INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin: Herba Ecliptae
Common English: Eclipta
Field Lotus Herb
Herbs that Tonify the Yin
Taste Temperature Entering Meridians Dosage
Sweet
Sour
(Salty)
Cool
(Cold)
Kidney
Liver
9-15g
Fresh: up to 30g
Tincture: 2-4ml
Actions Indications/Syndromes

Nourishes and tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin

Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiencies with dizziness, blurred vision, vertigo, and premature graying of the hair

Cools the Blood and stops bleeding

Yin Deficiency with Empty Fire Rising and bleeding due to Heat in the Blood with hematemesis, hemoptysis, epistaxis, hemafecia, uterine bleeding and especially hematuria

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with Kidney and Spleen Deficiency Cold.
  • Contraindicated for those with diarrhea or loose stools due to Cold from Kidney Qi Deficiency.
  • Use caution for Spleen Qi Deficient patients who have Food Stagnation.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Fr. Ligustri Lucidi
Nu Zhen Zi

Fr. Ligustri Lucidi
Nu Zhen Zi

Fr. Mori
Sang Shen

Fr. Ligustri Lucidi
Nu Zhen Zi

Rz. Polygonati
Huang Jing
Fr. Lycii
Gou Qi Zi

Dizziness, blurred vision, and premature graying of the hair due to severe Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency with ascendant Yang.

Strengthens the Yin to blacken the hair.

When tonification is best done over a long period of time.

Accelerates the effectiveness of tonification.

Hb. Plantaginis
Che Qian Cao
Rz. Imperatae
Bai Mao Gen

Rx. Sanguisorbae
Di Yu

Colla Corii Asini
E Jiao
Fol Artemisiae Argyi
Ai Ye

Hematuria.

Hemafecia.

Uterine bleeding.

Cacumen Platycladi
Ce Bai Ye

Rx. Rehmanniae
Sheng Di Huang

Sm Plantaginis
Che Qian Zi

Hematemesis.

Hemoptysis due to Lung Deficiency.

Hematemesis and hematuria due to Hot Blood.

Blood Heat or Yin Deficiency with urinary difficulty, pain and hematuria.

Sm Plantaginis
Che Qian Zi
Flos Lonicerae
Jin Yin Hua
Rz. Smilacis Glabrae
Tu Fu Ling

Rx. Polygoni Multiflori
He Shou Wu
Fr. Ligustri Lucidi
Nu Zhen Zi

Fr. Mori
Sang Shen

Rx. Rehmanniae
Sheng Di Huang
Rz. Imperatae
Bai Mao Gen
Colla Corii Asini
E Jiao
Cacumen Platycladi
Ce Bai Ye
Pollen Typhae
Pu Huang

White, turbid urine.

Prematurely gray hair.

General bleeding.

Rx. Rehmanniae
Sheng Di Huang
Rx. Scrophulariae
Xuan Shen
Rz. Imperatae
Bai Mao Gen
Charred Cx. Phellodendri
Huang Bai
Herba Sive Radix Cirsii Japonici
Da Ji
Hb. Cirsii
Xiao Ji
Hb. Dianthi
Qu Mai
Rz. Alismatis
Ze Xie

Gypsum Fibrosum
Shi Gao
Rx. Anemarrhenae
Zhi Mu
Rx. Scutellariae
Huang Qin
Rz. Bletillae
Bai Ji
Charred Nodus Nelumbo Rhizomatis
Ou Jie

Rx. Sanguisorbae
Di Yu
Charred Flos Sophorae
Huai Hua Mi
Cx. Phellodendri
Huang Bai
Rx. Saposhnikoviae
Fang Feng

Hematuria.

Hematemesis.

Hematochezia.

Hb. Plantaginis
Che Qian Cao

 

 

Infantile hematuria.

 

 

  1. This herb can be applied externally to assist blackening of the hair and to stop bleeding.
  2. This herb has recently been used to treat Damp-related disorders of the perineum, such as perineal itching and vaginal itching. it is generally used as an external wash.
  3. This herb has been shown to inhibit the growth of cancer cells.
  4. It is said that violent hematemesis can be cured with a decoction of this herb, young boy's urine, pounded ink stick and Nodus Nelumbinis Rhizomatis Ou Jie.
  5. For hematochezia, calcine, pound and powder this herb, then take 6g at a time.
  6. For migraine and other types of headache drop the juice of this herb into the nose.
  7. Both Mo Han Lian and Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi enrich Kidney Yin and augment the Liver. Mo Han Lian strongly tonifies the Yin, blackens the hair and cools the blood to stop bleeding. Nu Zhen Zi is less tonifying but cools Heat due to Yin Deficiency and brightens eyes.
  8. Charred Eclipta Han Lian Tan is better able to stop bleeding, but is less able to tonify Yin and cool.
  9. This herb is considered the main Yin tonic without an oily quality.
  10. This herb has a reputation for slowing down the signs of aging.
  11. The juice of this herb treats diphtheria and dysentery when ingested and treats headaches when applied topically to the nasal cavity.
  12. The fresh herb has stronger Heat clearing and Blood cooling functions than the dried herb.
  13. Hb. Hypericum Ascyron Hong Han Lian is is sometimes used as a substitute for Mo Han Lian. It is stronger at cooling the Blood, invigorating the Blood and healing sores and ulcers. Mo Ha Lian stops bleeding and is more effective at tonifying the Kidney Yin.