Single Herbs

Category	Bu Xu Yao 補虛藥
Sub Category	Bu Yin 補陰
Name	Han Lian Cao 旱蓮草 Eclipta
Grown	Central, north and south China.
Source	Dried leaf of Eclipta prostrata L.
Ingredients
Pharma Effect
Properties	Sweet, sour, cold
Channels	Liver, kidney
Function	Nourishes liver and kidney, stops bleeding and cools blood. Applying extracted juice to hairs helps the hairs to grow. Intake of the herb decoction helps darken hairs.
Clinic Usage	For yin deficiency of liver and kidney, dizziness, blurred vision, blood expectoration, coughing with blood, dysentery with blood, blood in the stool, blood in the urine, puncture wounds, premature gray hair, and vaginal discharge due to heat.
Cautions
Dosage	6~12g. For external use, apply proper amount of fresh herbs.
Storage	6~12g. For external use, apply proper amount of fresh herbs.