastes: Sweet		Dosage: 4.5-9g

	Cautions: Contraindicated for eye diseases due to blood deficiency		Meridians: Liver , Stomach
	Preparation: No preparation data at this time		Quality: Good quality - big, white, heavy flower heads without stalks
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas There are no known formulas that contain this herb at this time

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Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Eriocauli Flos

Botanical: Eriocaulon Buergerianum Koern.

Japanese: kokuseisō

Korean: kokjeongcho

Common: pipewort scapus and inflorescence

Temperature: Neutral

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Disperses wind heat add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Brightens eyes add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Eliminates superficial visual obstruction add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Red, swollen eyes add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Spots in front of the eyes add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Photosensitivity add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Wind heat headache add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Throat painful obstruction add comment

	+1 Stephanie Elsum Used by doctors in the Jiangsu Provincial TCM hospital, Nanjing, for patients with Sjogren's syndrome add comment

Gu Jing Cao谷精草 gǔ jīng cǎo, "grain essence herb"