All Common Herbs

TCM: Listed under ‘Herbs that drain Dampness’, it also clears Heat, directs downward, promotes urination and unblocks painful urinary dribbling, invigorates the Blood, leads Heat and Fire in the Heart out through the urine via the Small Intestine. General: Dianthus herb is used orally in formulas to treat dysuria, kidney stones and amenorrhoea. It has been shown to promote diuresis and reduce inflammation and smooth muscular spasm. …

Cyperus rhizome is used orally in formulas to treat pain and distension particularly in the GIT and in gynaecological disorders. It has been shown to have the following actions: antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, hypotensive, analgesic, antispasmodic. …

Cuscuta seed is used orally in formulas as a tonic to treat a wide range of disorders, including impotence, enuresis, polyuria, infertility, threatened abortion, habitual abortion, loss of visual acuity, diarrhoea, aplastic anaemia and chyluria. It has been shown to have cardiotonic, hypotensive and immune system enhancing actions. …