| [English Name] | Sensitiveplant Herb | |
| [Chinese Name] | 含羞草 | |
| [Pinying Name] | Hanxiucao | |
| [Latin Name] | Mimosae Pudicae Herba | |
| [Genera] | Leguminosae | |
| [Efficacy] | Antipyretic drug | |
| [Pictures] | Plant picture | Drug picture |
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| [Ecology] | Sensitiveplant Herb has strong adaptability,prefers warm and moist,grows well in moist fertile soil,no strcit damand of soil,doesn’t resistant to cold,prefers light,but can resistant to half-shade, is mostly planted as family ornamental plants now.It grows commonly in hillside forest and wetland beside road. | |
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| [Properties] | Taste: sweet, astringent, slightly bitter; property: slightly cold; slightly toxic. |
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| [Medical and other Uses] | Function: cooling the blood and removing the toxic materials, clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, tranquilizing and allaying excitement. Syndromes to be treated: hemoptysis of internal injury, epistaxis, hematuria, cold, children with high fever, bronchitis, hepatitis, gastritis, enteritis, conjunctivitis, urinary calculi, edema, neurasthenia, insomnia, sore swollen poison, shingles sores, bruises. |
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| [Dosage] | Oral administration: decoction, dry 15～ Topical application: in right amount, smashed and smear on the skin. |
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| [Cautions] | Forbid to be used in pregnant women. |
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