Xia Ku Cao
夏枯草 xià kū cǎo, "summer withered herb"

Category:

Clear Heat

Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

	Tastes: Acrid , Bitter		Dosage: 9-15g

	Cautions: Use with caution with Spleen / Stomach weakness and Xu		Meridians: Liver , Gall Bladder
	Preparation: • Fresh • Dew		Quality: Good quality - reddish brown, long spikes with short stalks, and without leaves or foreign matter. In the export quality herb, the spikes should exceed 5cm in length
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (2) xià kū cǎo gāo (Prunella Syrup) yín huā jiě dú tāng (Honeysuckle Decoction to Relieve Toxicity)

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Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Spica Prunellae Vulgaris

Botanical: Prunella Vulgaris L.

Japanese: kagosō

Korean: hagocho

Common: selfheal spike, prunella

Temperature: Cold

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Hypertension add comment

	+1 Andrea Murchison (Rootdown Editor) Clears the Liver and brightens eyes add comment

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

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Dizziness add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Eye pain that increases in evening, especially when eyes are neither red or swollen add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Neck lumps or nodules add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Swollen glands add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Goiter due to phlegm-fire add comment

Xia Ku Cao夏枯草 xià kū cǎo, "summer withered herb"