| Chinese name |
佛甲草 |
| Pinyin name |
Fo Jia Cao |
| Latin name |
Sedum lineare Thunb. |
| English name |
Turtle Grass (Genus Vernonia) |
| Property |
Cold |
| Flavor |
Sweet |
| Include |
Chinese Herbal Medicine |
| Family |
Crassulaceae |
| Medicinal part |
Stem and leaf |
| Efficacy |
Clears heat and detoxifies; promotes diuresis; stops bleeding. Mainly for sore throat and swelling, red and swollen eyes, carbuncles, boils, erysipelas, waist-encircling fire dan, burns, snake bites, jaundice, damp-heat dysentery, hematochezia, metrorrhagia, external bleeding, flat warts. |
| Acquisition time |
Used fresh as harvested or collected in the summer and autumn. |
| Herb alias name |
火烧草,火焰草,佛指甲,半支连,铁指甲,狗牙半支,龙水草,回生草,禾雀舌,万年草,午时花,金枪药,狗牙瓣,小佛指甲,尖叶佛甲单,枉开口,鼠牙半枝莲,猪牙齿,土三七,养鸡草,关叶小石指甲。 |
| Summary |
中药佛甲草，别名为火烧草，火焰草，佛指甲，半支连，铁指甲，狗牙半支，龙水草，回生草，禾雀舌，万年草，午时花，金枪药，狗牙瓣，小佛指甲，尖叶佛甲单，枉开口，鼠牙半枝莲，猪牙齿，土三七，养鸡草，关叶小石指甲。性寒，味甘，属景天科，药用部位为茎叶，鲜用随采或夏、秋两季。 主要功效为清热解毒；利湿；止血。主咽喉肿痛；目赤肿毒；热毒痈肿；疔疮；丹毒；缠腰火丹；烫火伤；毒蛇咬伤；黄疸；湿热泻痢；便血；崩漏；外伤出血；扁平疣 |
